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Costing 21st Century coastal flooding
2014-02-05 17:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Earth Times: So many cities worldwide are threatened by sea-level rise, resulting from greenhouse gas effect. It's likely that the threat could help energise people to try and prevent the floods before they actually happen this time; City image; Credit: Shutterstock The likelihood of damage from rising sea levels is linked to the extent of global warming. The oceans have risen by around 2.5 cm over the last decade, emphasising just how warm the seas and the atmosphere have become already As ice caps glaciers...
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If Unchecked, Storm Surge Flooding Will Cause Trillion of Dollars in Damage This Century
2014-02-04 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Throughout the course of the 21st century, storm surge flooding will cause trillions of dollars in damage to the world's coastal regions unless protective measures are put in place, according to a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Currently, economic damages from storm surge flooding average between $10-$40 billion globally each year. But new research from the Berlin-based think-tank Global Climate Forum (GCF) and the University of Southampton suggests...
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Donald Yacktman's Top Stock Picks: PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP), Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA) & More
2014-02-03 19:28:19| Beverages - Topix.net
Asset Management , led by Donald Yacktman focuses on value-priced equities. In his 13F filing he has revealed his holdings the fourth ended December 2013.
INDIA: Textile Q3 earnings fall at Century
2014-01-30 12:30:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Indian manufacturer Century Textiles saw earnings in its textile division fall in the third quarter, hurt by a decline in sales.
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Devastating El Nio events to double this century
2014-01-19 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Extreme El Nio events, that can kill tens of thousands of people, will be twice as common this century because of climate change. The finding adds to the evidence that global warming will cause ever more extreme weather. The El Nio Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most powerful phenomena controlling global weather. An El Nio happens when warm water spreads across the surface of the Pacific, pushing rainfall to the east and causing floods in the Americas and drought in Australia. An El...
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