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Andean glaciers melting at 'unprecedented' rates
2013-01-23 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Climate change has shrunk Andean glaciers between 30 and 50% since the 1970s and could melt many of them away altogether in coming years, according to a study published on Tuesday in the journal Cryosphere. Andean glaciers, a vital source of fresh water for tens of millions of South Americans, are retreating at their fastest rates in more than 300 years, according to the most comprehensive review of Andean ice loss so far. The study included data on about half of all Andean glaciers in South...
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Unprecedented Glacial Melting In Andes Blamed On Global Warming
2013-01-22 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Only four months ago and a continent away, researchers were looking into the varying degrees of ice accumulation and ablation within the Himalayan glacial system. In that report, published by the National Research Council (NRC), the team concluded that glacial melt could pose significant issues for the native populations that depend on the water runoff from these glaciers for their day-to-day lives. An international team of scientists from Europe, South America and the U.S. has turned its focus...
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Unprecedented glacier melting in the Andes blamed on climate change
2013-01-22 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Barbara Ferreira media@egu.eu 49-892-180-6703 European Geosciences Union Glaciers in the tropical Andes have been retreating at increasing rate since the 1970s, scientists write in the most comprehensive review to date of Andean glacier observations. The researchers blame the melting on rising temperatures as the region has warmed about 0.7…
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Miller Energy Completes Unprecedented Horizontal Well In Tennessee
2013-01-14 11:20:00| oilandgasonline Home Page
Miller Energy Resources announced today that, on Saturday, January 12, it had tested water free oil production from the company’s CPP-H-1 well. The CPP-H-1 well is the first successful horizontal well drilled and completed in the Mississippian Age Fort Payne formation in North America.
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New Yorkers Deliver Unprecedented 200K+ Comments on Cuomos Fracking Rules
2013-01-11 21:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On the final day of the 30-day public comment period on the Cuomo administrations proposed fracking rules, a coalition of New Yorkers and organizations opposed to fracking--including Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon of Artists against Fracking--delivered an unprecedented 200,000-plus public comments to the states DEC. On the final day of the 30-day public comment period on the Cuomo administrations proposed fracking rules, a coalition of New Yorkers and organizations opposed to fracking--including...
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