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Climate change could displace half a million people from islands
2015-10-06 16:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: Residents of the Marshall Islands in the North Pacific know they have it bad. Flooding is on the rise and many face the real possibility that their island homes will disappear by the end of the century. Now, a new study projects things could even be worse than previously thought for low-lying island atolls around the world, which are home to half a million people and also host several key U.S. military installations. Studying the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, scientists from the U.S. Geological...
60 million people in sub-Saharan Africa risk famine: Red Cross
2015-10-06 14:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: IFRC warned that a series of climatic shocks in 2014 and 2015 had decimated harvests and left many people in Gambia, Mauritania, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal and Zimbabwe dependent on food aid to survive Some 60 million people across sub-Saharan Africa are already going hungry and the situation could deteriorate dramatically as climate phenomena hike the risk of drought, the Red Cross said Monday. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned that a series of climatic...
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People on the Move highlights new ANSI members' leaders.
2015-10-06 14:31:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) announced that Dain Hansen has been appointed senior vice president of government relations and Shirley Dewi has been promoted as senior vice president of IAPMO's R&T management system registration services. At IAPMO Institute of Building Technology (IBT), Sanjay "Jay" Mishra has been appointed vice president of building product testing. ASME Foundation announced Noha El-Ghobashy as its new executive director.
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Security Management System protects people and property.
2015-10-06 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Integrating video surveillance, fire alarms, and building management systems, P2000 includes web-based alarm manager which allows operators to see and respond to all alarms inside facility or throughout campus. Geo-location mapping features help users view, understand, and manage what is happening in specific locations in real-time. For investigation and archiving, case management functionality links photos, video clips, and documentation to specific alarms or security events.
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Guaraní people turn to law to fight latest battle Bolivian authorities
2015-10-06 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The history of Bolivias Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the countrys southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking to exploit the riches buried under their homeland of the Bolivian Chaco. Now they are preparing to fight on a new front. On 24 September, three Guaraní leaders travelled from the dry heat...
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