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German water supply threatened as climate change boosts droughts
2014-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: German water supplies will become increasingly threatened this century as climate change raises the risk of droughts and water shortages in the country. While Germany is considered water-rich, more water evaporates than falls as rain in the eastern part of the country, according to a report by a German parliamentary committee. Average temperatures may rise 3.5 degrees Celsius by 2100, resulting in more precipitation in the winter and less in the summer, the authors wrote. This will worsen the...
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Effects of climate change feature high at East African youth forum
2014-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily News: THE East African Regional Youth Summit on Climate Change opened in Mwanza last week and participants deliberated on the impact of weather change on the region. The conference, organised by the East African Community Students Union in collaboration with the Tanzania Youth Vision Association, deliberated on the impact of climate change and reiterated the need for developed countries to cut on carbon emissions. In her opening remarks, the East Africa Community Deputy Secretary General, Hon Jessica...
More proof that climate change is ruining seafood for everyone
2014-07-30 15:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: A new study conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has bolstered convictions that many marine biologists and climate scientists have had for over a decade: Climate change is seriously threatening the world`s shellfish supply. The study focused specifically on Alaskan fisheries, known for red king crab and other desirable fare, because the local communities are so reliant on them for their economic well-being. Researchers said changes in ocean chemistry could make it...
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Environmental Advisers to Patrick Administration Quit Over Climate Change Dispute
2014-07-30 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: Three members of an environmental advisory committee for the Patrick administration resigned Monday in protest of policies they say hinder the state's goal of significantly cutting the greenhouse gases that cause climate change by the end of the decade. In a letter to officials at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the members of the Global Warming Solutions Act Implementation Advisory Committee called the administration's recent policies and support of a controversial energy...
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Ready for a change
2014-07-30 04:37:18| Railroads - Topix.net
THE VILLAGE OF Coal City will petition the Will County Governmental League for $2 million in federal Surface Transportation Program funds to reconstruct South Broadway from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail crossing north to Division Street.
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