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How Greece's economic crisis filled the Athens sky with smog
2014-02-12 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: A brown smog has descended over Greece's cities. The smell of burned wood is prevalent, and those that suffer from asthma or have heart disease have been advised to stay inside. And in a convoluted way, it's the Greek economic crisis or at least, one of the government's reactions to it that is to blame. Tax increases on heating oil have driven the majority of Greeks, even those belonging to the upper-middle class, to turn to burning wood in order to heat their homes. But the practice, which...
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Caricom: Contrasting responses to the sugar crisis
2014-02-10 07:48:31| Sugar Industry News
As indicated previously, several analysts view the EC\'s legal denunciation of the Sugar Protocol (SP) in 2009 as the final nail in the coffin of Guyana and the rest of Caricom\'s sugar industry. That event has been held mainly, if not solely responsible for today\'s crisis in the region\'s sugar industry. As the EC\'s intention to abandon the SP became more and more apparent, the rest of Caricom strategically opted to terminate sugar production as it had evolved up to then. Contrarily, Guyana decided to continue its...
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United Kingdom: Floods crisis intensifies as Met Office warns of yet more rain
2014-02-09 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The flooding crisis intensified Sunday as householders in some of the UK's most exclusive riverside neighbourhoods on the banks of the Thames were issued with severe flood warnings, the rail link to the south-west remained completely cut off and the Met Office warned yet more rain was on the way. Police were investigating whether the death of a seven-year-old boy was connected to the floodwater that swamped his Surrey home and rescuers were searching for a canoeist who went missing on the river...
Is Europe Heading for Crisis over African Swine Fever?
2014-02-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - The discovery of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boars in Lithuania is plunging the European pig meat market into crisis, writes Chris Harris.
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United Kingdom: David Cameron takes personal control as flooding crisis worsens
2014-02-05 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron has taken personal control of emergency efforts to help households stricken by floods and promised "no restrictions" on help, as Labour accused the government of leaving people isolated and unable to cope with homes under water. The prime minister led a meeting of Cobra, the government crisis response committee, moving aside Owen Paterson, the environment secretary, amid criticism of the official response to weeks of flooding, power outages and transport chaos. The Environment...
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