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Australia sees chance of El Nio at 70 percent, some signs ease

2014-06-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Australia's weather bureau said on Tuesday the chance of an El Nino forming over the next few months remains at 70 percent, though the agency said some key indicators associated with the weather pattern had eased in recent weeks. "We still believe an El Nino is likely," Andrew Watkins, Supervisor Climate Prediction at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, said. "The recent observations may suggest a later El Nino and it has perhaps reduced the chance of very strong El Nino like we saw in 1997/1998."...

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China to scrap millions of cars to ease pollution

2014-05-27 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The Chinese government has announced plans to take up to 6 million vehicles that dont meet emission standards off the roads by the end of the year, in a bid to reduce the countrys air pollution problems. The move is part of a plan published by Chinas cabinet, the State Council, which outlined emission targets for a number of industries over the next two years. The State Council said that some pollution targets are not being met for the 2011-2013 period and that action needs to be stepped up....

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Numbers should ease fracking debate intensity

2014-05-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Appeal Democrat: There's a huge political implication in the big difference between 13.7 billion barrels of oil and 600 million. Similarly, there's meaning in the gigantic difference between 15 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 6.4 billion (the average California household uses about two to three cubic feet of natural gas per day). Taken together, it's the difference between fueling the entire United States for several years and fueling it for only about one month. Those are the differences between the amount...

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VIDEO: Thai coup fails to ease investor worries

2014-05-23 03:16:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

For months Thailand has been in political deadlock and many companies have held off investing. The coup will add to concerns, and may even benefit Thailand's neighbours, says businessman Roger Tan.

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