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FACTBOX - Where might La Nia take a bite out of world food supplies?
2016-07-07 07:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A farmer works in an irrigated field near the village of Botor, Somaliland, April 16, 2016. Across the Horn of Africa, millions have been hit by the severe El Nino-related drought. With weather forecasters predicting a La Nia weather phenomenon coming on the tail of the strongest El Nio in 20 years, some countries are bracing for potential droughts and floods. Meteorologists in Japan, Australia and the United States predict a 50 to 75 percent chance of La Nia developing in the second half...
FACTBOX: Meteorologists Predict 2016 Hurricane Season Will Be More Active
2016-04-08 18:02:13| IT Services - Topix.net
Early forecasts from meteorologists suggest the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than normal partly because of the expected end of the El Nino weather pattern in the next few months. Weather forecasters have linked the El Nino phenomenon, which is a warming of the water in the central Pacific Ocean, to weak hurricane seasons in the Atlantic.
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Factbox: Many hurdles to Paris deal on climate changes
2015-11-23 01:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Almost 200 nations will meet in Paris from Nov. 30-Dec. 11 for a summit on climate change, seeking a turning point away from an increasing reliance on fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution. Following are among the hurdles to a United Nations accord that will map out action by rich and poor nations beyond 2020 to curb greenhouse gas emissions blamed for warming the planet. FINANCE Developed nations promised in 2009 to mobilize $100 billion a year by 2020, from both public and private...
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Factbox: What was agreed and what wasn't agreed in Lima climate talks
2014-12-15 07:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.N. climate negotiations wrapped up in Lima on Sunday with a modest agreement about the building blocks of a deal due to be agreed on in Paris in a year's time. Following are details of the agreements: GREENHOUSE GAS PLANS All nations will be asked to submit plans for curbing greenhouse gas emissions, known as "Intended Nationally Determined Contributions," or INDCs, to the United Nations by an informal deadline of March 31, 2015, as the core of a Paris deal. But there will be few obligations...
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Factbox: Indian state firms to go on the block
2014-07-06 04:20:09| Steel - Topix.net
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley could target a record 700 billion rupees in proceeds from asset sales when he unveils his maiden budget on Thursday.