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Global Warming Has Worsened California Drought By Roughly 25 Percent, Study Says
2015-08-20 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Rising temperatures driven by climate change have measurably worsened the California drought by increasing evaporation rates and exacerbating the state's lack of rainfall by up to 27 percent, according to a study from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. While natural weather variations are largely thought to have caused the state's precipitation deficit, rising temperatures appear to be intensifying the situation by driving moisture from plants and soil into the air. The new study...
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Roughly 40 Percent of World Population Unaware of Climate Change, Survey Says
2015-07-28 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Roughly 40 percent of adults worldwide have never heard of climate change, according to an analysis of global climate change awareness and risk perception published in Nature Climate Change. The percentage of people unaware of climate change rises to more than 65 percent in developing countries such as Egypt, Bangladesh, and India, whereas only 10 percent of the public is unaware in North America, Europe, and Japan. The findings indicate that strategies for securing public engagement in climate issues...
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Verizon spent roughly $1 billion in New York in 2014
2015-05-03 01:28:07| IT Services - Topix.net
Verizon says it spent $1.5 billion upgrading its wireline infrastructure in New York state and Connecticut in 2014, including its fiber-optic network that supports its FiOS network.
Three Power Outages at Hall of Justice Occur in Roughly Three Hour Span
2015-03-25 20:28:48| Energy - Topix.net
Three power outages have occurred within the span of roughly three hours at San Francisco's Hall of Justice today, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. The most recent outage was reported at 5:43 p.m. at the courthouse located at 850 Bryant St., San Francisco Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Kathy Gorwood said.
These 3 Pharmaceutical Companies Control Roughly Half of All Cancer Drug Sales
2015-01-25 15:46:46| Biotech - Topix.net
When it comes to diseases and disorders that need the immediate attention of drug developers, there's a good chance you'll find cancer at or very near the top of the list. Within the United States, cancer is the second leading cause of death, behind only heart disease.
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