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Climate curbs will slow temperature rise; more needed for 2C goal: UN

2015-10-30 12:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Plans by about 150 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century but they need to do more to limit rising global temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), the United Nations said on Friday. Scientists say warming must be kept below 2 degrees by the end of the century to stave off the worst effects of climate change such as floods, droughts and rising sea levels. National strategies would restrict a rise in world emissions to the equivalent of 56.7...

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UN says climate curbs will slow, but not reverse, temperature rise

2015-10-30 07:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Plans by 146 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century and keep alive a goal of limiting a rise in temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6° Fahrenheit), the United Nations said on Friday. But even if these 10-to-15 year plans are fulfilled, humanity will have used up three-quarters of its carbon "budget" by 2030 and must slash greenhouse gas output even more to avoid devastating climate impacts, the UN's Climate Change Secretariat warned. "An unprecedented...

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Analysts predict slow ramp for VR technologies

2015-10-28 21:04:07| Extremetech

New predictions suggest VR could be a slow and gradual ramp rather than a huge hit when it arrives next year. That's probably a good thing as far as long-term acceptance is concerned.

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