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How will climate change affect the Sahara?
2014-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: At the end of the last ice age, about 11,000 years ago, northern Africa became a grassland, home to fish, elephants and thousands of people. Then, 5,000 years ago, scientists say, it abruptly turned into an enormous wasteland--the vast desert that we now call the Sahara. The shift from savanna to sand was the result of natural climate change, triggered by a cyclical alteration in the sun's orbit. The decline in rainfall pushed residents south and east and perhaps contributed to the rise of the Egyptian...
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Ahead of power plant push, Obama ties climate change to health hazards
2014-05-31 12:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama kicked off a campaign to promote new restrictions on U.S. power plant emissions on Saturday by tying the fight against climate change with efforts to promote better health for children and the elderly. In his weekly radio address, Obama said the United States had to do more to reduce carbon emissions so that children suffering from asthma and other related ailments did not face further problems as a result of polluted air. His argument was a preview of the case that his...
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Difference between weather & climate change
2014-05-31 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Cosmos: This Cosmos clip of Neil DeGrasse Tyson is going viral, and for good reason. It's a terrific explainer of the difference between weather and climate change, and the role we humans play in warming the earth's oceans. It's just two minutes long. Share it with your denialist, science-hatey relatives and neighbors, or just copy and paste it into every internet science news comment thread everywhere. You know what you have to do. Go forth and CTRL-V. Something is wrong on the internet, in addition to...
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Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Change Of Name To
2014-05-31 04:35:27| Biotech - Topix.net
"From the beginning, CTI has looked at potential therapies from the patient's perspective to address both the clinical need and the impact treatment can have on a patient's life.
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Change on Tap for Many Local Public Companies
2014-05-31 00:52:35| Auto Parts - Topix.net
Here's a snapshot of recent news and developments at some of the publicly traded companies based in Memphis, reflecting the influence these companies have and the shadows they cast both in Memphis and beyond, in industries that range from bioscience to banking.
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