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Extreme El Nio events could double over next 100 years, climate experts warn
2014-01-19 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Extreme versions of the El Nio weather phenomenon which can bring torrential rains and flooding to one part of the world and catastrophic drought and forest fires to another could double in frequency in the next 100 years because of global warming, a study has found. Scientists have for the first time detected a possible link between increasing global temperatures and the more extreme versions of El Nio, when rainfall patterns across the Pacific shift dramatically from their normal range....
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Devastating El Nio events to double this century
2014-01-19 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Extreme El Nio events, that can kill tens of thousands of people, will be twice as common this century because of climate change. The finding adds to the evidence that global warming will cause ever more extreme weather. The El Nio Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most powerful phenomena controlling global weather. An El Nio happens when warm water spreads across the surface of the Pacific, pushing rainfall to the east and causing floods in the Americas and drought in Australia. An El...
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Unchecked global warming 'will double El Nio weather events'
2014-01-19 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The world's most devastating global weather phenomenon the weather events associated with "El Nio" will double in frequency to once a decade if global warming remains unchecked, according to what scientists believe is a major step forward in the understanding of such events. The last extreme El Nio, in 1997-98, resulted in the hottest year on record, and the accompanying floods, cyclones, droughts and wildfires killed an estimated 23,000 people and caused 21bn-28bn in damage, particularly...
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Pfsweb Inc Files (8-K) Disclosing Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
2014-01-18 06:00:04| Logistics - Topix.net
Item 8.01. Other Events. On January 13, 2014 , the Board of Directors of PFSweb, Inc. established the compensation for the current nonemployee Directors for 2014 until the Company's 2014 annual meeting of shareholders.
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IQPC-Rail Industry Events
2014-01-16 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The International Quality & Productivity Centre, IQPC, is a research consultancy and events organisation with offices around the world. It was built on the principles of making using observations to drive significant change. It runs conferences on to
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