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Canada: Severe flooding a sign of future weather woes, UW researcher says
2013-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Record: Extreme rainfall and flooding in Alberta could result in one of the most costly natural disasters in Canadian history -- and it may not be an isolated event. Flooding in southern Alberta that occurred in 2005 was then considered a one-in-100-years disaster, yet the heavy rains this week that have led to flooding in Banff, Canmore, Calgary and south toward Lethbridge have caused more widespread damage than the previous event. According to Jason Thistlethwaite, director of the Climate Change...
Wyoming Replaces U.S. to Study Water Woes Tied to Fracking
2013-06-20 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The only finding by U.S. regulators of water contamination from fracking was thrown into doubt yesterday when the federal government halted its investigation and handed the probe over to the State of Wyoming. State officials will now investigate the integrity of gas wells owned by Encana Corp. (ECA) near 14 domestic water wells in Pavillion, Wyoming, while the Environmental Protection Agency stops further work on its draft report from 2011, which linked groundwater woes to hydraulic fracturing,...
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Pixmania woes hit Dixons results
2013-06-20 09:52:39| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Dixons Retail reports a rise in sales, but costs incurred at its troubled online outlet Pixmania mean it reports a loss for the past year.
World Bank warns global warming woes closing in
2013-06-19 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The World Bank on Wednesday, June 19, warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia. The report presents "an alarming scenario for the days and years ahead -- what we could face in our lifetime," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. "The scientists tell us that if the world warms by two degrees Centigrade (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) -- warming which may be reached in 20 to 30 years -- that...
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China works to ease water woes
2013-06-11 04:58:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Will desalination work for parched Chinese region?
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