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'Ice age blob' of warm ocean water discovered south of Greenland
2016-02-19 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: New research published in Scientific Reports in February indicates that a warm ocean surface water prevailed during the last ice age, sandwiched between two major ice sheets just south of Greenland. Extreme climate changes in the past Ice core records show that Greenland went through 25 extreme and abrupt climate changes during the last ice age some 20,000 to 70,000 years ago. In less than 50 years the air temperatures over Greenland could increase by 10 to 15 °C. However the warm periods were...
Altitec, Obelisk to provide wind turbine blade and tower services in South Africa
2016-02-18 01:00:00| Power Technology
Altitec has formed a joint venture (JV) with Obelisk to offer blade and tower services to South African wind energy market for a period of five years.
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Fracking's Costs Fall Disproportionately on the Poor and Minorities in South Texas
2016-02-18 00:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Chavel Lopez lives just a few miles north of Texas' Eagle Ford--one of the many regions in the country recently given a makeover from the fracking industry. "I just have to drive a bit south and see the wells and the flames," he said. For Lopez, rather than a booming industry, these are signs of yet another pollution burden for the region's people of color. "We already had issues. Right here in San Antonio, fuel storage tanks were all located on the eastside, predominantly African American...
Portland considers allowing road next to South Waterfront Greenway extension
2016-02-17 19:21:22| PortlandOnline
Brad Schmidt in The Oregonian, February 17, 2016
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South Africa drought pushes 50,000 into poverty: World Bank
2016-02-17 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: South Africa's worst drought in over a century has pushed around 50,000 below the poverty line, the World Bank said on Wednesday. "Around 50,000 people, we estimate, have been pushed below the national poverty line of 501 rand ($31.68) a month because of the drought," Catriona Purfield, program leader for South Africa told a parliamentary committee.
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