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The global peril of droughts in the Amazon
2014-04-17 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: The Amazon rainforest may release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than it stores during droughts, a February paper in Nature found. Luciana Vanni Gatti of the Nuclear Energy Research Institute in Brazil reached that conclusion in a project involving fellow Brazilian researchers and colleagues from Australia, the United Kingdom and United States. The study shows that the Amazon's ability to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere seems to be linked to rainfall. If further research confirms this...
Avoid Managing Change at Your Peril
2014-04-01 15:21:00| National Real Estate Investor
If you think change management is just a trend, think again. Whether you hire someone or self-perform, a well-executed change management program is a proven and effective means of promoting real estate strategy and engaging employees in positive ways to help achieve business goals. Avoid it and some disruptive, time-consuming and expensive consequences might result. Here are a few examples to illustrate this point. Publication Info read more
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Peril in the depths - the worlds worst submarine disasters
2014-03-06 09:05:00| Naval Technology
Tragedies involving submarines invoke some of our worst fears, capturing worldwide attention. Naval-technology.com profiles some of the world's worst submarine accidents in history.
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Big utilities shunned green energy at their peril: Greenpeace
2014-02-27 00:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Europe's 10 biggest utilities, produce more than half of Europe's power, but only a tiny percentage is from the new green energy sources that could revive their profits, a report from campaign group Greenpeace said on Thursday. Traditionally profitable utility companies have been hurt by an EU-wide shift towards renewable power that has created pro-sumers - or consumers with their own sources, such as solar panels, which enable them to sell back power to the grid. While the uptake in renewables...
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Kerry Implores Indonesia on Climate Change Peril
2014-02-16 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Secretary of State John Kerry urged Indonesia on Sunday to take steps to combat climate change, warning that failure to act would jeopardize the nation's resources and damage its economy. Warming seas, he said, could deal a severe blow to Indonesia's fishing industry, while powerful storms could buffet the country and rising seas may put much of Jakarta, the capital, under water. "This city, this country, this region is really on the front lines of climate change," Mr. Kerry said in a speech....
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