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Minister blames India's heatwave on climate change, as death toll reaches 2500
2015-06-03 17:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A heatwave which has claimed the lives of up to 2,500 people in India, and the subsequent delayed monsoon rains, are the results of climate change, the country's Minister for Earth Sciences has said. The death toll in the country has continued to rise since extreme temperatures began in mid-April. Meanwhile, cooling monsoon rains, expected to bring relief to those experiencing temperatures of up to 47C, have been delayed by at least five days, it has been reported. Earth Sciences Minister...
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Drought taking toll on West, senators told
2015-06-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Coloradoan: Witnesses presented a bleak picture of the impact of ongoing drought in the West during a Senate hearing Tuesday, but there were a few rays of hope. First the bad news: "Seventy-five percent of land in the 11 westernmost states are facing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. "California has ordered a 25 percent reduction in water use by non-farm users. "Washington has declared a statewide drought emergency and is predicting $1.2 billion...
Drought takes $2.7 billion toll California agriculture
2015-06-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The record-breaking drought in California brought about by a severe lack of precipitation, especially mountain snows has exacted a $2.7 billion toll on the states economy because of agricultural losses, researchers said Tuesday. During a briefing for the California Department of Food & Agriculture, scientists from the University of California, Davis, told officials that based on their preliminary research and modeling, the drought is resulting in a harder economic pinch this year than it was...
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Death toll from defective GM ignition switches rises to 109
2015-06-01 22:25:51| Automakers - Topix.net
DETROIT - The death toll from faulty ignition switches in small cars made by General Motors has reached 109. Victims' families are being offered compensation of at least $1 million each by attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM last year.
The heat and the death toll are rising in India. Is this glimpse of Earths future?
2015-06-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Roads have twisted in the heat. Hospitals are overwhelmed by thousands of dehydrated people, the poor, the elderly and children among the worst hit. Urgent instructions to wear wide-brimmed hats and light-coloured cotton clothes, use umbrellas and drink lots of fluid have been issued by the government. India is struggling to cope with one of the deadliest heatwaves to hit the subcontinent. And its attempt to do so is raising a question for the whole planet how can humans cope with the kinds...
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