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Climate change could impact food output: World Bank report
2013-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: The government's attempts to push through the Food Security Bill may earn it political brownie points, but failure to counter and stem climate change is likely to blunt the impact of the legislation. Existing projections on the impact of higher temperature on agricultural production vary. However, there is empirical evidence that higher temperatures, and the resulting higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are expected to lower protein levels of crops such as wheat and rice. A World...
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Climate Change Impact of Individual Transportation Choices Reported in New Study
2013-06-17 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: A new study of the individual carbon footprint from leisure or business travel reveals that while air travel continues to have the largest environmental impact, people's terrestrial transportation preference can still make a big difference in how much individual actions contribute to climate change. Researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO) studied the impact of passenger trips of 500-1,000...
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Canada: Climate change to impact BC agriculture: study
2013-05-30 18:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Sun: British Columbia needs to produce more food while contending with rising seas, diminishing water resources and changing patterns of rain and drought, according to a new report by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. The idea that climate change will expand agricultural opportunities for B.C. farmers is false, says Erica Crawford, lead author of the report Strengthening BCs Agriculture Sector in the Face of Climate Change. "The scope, scale and pace of climate change are expected to...
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Climate Change Could Adversely Impact DC Water Supply By 35 Percent
2013-04-30 12:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: A new study finds climate change could cut stream flows in the Potomac River basin, a major source of drinking water in the Washington region. The study found by 2040 climate change could cut stream flows 35 percent. And a moderate drought combined with that worst-case scenario could mean mandatory water restrictions assuming changes are not made to the region`s water supply system. The study was conducted for the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, which is charged with conserving...
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Climate change will have impact on Pennsylvania vineyards
2013-04-24 13:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Patriot-News: Visitors at Allegro Winery and Vineyards in Brogue, York County always ask owner Carl Helrich what he thinks about the crazy shifts in weather. "I will say the forecasts have not been as reliable as they used to be, and I live by forecasts," he said. For example, he said that in 2002 the earliest the buds on the grape vines broke -- an indicator of the grape growing season -- on April 17. Last year, it occurred March 30. As Helrich points out, that is about an18-day difference in a matter of...
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