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Climate change will damage Australia's coastal infrastructure, says IPCC

2014-03-31 02:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Australia is set to suffer a loss of native species, significant damage to coastal infrastructure and a profoundly altered Great Barrier Reef due to climate change, an exhaustive UN report has found. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, delivered to the worlds governments in Japan on Monday, states there is significant change in community composition and structure of coral reefs and montane ecosystems and risk of loss of some native species in Australia as a result of warming...

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US Navy declares IOC for Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile System

2014-03-27 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The US Navy has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the MK-60 Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile System.

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UCP Announces Grand Opening Of East Garrison, Coastal Northern California's Newest Community

2014-03-19 07:17:09| publicworks Home Page

UCP, Inc., (“UCP”) a homebuilder and land developer based in San Jose, California, recently announced the grand opening of East Garrison, its new 244-acre master-planned community situated on the former Fort Ord Army Base in Monterey Bay, California

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Coastal homeowners debate whether to rebuild or retreat

2014-03-15 19:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Press of Atlantic City: Hurricane Sandy proved the Jersey Shore is not invincible and the sea level is still rising, so a quiet discussion has been building over the past 18 months about depopulating the coast. Some New Jersey residents and officials are adamant: Retreating from the coast is not going to happen -- this is a salty-water culture that will not succumb to fear of another storm. Others, however, are still shell-shocked and undecided about staying near the water. Garrett Smith, of Franklin Park, Somerset...

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