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That Sinking Feeling: Rising Sea Level Isn't Cities' Only Water Worry
2014-11-01 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: Some of the worlds expanding coastal cities face a two-pronged threat involving water: Sticking giant straws into the ground to suck up freshwater can cause the ground below to sink at the same time that sea levels are rising. That interplay between subsiding land and rising seas highlights an underappreciated risk in global climate change, according to scientists. Its not known how many people live on coastal lands that are sinking due to excessive groundwater pumping, but about 150 million...
Chuck Hagel: We Should Worry About Climate Change Like We Worry About ISIS
2014-10-30 11:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Islamic State may be the most immediate challenge facing the Defense Department, but Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday that one of the biggest long-term security threats to the U.S. isn't a terrorist group. It's climate change. "From my perspective, within the portfolio that I have responsibility for -- security of this country -- climate change presents security issues for us," Hagel said during remarks at the Washington Ideas Forum. "This is critically important that we pay attention to...
Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Flat Water in Western Europe a Worry for Nestlé
2014-10-22 14:54:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Bottled water appears to have been the biggest victim of the economic downturn, particularly in Western Europe. Richard Corbett takes a look at the prospects for one of the larger water players in the region, Nestlé.
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Earths magnetic field could flip within our lifetime but dont worry, we should be OK
2014-10-21 21:08:15| Extremetech
This summer, the European Space Agency published data that suggested that the Earth's magnetic field could flip -- as in, the magnetic north pole becomes the magnetic south pole -- in 'a few thousand years.' At the time, I figured there was no rush to write it up -- after all, we might not even be living on Earth in a few thousand years. Now, however, new research published this week shows that the magnetic field might flip within our lifetime -- so it's probably something that we ought to talk about.
Poll: Many Americans worry - can government protect us?
2014-10-05 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Americans lack confidence in the governments ability to protect their personal safety and economic security, a sign that their widespread unease about the state of the nation extends far beyond politics, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. With Election Day about a month away, more than half those in the survey said Washington can do little to effectively lessen threats such as climate change, mass shootings, racial tensions, economic uncertainty and an unstable job market. I...
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