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Global news roundup
2016-05-23 15:21:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media.
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Gore on Trump and global warming: 'Some basis for hope'
2016-05-23 13:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Al Gore hasn't completely given up hope on fighting climate change if Donald Trump becomes president. "He has said some things on the climate crisis that I think should concern everyone," the former vice president said on NBC's Today show. "I'm not pollyannaish about it. But I do think there is still some basis for hope ... President Carter said that he hopes he'll be malleable. I don't know.' Gore's comments came as he marked the 10th anniversary of the release of his climate change film,...
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Global warming will hit poorer countries hardest, research finds
2016-05-22 20:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: New evidence that poorer countries will suffer the worst effects of climate change has shown that the number of hot days in tropical developing countries is likely to increase markedly as global warming takes hold. It has long been expected that poor people would bear the brunt of climate change, largely because so many more of the worlds poorest live in tropical latitudes whereas, wealthier people tend to live in more temperate regions. This is inverse to the generally accepted responsibility...
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How southern Africa is coping with worst global food crisis for 25 years
2016-05-22 11:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Angola Drought is affecting 1.4 million people across seven of Angolas 18 provinces. Food prices have rocketed and acute malnutrition rates have doubled, with more than 95,000 children affected. Food insecurity is expected to worsen from July to the end of the year. Related: Where drought is the new normal: El Nio worsens food shortages in Malawi and Zimbabwe podcast Botswana Three years of drought have hit the countrys livestock and arable farming sectors hard. At least 50,000 people...
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Far from turning a corner, global CO2 emissions still accelerating
2016-05-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not just rising, it's accelerating, and another potent greenhouse gas, methane showed a big spike last year, according to the latest annual greenhouse gas index released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. CO2 emissions totaled between 35 and 40 billion tons in 2015, according to several agencies. Some of that is absorbed by forests and oceans, but those natural systems are being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of new CO2. As...
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