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What 11 billion people mean for climate change
2013-11-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: On the western coast of Alaska, nestled against the Bering Sea, residents of the remote village of Newtok may soon become the country's first climate refugees. Like many Alaskan villages, Newtok sits atop permanently frozen soil called permafrost. In recent years, however, warming oceans and milder surface temperatures have melted the icy subsoil, causing the ground beneath Newtok to erode and sink. In 2007, the village already sat below sea level, and studies warned that the subarctic outpost could...
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What 11 Billion People Mean for Food Security
2013-11-20 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Editor's note: By the end of this century, Earth may be home to 11 billion people, the United Nations has estimated, earlier than previously expected. As part of a week-long series, LiveScience is exploring what reaching this population milestone might mean for our planet, from our ability to feed that many people to our impact on the other species that call Earth home to our efforts to land on other planets. Check back here each day for the next installment. Beetles, scorpions and other insects...
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