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Coastal Alaska natives face some of highest shoreline erosion in the world'

2015-07-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: They already knew climate change was changing their lives for the worse. The ice the Iupiat people used for centuries to hunt bowhead whales on a fragile barrier island on the Chukchi Sea had thinned so much that hunting was too risky. Ice melted by high temperatures from climate change made flooding part of their way of life. State and federal officials have seriously considered moving their entire village inland. But no one had a full assessment of the threat. Now the U.S. Geological Survey...

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Maccaferri Erosion Protection

2015-05-07 16:03:00| Railway Technology

Erosion of soil from embankments and channels becomes critical when it results in damage to infrastructure or leads to the pollution of watercourses.

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Malaysia moves against coastal erosion crisis

2015-02-26 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Al Jazeera: When the former Maldives president conducted a cabinet meeting under water in 2009, it was the best government public relations move for a long time. What a great way to get publicity and focus global attention on an issue that is so dear to the hearts of many people. Rising sea levels, climate change and the environment all tackled in one easy manoeuvre. So as Malaysia takes the helm of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2015 and sits on the UN Security Council, one wonders...

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Wind erosion from uncovered fields can be very costly

2015-02-24 19:26:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Thats money in the ditch. If it were $82 in cash, would you pull over and grab it? Thats what western Minnesota snirt (snow and dirt) contains in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, per acre. Multiply that by a 160-acre field and were talking over $13,000. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1 read more

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