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How many trees are cut down every year?
2015-09-02 23:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A new study published in Nature estimates the planet has 3.04 trillion trees. The research says 15.3 billion trees are chopped down every year. It also estimates that 46% of the world's trees have been cleared over the past 12,000 years. When it comes to the world`s forests, two of the commonly asked questions are "How many trees are are on Earth?" and "How many trees are cut down each year?" A new study proposes answers: three trillion and 15.3 billion. The research, published today...
Alaskas glaciers are now losing 75 billion tons ice every year
2015-06-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: In a new study, scientists with the University of Alaska at Fairbanks and several other institutions report a staggering finding: Glaciers of the United States largest and only Arctic state, Alaska, have lost 75 gigatons (a gigaton is a billion metric tons) of ice per year from 1994 through 2013. For comparison, thats roughly half of a recent estimate for ice loss for all of Antarctica (159 billion metric tons). It takes 360 gigatons of ice to lead to one millimeter of sea level rise, which...
Wesfarmers appoints Woodside's Michael Chaney as new chair to succeed Bob Every
2015-05-11 05:26:42| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Michael Chaney has been appointed chairman of Wesfarmers to succeed Bob Every, returning to the company he led as chief executive for 13 years. Chaney, who most recently served as chairman of Woodside Petroleum, earlier was CEO of the Perth-based conglomerate, which owns Coles supermarkets and the Bunnings homeware chair, serving from 1992 until 2005.
Wesfarmers appoints Woodside's Michael Chaney as new chair to succeed Bob Every
2015-05-11 02:02:03| Energy - Topix.net
Michael Chaney has been appointed chairman of Wesfarmers to succeed Bob Every, returning to the company he led as chief executive for 13 years. Chaney, who most recently served as chairman of Woodside Petroleum, earlier was CEO of the Perth-based conglomerate, which owns Coles supermarkets and the Bunnings homeware chair, serving from 1992 until 2005.
Wesfarmers appoints Woodside's Michael Chaney as new chair to succeed Bob Every
2015-05-11 01:10:40| Agriculture - Topix.net
Michael Chaney has been appointed chairman of Wesfarmers to succeed Bob Every, returning to the company he led as chief executive for 13 years. Chaney, who most recently served as chairman of Woodside Petroleum, earlier was CEO of the Perth-based conglomerate, which owns Coles supermarkets and the Bunnings homeware chair, serving from 1992 until 2005.