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Sea level rise and shoreline changes are lead influences on floods from tropical cyclones
2013-12-04 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Despite the fact that recent studies have focused on climate change impacts on the intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones themselves, a research team led by Jon Woodruff of the University of Massachusetts Amherst found on review of the relevant science that sea level rise and shoreline retreat are the two more certain factors expected to drive an increase in future flood risk from such storms. Writing in the current special issue of Nature dedicated to coastal regions, geoscientist Woodruff,...
Research Shows Temperament Influences Sow Productivity, Meat Quality
2013-10-29 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre shows the temperament of the sow can dramatically impact the productive performance of the breeding herd, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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Corals Make Chemical That Influences Local Climate
2013-10-25 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Anyone who has ever been to the ocean knows that signature smell of sea water. One of the molecules responsible for that smell is actually derived from a chemical made by tiny coral animals called dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP). According to a new study in the journal Nature, Australian marine scientists have discovered the first evidence that DMSP plays a major role in local climate. The molecule offers the coral animals cellular protection in times of heat stress and causes climate cooling...
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Fund managers worth $14 trillion say climate change influences investments
2013-08-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Investors view climate change as a 'material risk`, and are adapting their activities accordingly, according to a new report. Commissioned by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, it is based on a survey of 37 asset owners and 47 asset managers with collective assets totalling more than USD $14 trillion. It finds many investors are making decisions whether or not to invest based upon climate change considerations, while there has been a significant increase from last year in...
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Quick Poll: What Influences Hiring Contractors?
2013-08-01 06:00:00| Chemical Processing
Relationship, price, availability -- take our short survey to let us know what factor most influences your site.
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