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Surviving harsh environments becomes death-trap specialist corals
2015-05-21 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The success of corals that adapt to survive in the world's hottest sea could contribute to their demise through global warming, according to new research. Researchers from the University of Southampton and the New York University Abu Dhabi found that local adaptation to high salinity levels in the southern Persian/Arabian Gulf (PAG) may prevent coral escaping their fate, as they lose their superior heat tolerance in waters with normal salinity levels. The research is published this week in...
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What one farmer learned from surviving the 80s farm crisis
2015-04-21 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Some basic economic forces are driving mid-sized farms out of existence. First, food prices keep falling. "Ever since World War II, agricultural commodities have trended steadily down," agricultural economist Otto Doering told me. We are on a technology treadmill: Farmers get a new tech (like hybrid seeds), increase productivity, and make money. But then all the farmers get it, they all produce more, and prices drop, Doering said. Those new technologies cost money, so farm costs go up while food...
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Tales of extreme poverty: Surviving on next to nothing
2015-01-28 13:50:21| Beverages - Topix.net
"Growing up my family had it's moments of struggle. Our public transport system at the time had tickets which were simply hole-punched with the date and month, not the year.
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Surviving a Whirlpool
2014-08-13 02:13:12| Appliances - Topix.net
A story of a consumer, an appliance and a giant corporation, to wit: WHR , as the $11 billion global appliance manufacturer is known on Wall Street.
The Challenges After Surviving a Childhood Disease
2014-08-12 07:36:23| Chemicals - Topix.net
Some novel programs are addressing a growing gap in health care: helping the millions of survivors of serious childhood diseases find treatment when they grow up.
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