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England, Europe at Risk of Major Sea Level Rise
2015-06-18 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: According to the results published in the journal Climate Research, the seas around Scandinavia, England, the Netherlands and northern Germany will rise by up to about 1.5 meters (~5 feet) in this century. "Even though the oceans are rising, they do not rise evenly across the globe. This is partly due to regional changes in the gravitational field and land uplift," researcher Aslak Grinsted, with the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, said in a statement. Gravity over the...
Which countries pose the highest corruption risk?
2015-06-18 18:32:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Apparel brands, retailers and manufacturers with supply chains and operations in Cambodia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand and India are also operating in countries rated as 'extreme risk' in a new global corruption ranking.
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Pope Francis Backs Science, Warns of Climate Risk
2015-06-18 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: In a historic document addressed to "every person living on this planet,' Pope Francis warns that climate change and other forms of environmental degradation have reached a crisis point. Francis frames "Laudato Si',' the first papal encyclical devoted solely to ecological issues, as an "urgent appeal ... for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet.' Encyclicals are among the highest forms of Catholic teaching a pontiff can publish. "A very solid scientific consensus...
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A $23 Billion Stock drop that's just the tip of India's water risk
2015-06-18 12:44:10| Beverages - Topix.net
Few expected India's science minister to cut the monsoon outlook as he unveiled a weather forecasting system on June 2. The surprise contributed to a 1.5-trillion-rupee two-day slump in the nation's equities. The rupee also slid as Harsh Vardhan's prediction of weaker rainfall stoked concern that reduced farm output may hurt the economy.
Massive Security Flaw Puts 600 Million Samsung Smartphones at Risk
2015-06-17 23:06:10| Wireless - Topix.net
Mobile security firm NowSecure's Ryan Welton uncovered an issue in the SwiftKey keyboard that comes bundled with Samsung phones, including the Galaxy S3, S4, S5, S6, and Galaxy Note 3 and 4. SwiftKey bills itself as having an "autocorrect that actually works." The software lets you slide from letter to letter rather than tap the keys.
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