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Looming sea level crisis faces US
2013-09-06 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: Cities along the US east coast face a looming sea level rise crisis from a growing number of disasters as severe as hurricane Sandy, according to research on links between extreme weather and climate change. Human-made global warming was a factor in at least six intense weather events last year, the study shows, from the superstorm that hit New York in October to the record melting of the Arctic and US heatwaves. Climate change also had a role in Spains drought and torrential New Zealand rains,...
With worker retirements looming, IT starts to prepare for a workforce exodus
2013-08-21 21:49:48| InfoWorld: Top News
With 10,000 U.S. baby boomers turning 65 every day until 2030, the IT industry is among those that must plan how its workforce will be impacted when these employees eventually retire.
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Rudd China Gloom Misses Australia's Looming Surge in Gas
2013-08-15 06:50:57| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd 's strategy of centering an election pitch on his ability to steer Australia through the end of a China-led minerals boom is overlooking the next big thing: natural gas .
Himalayan researcher reverses earlier findings of looming water shortage
2013-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: One of the big unknowns of climate change predictions -- and one that has led to considerable contention -- lies in knowing the future of water runoff from the Himalayas. The snow- and ice-rich region supplies water for billions of people in Asia and is sometimes referred to as the Earth's "Third Pole." For years, scientists struggled to understand how precipitation will change in these mountains (ClimateWire, Oct. 24, 2011). They have also had difficulty determining how much glacier melt from the...
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Red flags for real estate: Are dark clouds looming?
2013-08-06 01:12:21| Real Estate - Topix.net
From the August issue: In a Wall Street Journal op-ed last month, Boston Properties Chairman Mort Zuckerman voiced concerns about the economy, and especially the listless growth of the job market.
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