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Scientists unveil scenarios for 2070 in Wisconsin

2014-05-19 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LaCrosse Tribune: Will it take a disaster to respond to climate change? A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers last week released a series of detailed science-based scenarios envisioning life in 2070 in the Madison areas Yahara Watershed, aiming to help people envision the effects of climate change before it worsens. The four scenarios of Yahara 2070 were based on about 150 interviews with local stakeholders, including policymakers and advocates, about their hopes, fears and expectations of...

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Google Now gets smarter for real-world scenarios

2014-05-06 13:33:59| InfoWorld: Top News

Whether you've lost your car or lost your Internet connection, Google Now is getting a little more helpful. Google Now is an app for mobile devices that acts like a personal assistant, looking at things like your location, calendar and email to remind you that you have a lunch date, for instance -- and what time you should leave to get there.

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U.N. Climate Change Report Says Worst Scenarios Can Still Be Avoided

2014-04-13 04:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

WSJ: A United Nations report suggests that governments can still avert the more serious consequences of climate change provided they act quickly and aggressively to cut the accelerating pace of greenhouse-gas emissions. According to the report, global greenhouse-gas emissions have risen more rapidly between 2000 and 2010 than in each of the three previous decades. The global economic crisis of 2007 and 2008 temporarily reduced emissions but didn't change the trend, the report says. The report is...

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