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China's Reopening To U.S. Beef Not Imminent, USMEF Says
2014-10-14 23:06:00| Beef
Beef Producer Trade talks with China continue though the market has not reopened to U.S. beef following 2003 BSE case. read more
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Sea level rise over past century unmatched in 6,000 years, says study
2014-10-13 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The rise in sea levels seen over the past century is unmatched by any period in the past 6,000 years, according to a lengthy analysis of historical sea level trends. The reconstruction of 35,000 years of sea level fluctuations finds that there is no evidence that levels changed by more than 20cm in a relatively steady period that lasted between 6,000 years ago and about 150 years ago. This makes the past century extremely unusual in the historical record, with about a 20cm rise in global sea...
Australia: We can't ignore climate change: Major General says
2014-10-12 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sunshine Coast Daily: CLIMATE change is a reality we ignore to our peril, the former chairman of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority will tell an innovative forum at the University of the Sunshine Coast today. Major General Gary Wilson AO, who was chairman of the authority during the $7 billion reconstruction recovery program after Queensland's 2011 summer of floods and cyclone devastation, will head a leading panel that will address an invited audience drawn from community and service organisations. Sunshine...
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Penny-pinching risks global climate deal success in 2015, France says
2014-10-11 17:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Rich states that bean-count their climate aid contributions are threatening the prospect of a climate deal being agreed in Paris next year, French leaders say. By 2020, a $100bn-a-year (62bn-a-year) green climate fund has been pledged to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate disruption. And the UN has set itself a fundraising target of $10bn (6.2bn) for the end of this year. But so far, just $2.3bn (1.4bn) has been banked, despite pledges of $1bn (620m) each by France and...
Few US states preparing for climate change, study says
2014-10-09 20:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Fewer than half of American states are working to protect themselves from climate change, despite more detailed warnings from scientists that communities are already being damaged, according to a new online clearinghouse of states efforts compiled by the Georgetown Climate Center. Fourteen states have plans to prepare for the effects of climate change. California, New York and Maryland are among those that have made the greatest progress toward the dozens of goals their plans set forth, such...
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