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Climate change could impact food output: World Bank report
2013-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: The government's attempts to push through the Food Security Bill may earn it political brownie points, but failure to counter and stem climate change is likely to blunt the impact of the legislation. Existing projections on the impact of higher temperature on agricultural production vary. However, there is empirical evidence that higher temperatures, and the resulting higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are expected to lower protein levels of crops such as wheat and rice. A World...
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BHP Billiton Rating Reiterated by Deutsche Bank
2013-06-21 14:49:40| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Deutsche Bank in a report released on Friday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports.
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Global warming may cause extreme droughts in India, World Bank warns
2013-06-21 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Times of India: Global warming could lead to more extreme droughts in large parts of India, resulting in widespread food shortages and hardship in the country, in the next few decades, a new World Bank report warned today. The impact of a possible global temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius in the next few decades threatens to trap millions of people in poverty, according to the report. The soaring temperatures will also drive regular food shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa. Shifting rain patterns in South Asia...
Bank of America Trust Originated Preferred Securities Shares Cross 7% Yield Mark
2013-06-20 23:10:45| Paper - Topix.net
Corp.'s 7.12% Trust Originated Preferred Securities were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend , with shares changing hands as low as $25.23 on the day.
Stop bickering over climate and act: World Bank
2013-06-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The world should stop arguing about whether humans are causing climate change and start taking action to stop dangerous temperature rises, the president of the World Bank said on Wednesday. Jim Yong Kim said there was 97 to 98 per cent agreement among scientists that global warming was real and caused by human activity. "If you disagree with the science of human-caused climate change you are not disagreeing that there is anthropogenic climate change. What you are disagreeing with is science...
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