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Climate Change: IPCC Warns of Species Extinction and Food Insecurity
2014-10-29 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: A draft of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Synthesis report warns of "severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people, species and 27 ecosystems," unless action is taken, and taken soon. To keep the temperature from rising above the two degrees threshold, net global emissions of carbon must drop 40-70% by 2050, hitting zero by the end of the century. This will mean limiting carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere to 450 parts per million (ppm) by 2100, according to...
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11.19: National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear
2014-10-18 23:05:23| Powells Books Events Calendar
Buffeted by challenges from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the financial crisis, from Washington dysfunction to the rise of China, two presidents have struggled to cope with a relentless array of new threats. You may think you know the story, but in National Insecurity (PublicAffairs), David Rothkopf offers an entirely new perspective into the hidden struggles, surprising triumphs, and shocking failures of those charged with leading the U.S. through one of the most difficult periods in its history.
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Food Insecurity One in Seven Americans
2014-09-13 16:53:00| National Hog Farmer
P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. One in seven American households and individuals or 14.3% were considered to be food insecure in 2013 according to the U.S. Department of Agricultures Economic Research Service (ERS). read more
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WiFi Insecurity: Crying Wolf or Big Bad Wolf?
2014-08-07 19:35:53| TechNewsWorld
Can a hacker take over a passenger jet by sneaking in through its WiFi or in-flight entertainment system? The possibility of that occurring, as suggested by cybersecurity firm IOActive, has security experts hot under the collar. Ruben Santamarta, principal security consultant at IOActive, is scheduled to present the team's findings Thursday at the Black Hat security conference.
Despite public programs, food insecurity remains an intractable problem in the US
2014-07-27 22:17:05| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, ethnic minorities, and low-income households are disproportionately affected by food security, despite the extensive private and public food safety net in the United States, according to a new report by RTI International.
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