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How West Antarctica Could Melt If Greenhouse Emissions Continue to Rise
2015-08-18 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: An international team of scientists has developed the first comprehensive, high-resolution model depicting how rapidly the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) could melt if greenhouse gas emissions are not brought under control. The study projects that under a high-emissions scenario, the WAIS could lose 80,000 cubic kilometers (19,000 cubic miles) of ice by 2100, increasing sea levels by 8 inches. By 2200, the WAIS could lose 48,000 cubic miles of ice, raising sea levels by a total of 23 inches, the...
As sea rise threatens Indian farmlands, scientists study saltwater plants as crops for future
2015-08-16 23:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: On a sun-scorched wasteland near India's southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds. The plants are living on saltwater, coping with drought and possibly offering viable farming alternatives for a future in which rising seas have inundated countless coastal farmlands. Sea rise, one of the consequences of climate change, now threatens millions of poor subsistence farmers across Asia. As ocean water swamps low-lying plots, experts...
The Future of Multifamily: Demand Continues to Rise, But How Will We Keep Up?
2015-08-14 10:00:00| National Real Estate Investor
Recently, the Urban Institute released a study that suggests 59 percent of new household formation over the next 15 years will be renters. But are we prepared to meet this increased need? read more
Slight rise in oil prices due to decline in US stockpiles
2015-08-13 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil prices have increased due to oversupply concerns being overshadowed by lower US crude inventories and optimistic global demand projections.
G4S profits rise on emerging markets
2015-08-12 11:44:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Security firm G4S reports a 4m rise in profits to 185m for the first half of 2015 due to new contracts and growth in emerging markets.
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