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Water Shortage Seen Worsening From Climate Change in Potsdam Study
2013-10-08 21:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Water scarcity will increase around the world due to climate change, with more than 500 million people affected if mean global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), based on modeling studies by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, or PIK. An additional 8 percent of humankind may face new or worse water scarcity with 2 degrees warming, the target set by international climate negotiators, the German government-funded institute wrote in a news release today....
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FAO Says Food Waste Harms Climate, Water, Land, and Biodiversity
2013-09-20 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Worldwatch Institute: The world wastes 1.3 billion tons of food annuallya third of all the food thats producedaccording to a report published last week by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This waste not only results in major economic loss, but also causes significant harm to the natural resources that we rely on for food production. It also has moral implications, given that an estimated 870 million people go to bed hungry every night. he report, Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural...
Food Waste Harms Climate, Water, Land and Biodiversity
2013-09-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The waste of a staggering 1.3 billion tonnes of food per year is not only causing major economic losses but also wreaking significant harm on the natural resources that humanity relies upon to feed itself, says a new FAO report.
Climate Change May Lead to Critical Water Shortages for South America
2013-07-31 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: As global temperatures continue to rise, Chile and Argentina may face critical water storage issues as rain-bearing westerly winds over South America's Patagonian Ice-Field move south, a new study by University of New South Wales researchers found. In reconstructing past changes in the North and Central Patagonian Ice-Field, which plays a vital role in the hydrology of the region, the scientists found that the ice field suddenly contracted around 15,000 years ago after a southerly migration of westerly...
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EPA Software Helps Reduce Water Pollution as Part of President's Climate Action Plan
2013-07-24 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
National Stormwater Calculator will help property owners, developers, landscapers, and urban planners make informed land-use decisions to protect local waterways from pollution caused by stormwater runoff. Desktop application estimates annual amount of stormwater runoff from specific site based on local soil conditions, slope, land cover, and historical rainfall records. Users can select different scenarios to learn how specific green infrastructure changes can prevent pollution. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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