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Experts identify Maine wildlife, plants vulnerable to climate change
2014-03-12 20:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bangor Daily News: Hard times may be ahead for Maines moose, loons and salmon, according to a recent assessment released by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences. These iconic Maine animals are just a few of the many species predicted to run into challenges due to climate change. The Maine of tomorrow will not be the Maine I grew up with, said Andrew Whitman, director of the Sustainable Economies Initiative at Manomet and one of the seven authors of the assessment. Species that are common to see may very...
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Teens' brains make them vulnerable to suicide
2014-03-10 10:45:54| Biotech - Topix.net
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens 15 to 19 years old, according to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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WiFi Networks vulnerable to virus attacks, study shows
2014-03-02 15:27:50| Wireless - Topix.net
A group of talented individuals over at the University of Liverpool, spearheaded by Network Security Professor Allan Marshall, has developed a virus called Chameleon which not only can infiltrate "poorly managed" Routers and Access Points, but also effectively spread to other wireless devices, particularly in a dense populated area where Wi-Fi ... (more)
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Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks
2014-02-26 16:13:36| InfoWorld: Top News
Apple on Tuesday made it clear that it will no longer patch OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, when it again declined to offer a security update for the four-and-a-half-year-old operating system. As Apple issued an update for Mavericks, or OS X 10.9, as well as for its two predecessors, Mountain Lion (10.8) and Lion (10.7), Apple had nothing for Snow Leopard or its owners yesterday.
How do we involve most vulnerable in flood protection decisions?
2014-02-19 09:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: If you talk to anyone who has been affected by a flood, they would no doubt have a long list of questions and complaints about flood defences, prevention and the grim process of cleaning up. Giving vulnerable or disadvantaged people the opportunity to have their say, and finding an inclusive way to capture their comments, is a challenge. In the meantime, communities deal with the immediate problems, working together and supporting each other. The community strength and togetherness generated by...
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