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Australia: More frequent bushfires? Fears are being realised, says emergency council
2013-10-25 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Predictions that climate change would lead to a greater frequency of bushfires and a higher average intensity of bushfires are being realised, according to the peak government and private sector body for fire and land management and emergency service authorities in Australia and New Zealand. The statement runs counter to the view of the prime minister, Tony Abbott, who insists any link between climate change and bushfires is "complete hogwash'. In a submission to a 2013 Senate committee inquiry...
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Drought Led to Collapse of Civilizations, Study Says
2013-10-24 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: What happened about 3,200 years ago to bring about the collapse of not just one but a number of flourishing civilizations on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean? A study of fossilized pollen particles taken from sediments at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee may have solved an intriguing historical mystery that has been troubling archaeologists for decades. "In a short period of time, the entire world of the Bronze Age crumbled," says Israel Finkelstein, an archaeologist at the Institute...
The PS4 DualShock 4 controller almost looked like the Xbox 360 gamepad, says Sony
2013-10-23 21:13:43| Extremetech
The DualShock 4 and Xbox One gamepad have seen a largely positive response from the gaming industry. The issues from the previous generation have been fixed, and it seems we've reached the pinnacle of traditional console-style controllers. It wasn't an easy task, though. Controllers have been evolving over the last thirty-some years, and these latest models required substantial engineering prowess to outshine everything that came before. I'm excited to hold them both in my hands, but I'm left wondering where we can go from here.
J&J-Medivir's Drug Works Against Hepatitis C, FDA Staff Says
2013-10-23 02:06:51| Appliances - Topix.net
Johnson & Johnson's and Medivir AB's experimental hepatitis C treatment is safe, U.S. regulators said in a report suggesting that it may be less effective in some potential users.
It's OK to Show Outdoor Pigs in Adverts, Says Advertising Watchdog
2013-10-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The war being waged against Red Tractor by animal rights campaigners reached risible heights this summer, with complaints that the pig industry should not show images of outdoor pigs in adverts, writes NPA's Digby Scott.
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