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Queensland approves $593m in funding for Cross River Rail project

2016-06-30 01:00:00| Railway Technology

Queensland's Government has designated a sum of A$800m ($593m) to finance the construction of Cross River Rail project in Brisbane.

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Stressed Indus River threatens Pakistans water supplies

2016-06-29 04:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature: Population growth and agriculture have stressed the Indus, which flows the length of Pakistan. The Indus River, which supports the lives of 300 million people, is supplying Pakistan with less water than it did 50 years ago, particularly in the spring and summer, researchers have found. The news comes as demand for water is projected to rise sharply. The findings contradict previous predictions that the rivers volume would stay the same, or even grow, as climate change kicks in, although that...

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Controlled Colorado River Flooding Released Stored Greenhouse Gases

2016-06-28 11:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Eurasia Review: aboratory, Johnson Space Center, Wikipe The 2014 experimental controlled pulse of water to the Colorado River Delta has revealed an interesting twist on how large dry watercourses may respond to short-term flooding events: the release of stored greenhouse gases. The findings were reported at the Goldschmidt conference in Yokohama, Japan. As presenter Dr Thomas Bianchi said, "We saw a rapid release of greenhouse gases (CH4 and CO2) from the riverbed sediments to the floodwaters. These gases...

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