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East Antarctic Melting Could Raise Sea Levels By 10 To 13 Feet, Study Finds
2014-05-05 08:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: A region of East Antarctica is more vulnerable than previously thought to a massive thaw that could result in world sea levels rising for thousands of years, a study found Sunday. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, looked at the 600-mile Wilkes Basin in East Antarctica, which, if it melted, has enough ice to raise sea levels by 10 to 13 feet. Researchers found that the region was vulnerable to melting because it`s held in place by a small "ice plug" that may melt over the...
April carbon dioxide levels above landmark 400ppm threshold for entire month
2014-05-04 13:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: For the first time in at least 800,000 years, the average level of carbon dioxide in Earths atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million (ppm) for a full month in April. Measurements made at a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) observatory in Hawaii showed that the monthly average in April reached 401.33ppm. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California which runs the observatory -- says it is the first time in human history that levels of the greenhouse...
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Global carbon dioxide levels exceeded historic threshold throughout April
2014-05-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere averaged more than 400 parts per million throughout April, the first time the planets monthly average has surpassed that threshold. The data from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, shows how world leaders are failing to rein in greenhouse gases that climate scientists say are warming the planet. Were running out of time, but not solutions, Ed Chen, a spokesman for the Natural Resources Defense...
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EIA: US biomass-based diesel imports increased to record levels in 2013; from net exporter to net importer
2014-05-02 22:30:20| Green Car Congress
Dow Drops From Record Levels as United Technologies, Boeing Fall
2014-05-02 09:31:44| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Most investors were content to wait for tomorrow's key employment report from the Labor Department, which could help establish whether the economy in April improved from its winter deep-freeze.
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