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New Study Says Climate Change Helped Spark Syrian Civil War
2015-03-03 01:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: By now, it's pretty clear that we're starting to see visible manifestations of climate change beyond far-off melting ice sheets. One of the most terrifying implications is the increasingly real threat of wars sparked in part by global warming. New evidence says that Syria may be one of the first such conflicts. We know the basic story in Syria by now: From 2006-2010, an unprecedented drought forced the country from a groundwater-intensive breadbasket of the region to a net food importer. Farmers...
Global warming helped trigger Syria's civil war
2015-03-02 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Manmade global warming helped spark the brutal civil war in Syria by doubling to tripling the odds that a crippling drought in the Fertile Crescent would occur shortly before the fighting broke out, according to a groundbreaking new study published on March 2. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to attribute the drought in Syria in large part to global warming. In doing so, it provides powerful evidence backing up the Pentagon and...
Will CSX Stock be Helped Today by BMO Capital Markets Upgrade?
2015-02-27 21:23:16| Railroads - Topix.net
"We believe that CSX enjoys a significant cost reduction opportunity, improving pricing environment, and robust demand in the merchandise and intermodal segments," analysts said. While the coal market continues to represent a headwind, analysts believe that the downside risk is "moderate," particularly when compared to the past three years, while the cost reduction opportunity and pricing growth environment are "markedly better" than they have been in the past several years.
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Throwback Thursday: Old Portland reservoir helped make city we know today
2015-02-26 19:19:13| PortlandOnline
John Killen in The Oregonian, February 26, 2015
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PostNL sales up 4% helped by cost savings
2015-02-23 09:57:37| Trucking - Topix.net
PostNL N.V. Monday reported a 4% rise in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 and said it expects 2015 underlying cash operating income of between 280 million Euros and EUR320 million, compared with EUR293 million in 2014. The mail, parcel and e-commerce corporation with operations in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the U.K., reported revenue of EUR1.21 billion, up from EUR1.17 billion for the year earlier quarter.
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