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As floods hit, Pakistans Kalasha people fear for their way of life
2015-11-09 10:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For Akram Hussain, unprecedented monsoon floods that drenched his Hindu Kush mountain valley this year were a danger to more than just homes and crops. His 4,000-strong Kalasha people, who live in three remote valleys in north-west Pakistan, preserve an ancient way of life, including animist beliefs at odds with Pakistans dominant Islamic state religion. That has led to threats by the Taliban, who call them kafirs, or non-believers. Outsiders, looking for arable land, also have increasingly...
'Life on planet at stake' France warns as climate ministers meet
2015-11-08 07:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: France`s top diplomat, who will preside over a year-end Paris summit tasked with inking a global pact to rein in global warming, warned Sunday of a looming planetary "catastrophe". With the key UN conference just three weeks away, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius also announced that Russia`s President Vladimir Putin would attend the November 30 opening. Russia, a major oil producer, is seen as a deal-maker or breaker in the years-long attempt to negotiate the world`s first truly universal pact...
'The Blob' warm pool in Pacific may prolong life monster El Nio
2015-11-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Herald: The powerful "Great Godzilla" El Nino in the Pacific may last as much as two months longer than expected because of another unusual climate phenomenon scientists have nick-named "The Blob". First observed in 2013, the huge "blob" of abnormally warm water extends from the Californian coast far into the Pacific. (See chart below from US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.) One effect is that the winds that blow westward during an El Nino are much further north than they would normally...
Shieldseal 663 Tested to Simulate 40-year Life in Nuclear Environments
2015-11-04 01:00:00| Power Technology
Shieldseal 663 is the latest elastomer developed by James Walker for long-term applications in ionising radiation, as experienced in nuclear power plants, and nuclear waste transportation and storage facilities.
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Dow-Key Launches Its New Product Line: 10-Million Life Cycles RF Switch With 0.03 dB Insertion Loss Repeatability
2015-11-03 06:38:39| rfglobalnet Home Page
Dow-Key Microwave announces the release of its new product series called Reliant Switch, with a SPDT being the first RF switch in this series made available to the RF and test industry.
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