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To rein in the NSA for good, here's what's needed
2013-12-10 12:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News
Given that the NSA is unlikely to police itself and the lobbying pressure from Big Tech is nothing to sneeze at, the next step is
Africa: 'Climate-Smart' Agriculture Needed to Steer Food Security Through Changing Weather
2013-12-09 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AllAfrica: Agroforestry, diversification of crops with legumes and other practical measures must be scaled up to end hunger while meeting the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a global conference on the issue today. "Agriculture is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, famers worldwide are increasingly feeling the effects of a warming climate," Mr. Ban said in a message to the Third Global Conference on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition...
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Worlds action needed now before we sink to the bottom of the ocean.'
2013-12-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Islands Business: Climate change and tourism challenges and opportunities took center stage at yesterdays opening of a three-day summit that brought Micronesian presidents and governors to Saipan. The 19th Micronesian Chief Executives Summit also hope that Guam Governor Eddie B. Calvos recent appointment to the presidential task force on climate preparedness and resilience would bring to the fore the tiny islands huge challenges. One by one, presidents and governors shared their concerns about climate change...
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Scientific Panel: Global Warming Threatens Society, Warning System Needed
2013-12-05 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: A scientific panel has called for the creation of an early ecological warning system after finding that global warming threatens a polar sea ice collapse, vast dead zones in the ocean and mass plant and animal extinction, possibly having a dire impact on human life. A report released on Tuesday by the the U.S. National Research Council warns the abrupt effects of climate change will continue and that society needs to be better prepared, the New York Times reports. Among drastic changes that...
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Early Warning System Needed In A World With Changing Climates
2013-12-04 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: The National Research Council says that even gradual climate change can have abrupt impacts in human infrastructure and ecosystems if critical thresholds are crossed, so an early warning system needs to be developed now, before its too late. The federal report calls for the development of an early warning system that could help anticipate sudden changes and emerging impacts. "Research has helped us begin to distinguish more imminent threats from those that are less likely to happen this century,"...
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