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India: Rise in sea level to adversely affect Thane creek, says study

2013-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hindustan Times: The Thane creek, designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA), will be impacted with a sea-level rise of 0.5 to 1m, states a study published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa in May. The study conducted by a four-member international team of scientists revealed that an estimated 13,973sqkm of land in coastal areas will be lost across the country because of intrusion of sea water. Major causes of rising sea levels include thermal expansion of the ocean, mountain glacier melting, and discharge of...

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Brazil protests 'won't affect cup'

2013-06-21 14:33:55| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Fifa denies the Confederations Cup could be cancelled because of protests involving one million people in Brazil.

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Tougher regulations affect trucking industry

2013-06-20 16:11:42| Trucking - Topix.net

Six months ago, California started requiring refrigerated trucks to have engines that date back no further than seven years.

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Global Warming will Affect Poor Countries the Most: World Bank Says

2013-06-19 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World News: The World Bank Group says that global warming will lead to a major food-crisis in the future. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are expected to be the worst-hit. Global warming is expected to cause major changes in climate- from causing drought in some regions to causing severe storms in others. Places such as Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City are considered to be "hot-spots" for the climate change as these places will be badly affected by sea-level rise and severe tropical storms. Low-lying countries...

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