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Mysterious new man-made gases pose threat ozone layer
2014-03-09 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Scientists have identified four new man-made gases that are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. Two of the gases are accumulating at a rate that is causing concern among researchers. Worries over the growing ozone hole have seen the production of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases restricted since the mid 1980s. But the precise origin of these new, similar substances remains a mystery, say scientists. Lying in the atmosphere, between 15 and 30km above the surface of the Earth,...
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Why global water shortages pose threat terror & war
2014-02-09 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On 17 January, scientists downloaded fresh data from a pair of Nasa satellites and distributed the findings among the small group of researchers who track the world's water reserves. At the University of California, Irvine, hydrologist James Famiglietti looked over the data from the gravity-sensing Grace satellites with a rising sense of dread. The data, released last week, showed California on the verge of an epic drought, with its backup systems of groundwater reserves so run down that the losses...
CEI: Road Safety Camera Violations Pose Major Fleet Liability Threat
2014-02-03 18:16:37| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Fleets that dont make red-light, speed or school bus stop armsafety camera violations part of their drivers safety profile are running the risk of multi-million dollar liability costs, says Vincent Brigidi, president and chief operating officer of The CEI Group, Inc. According to American Traffic Solutions (ATS) Fleet Services, a leading provider of fleet toll and violation management solutions, the number of road safety camera violations issued to fleet vehicles has soared over the last five years. The problem for fleets is these types of tickets are issued to the owners of the vehicles usually the fleet or its leasing company and not to the drivers and rarely appear on drivers Motor Vehicle Records (MVR), Mr. Brigidi notes. READ MOREThe Article CEI: Road Safety Camera Violations Pose Major Fleet Liability Threat appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Feral cats pose threat to Black Hills birds, lions
2013-11-25 17:10:44| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
RAPID CITY - Wild cats roaming Black Hills communities present more than just a question of how to reduce their numbers humanely.
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Report: Climate change may pose threat economic growth
2013-10-29 20:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Nearly a third of the world's economic output will come from countries facing "high" to "extreme" risks from the impacts of climate change within 12 years, according to a new report. The Climate Change Vulnerability Index, an annual report produced by UK-based risk analysis firm Maplecroft, found that climate change "may pose a serious obstacle to sustainable economic growth in the world's most commercially important cities." The index ranked the vulnerability of the world's countries, and...
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