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'High risk' of severe water stresses in Asia by 2050
2016-03-31 15:08:02| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: Some 1 billion people in Asia could be without water by 2050, according to new research. A group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says there is a "high risk of severe water stress" across large patches of Asia, home to a big chunk of the world's population. The primary driver of this water stress will not necessarily be climate change, according to the study published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS One. "We find that water needs related to socioeconomic...
Severe coral bleaching is damaging huge swaths of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists say
2016-03-30 15:08:08| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Scientists have declared that key portions of the Great Barrier Reef -- over a thousand miles long and the largest living structure on the planet, according to Australias Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority -- are now seeing the worst coral bleaching in recorded history. Were seeing very severe bleaching in the northern part of the reef, said professor Terry Hughes of James Cook University, where he heads the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies....
UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA approves Teva's biotech drug for severe asthma
2016-03-23 21:16:09| Biotech - Topix.net
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it had approved Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's drug to treat asthma in adults who have a history of severe attacks despite taking medication. The drug, Cinqair, part of a new wave of biotech drugs for severe asthma, is administered intravenously every four weeks in combination with other drugs.
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Coral bleaching at Barrier Reef 'severe': Australia
2016-03-20 10:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Australian authorities said Sunday coral bleaching occurring in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef had become "severe", the highest alert level, as sea temperatures warm. Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt said while the bleaching at this stage was not as severe as in 1998 and 2002, also El Nino-related events, "it is however, in the northern parts a cause for concern". "The reef is 2,300 kilometres (1,429 miles) long and the bottom three-quarters is in strong condition, but...
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KCS experiences service disruptions due to heavy rainfall, severe flooding
2016-03-15 16:07:56| Railroads - Topix.net
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Southern announced today that The Kansas City Southern Railway Company network is experiencing service disruptions in east Texas and significant portions of Louisiana, due to heavy rainfall and severe flooding.
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