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One in 40 living in areas likely to be underwater by 2100
2014-09-26 16:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Some 147 to 216 million people are currently living on land that will be below sea level or regular flood levels by 2100 if climate change continues unabated, a new analysis has warned. The study, lead by Climate Central, identified the countries most at risk from rising sea levels if climate change is not curbed and if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate. This would melt ice sheets and glaciers around the world, topping up the seas, while thermal expansion which causes...
Residents Living Near Bridgeton Landfill Learn of Proposed Evacuation Plan
2014-09-22 05:58:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/">CBS St. Louis</a> Bridgeton Landfill neighbors got a glimpse at the evacuation plan, should the landfill fire hit the surface or run into nearby radioactive waste. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Center for Balanced Living triples space for treating eating disorders, adds kitchen in move
2014-09-20 08:36:23| Steel - Topix.net
Central Ohio's only comprehensive outpatient treatment center for eating disorders will triple its space with a move this weekend, enabling it to eliminate a waiting list. The Center for Balanced Living, which last expanded in 2009 in separate buildings on the former Harding Hospital campus in Worthington, bought and renovated an office building to the north at 8001 Ravines Edge Court in Columbus.
West Australian farmer living amongst wind turbines backs keeping Renewable Energy Target
2014-09-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Living amongst 15 massive wind turbines might not be everyone's idea of paradise, but West Australian Mid West farmer Bruce Garratt believes he is investing in the future. Eight years ago, he agreed to accommodate the turbines as part of WA's first privately-built wind farm, south of Geraldton, and is still enjoying the serenity. "People tell me how noisy they are, people tell me how they affect your health," he said. "I've had lots of people tell me different things that honestly, unless...
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Rising seas force landowners embrace once-reviled 'living shorelines'
2014-09-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: While some coastal property owners recoil at the idea of anything marring their view of the water, many are coming to a stark realization: "Living shorelines" -- with native grasses and rock or oyster-reef breakwaters -- may be the only option left for countering rising seas and eroding shoreline. "It's either do this or lose our property altogether," said John Blackwell of Pensacola, who has seen almost 20 feet of his bayou-front land wash away in just four years. Living shorelines, once considered...
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