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Climate change: Why methane gas is leaking from the ocean floor
2015-10-17 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Giant plumes of methane gas appear to be bubbling up off the Pacific Northwest coast. This is according to a new study which suggests warming ocean temperatures a third of a mile below the surface are causing the bubbles. The new research by the University of Washington shows that, of 168 bubble plumes monitored within the last 10 years, a large number of plumes were seen at a depth considered critical, for the stability of methane hydrate. . "We see an unusually high number of bubble...
Kerry: Climate change aggravated the Syrian conflict
2015-10-17 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Examiner: Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Saturday that climate change didn't cause the Syrian conflict, but he said it did play a large role in making the situation worse. In a speech at the Milan Expo in Italy, Kerry said that climate change and the resulting food shortages play a large role in national security and urged the international community to come together to find a solution. "Make no mistake: The implications here extend well beyond hunger," Kerry said, according to an Associated...
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The lesson from climate change is how we must learn to adapt
2015-10-17 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Bank of England Governor Mark Carneys recent speech to the insurance industry on climate change sharply divided opinion a clue perhaps as to its importance. Central bank governors generally give rather conventional speeches on monetary policy, financial risks, the economy and markets so why the focus on climate change, a topic more typically associated with the green lobby? The Governor linked climate change with risks to financial stability and, since he was speaking at insurance broker...
Climate change fans global security crisis: Kerry
2015-10-17 16:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Saturday that climate change was a threat to global security and has inflamed volatile situations from Europe's migration crisis to the Syrian conflict. "Climate change is perhaps the most significant threat to global food security today. Make no mistake: the implications here extend well beyond hunger," he said just weeks before a key world climate conference in Paris. "This isn't only about food security; it's about global security, period," he said...
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VIDEO: Will this box change car design?
2015-10-17 01:01:34| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
BBC News looks at a new system for changing car oil developed by Castrol, which resembles the 'printer cartridge' system.
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