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Climate Change Impacts to US Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy
2013-01-28 20:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities' social, economic and natural systems. The report, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities: a technical input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment, authored by leading scientists and experts, emphasizes the need for increased coordination and planning to ensure U.S. coastal communities are resilient against the effects of climate change. ...
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Carbon Bomb projects threaten explosion in global emissions
2013-01-22 14:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: A group of 14 giant "carbon bomb" projects that are currently in planning and development is on track to single-handedly increase global greenhouse emissions 20 per cent by 2020, making it near impossible for the world to avoid runaway climate change. That is the stark warning contained in a report released today by Greenpeace and undertaken by consultancy Ecofys, which argues that keeping global average temperature increases to under the 2ºC mark agreed by governments is almost entirely...
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Mercury emissions threaten ocean, lake food webs
2013-01-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental Health News: As United Nations delegates end their mercury treaty talks today, scientists warn that ongoing emissions are more of a threat to food webs than the mercury already in the environment. At the same time, climate change is likely to alter food webs and patterns of mercury transport in places such as the Arctic, which will further complicate efforts to keep the contaminant out of people and their food. The discovery that new mercury seems to be more of a threat than old mercury could add impetus for...
Driving licence fines threaten
2013-01-12 01:01:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Many drivers face a fine of 1000 if they fail to update their photo-card driving licences, according to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
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Cyberstalkers Threaten Pipeline Security
2013-01-10 19:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In a recent annual review, a team at the Department of Homeland Security that works to counter the threat of attacks on critical computer infrastructure counted 198 incidents in fiscal 2012. The events reported ranged from the use of malware to sabotage systems to phishing attacks for retrieving sensitive information. In roughly 40 percent of those cases, the target was the energy sector an alarming rate, the report said. Last year the Obama administration championed passage of a Cybersecurity...
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