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Study restores consensus after controversial 2014 paper question direct effects climate change
2015-10-08 13:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: An international research team led by UCLA life scientists has, for the first time, quantified the direct influence of climate on the growth of ecosystems around the globe. The paper also restores scientific consensus to the fact that record-breaking temperatures and droughts directly affect ecosystems-which was called into question by a 2014 University of Arizona paper in the journal Nature. The new study, which was funded by the National Science Foundation, was published this week in the...
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DevOps, Agility, Cloud, APIs Time for IT Departments to Change the Game
2015-10-08 10:13:20| Capgemini News Feed
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Ballast water: ship industry prepares for change
2015-10-08 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The International Maritime Organizations (IMO) ballast water legislation is edging ever closer to ratification, causing a range of companies to develop new products. Ship-technology profiles some of the biggest and most innovative, including those d
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Groups form alliance to tackle climate change by initiative
2015-10-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A coalition of diverse groups is launching a new initiative effort to tackle climate change, raising the prospect that Washington voters could face two statewide ballot measures on carbon pollution next year. The Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy on Tuesday announced plans to put a climate initiative before voters in November 2016. Their effort aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, put a price on carbon pollution and use that money to invest in clean energy, communities or other programs,...
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African countries turn to insurance safeguard against climate change
2015-10-07 14:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When world leaders gather for critical climate negotiations in Paris later this year, they must not overlook the major injustice that means Africa responsible for only a tiny proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions (pdf) will suffer disproportionately from rising temperatures. The most vulnerable populations with the least capacity to cope will shoulder the burden. Across the continent, the agricultural sector still employs about 65% of the labour force, and most of the rural poor....
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