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Climate change could leave another 50 million people facing hunger by 2050
2014-03-25 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Just three days after my homeland was devastated by typhoon Haiyan, the biggest storm ever to hit land, I attended the opening of the UN climate change talks in Poland. With a deep sense of anxiety about the fate of my family and friends, I pleaded with delegates to recognise that vulnerable countries such as the Philippines cannot cope with the overwhelming impacts of climate change alone. On Tuesday, governments meet in Japan to discuss a major new scientific report by the Intergovernmental...
Real People: Salon owner turned actor/producer at 40
2014-03-23 23:34:23| Apparel - Topix.net
Don Alan King, an actor/producer in Wilmington, returns to his native Alamance County to work at his Burlington salon, Salon Looks, from time to time.
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Indigenous people witness climate change in the Congo Rainforest
2014-03-20 20:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indigenous communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are observing climate change even though they have no knowledge of the science, according to a unique collaboration between the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and local communities. The environmental changes witnessed by the locals in the Congo Rainforest include increased temperature, less rainfall and alterations to the seasons, much as expected under global climate change. "Indigenous peoples in the Congo Basin rainforests face...
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Climate change set displace hundreds of millions of people by end of century
2014-03-18 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asian News International: A new UN report suggests that climate change will displace hundreds of millions of people by the end of this century, increasing the risk of violent conflict and wiping trillions of dollars off the global economy. The second of three publications by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, due to be made public at the end of this month, is the most comprehensive investigation into the impact of climate change ever undertaken. A draft of the final version seen by the Independent says...
Gates sees software replacing people; Greenspan calls for more H-1Bs
2014-03-17 12:49:32| InfoWorld: Top News
WASHINGTON - Bill Gates and Alan Greenspan, in separate forums here, offered outlooks and prescriptions for fixing jobs and income. Microsoft co-founder Gates, an optimist who says the pace of innovation is faster than ever, is concerned that graduates of U.S. secondary schools may not be able stay ahead of software automation.
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