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Methane and Climate Change: Arctic Bacteria Might Eat Methane?
2015-08-16 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Methane build-up in the Arctic is one of scientists' major concerns regarding warming Arctic temperatures. Along with melting poles and threatened species, the fear is that carbon locked in the soil will release as carbon dioxide and methane. But there might be some hope in this area. That is, Princeton University researchers and others recently published a report in The ISME Journal saying that bacteria that eat methane might allow most Arctic soil to absorb, not release, methane. According to...
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Tony Abbott is a climate change 'villain', says Canadian author Naomi Klein
2015-08-16 23:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tony Abbott is a climate change villain who is repeating the slogans used by the coal industry in the US, according to bestselling author and social activist Naomi Klein. Related: Coal is the future, insists Tony Abbott as UN calls for action on climate change Klein, who is heading to Australia for a series of public events, said the level of inaction on climate change in Australia was only matched by her native Canada. In Canada I cant tell where the oil industry ends and the government...
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Climate Change: Food Shortage To Triple By 2040 Due To Extreme Weather
2015-08-16 17:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Headlines & Global News: The Global Food Security program, which monitors food security in 57 countries, released a report on Friday showing that global food shortage and price hikes will triple by 2040. As global population continues to rise, the food demand is predicted to exceed the supply. The Taskforce on Extreme Weather and Global Food System Resilience estimated that the population would increase by 1.7 billion by 2050 and would need more than 60 percent additional food production to meet the demand and prevent...
Scientists says severe food shocks more likely due climate change
2015-08-16 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Live Mint: Extreme weather such as intense storms, droughts and heatwaves will cause more frequent and severe food shortages as the global climate and food supply systems change, British and American experts warned on Friday. The pressure on the world's food supplies is so great, and the increase in extreme weather events so rapid, they said, that food shortages on a scale likely to occur once a century under past conditions, may in future hit as often as once every 30 years. "The chance of having a weather-related...
Perry Capital Cuts Paper Companies After Tax Change Wager
2015-08-14 19:03:24| Paper - Topix.net
Perry exited positions in International Paper Co. and KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. in the last quarter that were collectively valued at $213 million, according to a regulatory filing.
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