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New IPCC report on climate change focuses on managing risks

2014-03-31 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ars Technica: A few months ago, we covered the release of the first section of the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which dealt with the physical science of climate and climate change. After one last meeting in Yokohama, Japan, the authors of the section on climate Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability have released the final draft of their work. (One additional section will be released in just a couple of weeks, with a synthesis report and the full, official release due at the end...

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UN report to be released Monday focuses on effects of climate change

2014-03-29 01:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Globe and Mail: For Debra Davidson, the most immediate impact of global climate change has been on her sleep cycle this week. Dr. Davidson, a sociologist at the University of Alberta, is one of about 50 researchers participating in a series of marathon sessions to hammer out the final wording of a UN document on the effects of climate change. "It's our last official day and we still have a lot to cover, so I fear tonight will be an all-nighter," Dr. Davidson said, speaking early Saturday morning from Yokohama,...

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U.S. Mideast Trade Mission Focuses on Infrastructure

2014-03-24 20:59:25| ENR.com: Headline News

U.S. firms welcomed meetings with top local officials but face strong competition for the region's huge wave of projects.

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Congress Focuses on Dams Amid California's Drought

2014-03-24 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: California's drought has sparked a new push by federal lawmakers to create or expand a handful of reservoirs around the state, ramping up a political battle that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger once referred to as a "holy war in some ways." Government agencies have been studying five major water storage projects for nearly two decades, with nothing to show for the effort so far. Meanwhile, the state's water problems have only grown worse. California has had its third relatively dry winter...

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Wilmington's $210M capital budget focuses on pipes

2014-03-23 12:08:34| Chemicals - Topix.net

A 24-inch water main break in 2012 is indicative of problems the city will need to address with capital spending in coming years, with many pipes more than 100 years old.

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