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Scientists Warn to Expect More Weather Extremes
2015-05-28 03:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Torrential rains and widespread flooding in Texas have brought relief from a yearslong drought to many parts of the state. Such unpredictable and heavy rains are a big part of what climate scientists say that many Texans can expect in years to come. The relief has come at a great cost. The death toll from storms across the state and Oklahoma has reached at least 19, by some estimates, and the property damage is so extensive that Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has declared some 40 counties disaster areas....
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Scientists warn Everest glaciers at risk of disappearing
2015-05-27 12:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Glaciers in the Everest region could shrink at least 70 percent or even disappear entirely by the end of the century as a result of climate change, scientists warned on Wednesday. Researchers in Nepal, the Netherlands and France studied weather patterns on the roof of the world and then created a model of conditions on Everest to determine the future impact of rising temperatures on its glaciers. "The worst-case scenario shows a 99 percent loss in glacial mass... but even if we start to slow...
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El Nio could bring drought and famine in west Africa, scientists warn
2015-05-21 16:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A global weather phenomenon could cause a famine in the Sahel this year by combining with already dry conditions to create a double whammy for the region, scientists and aid groups have warned. Professor Adam Scaife, a long term forecaster at the UK Met Office Hadley Centre, said models now agreed an El Nio event was likely and the first impacts may be felt as early as June. El Nio is caused by a reversal of trade winds in the Pacific that allow warm water to spread east, across the ocean....
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Climate change take major toll on economy and children's health, experts warn
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Researchers have only scratched the surface of the complex effects climate change will have on children's health and the economy, panelists said at a climate change forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The panel was part of a discussion titled, "The Social and Economic Costs of Climate Change on Children's Health," organized by American University, the Children's Environmental Health Network and the Wilson Center. Panelists said the complex nature of the issue makes it...
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Realtors warn about foreclosed Alberta home listings on Kijiji
2015-05-13 06:09:09| Real Estate - Topix.net
Realtors are warning potential home-buyers about dozens of online ads that appear to be incredible deals on foreclosed or distressed homes in Alberta. The listings are posted on Kijiji by a company called HomeForSale 66 -but there's no record of such a company being registered in Calgary or Alberta.
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