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The black forest and climate change
2017-06-30 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE: Like many areas in Central Europe, large parts of the Black Forest are covered by spruce forests. These are particularly susceptible to climate change. Credit: Photo: JÃrgen Bauhus As the climate change progresses, droughts are expected to be…
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Drinks industry focuses on road ahead after Trump's Paris climate agreement decision - Sustainability Spotlight
2017-06-29 12:35:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Last month, Donald Trump followed through on his campaign pledge to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord. Ben Cooper looks at how the drinks sector has responded and what US withdrawal means, both for global efforts to address climate change and for multinational beverage corporations.
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Climate change impacts Antarctic biodiversity habitat
2017-06-28 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Ice-free areas of Antarctica - home to more than 99 per cent of the continent's terrestrial plants and animals - could expand by more than 17,000km2 by the end of this century, a study published today in Nature reveals. Led by University of Queensland School of Biological Sciences PhD student Jasmine Lee, the study is the first to investigate how ice-free areas in Antarctica may be affected by climate change. Ms Lee said Antarctic ice-free areas cover …
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What Should Farmers Know About Climate Change? Irrigation Water Management
2017-06-26 17:19:13| National Farmers Union
By Skylar Schneider, Executive Assistant, National Farmers Union Climate change presents a multitude of challenges for farmers, as extreme temperatures and erratic rainfall patterns can negatively impact crops. In order to prepare for these extreme conditions, such as drought, farmers can adopt energy-conserving practices. For example, water is a valuable natural resource that is absolutely […]
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Amazon basin deforestation could disrupt distant rainforest by remote climate connection
2017-06-26 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] The ongoing deforestation around the fringes of the Amazon may have serious consequences for the untouched deeper parts of the rainforest. A new research study shows that it is not only the climate that is adversely affected by deforestation. In fact, the very stability of the ecosystem in the entire Amazon region is altered when deforestation takes place in the outermost regions. It was previously known that, in the long term, the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has a …
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