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United Kingdom: Floodwaters recede but life is still on hold for villagers of Somerset Levels
2014-03-16 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bryony Sadler was picking her way through the damp, cold, jagged mess that used to be her beloved kitchen, the heart of her family home. "It's difficult to see it like this," she said. "This was our home and look at it now. It's horrendous. We will be back. It will be a special place for the children again. But it's going to take a long time." The Sadler household is one of scores that suddenly had to pack up and go when the floodwaters swamped the villages of Moorland and Fordgate on the Somerset...
Fears of faster rising global sea levels as 'stable' Greenland ice sheet starts to melt
2014-03-16 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Global sea levels may rise faster than anticipated due to a rapid melting of the north-east corner of the Greenland ice sheet, according to scientists. This was widely considered to be cold and stable. Satellite measurements have shown that this part of Greenland, which covers 16 per cent of the ice sheet, has now begun to melt after many years of stability the reason why this area was left out of computer models predicting future global sea-level rise. Regional warming in north-east Greenland...
Fires in Indonesia at highest levels since 2013 haze emergency
2014-03-14 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In early March 2014, forest and peat fires in Indonesia's Riau province, on the island of Sumatra, spiked to levels not seen since the previous Southeast Asian haze crisis of June 2013. Nearly 50,000 Indonesians are suffering respiratory ailments due to the haze, according to Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency. Dramatic satellite images of heavy smoke plumes show the large amount of pollutants being discharged to the atmosphere. The fires are extensive in areas with deep peat soils, suggesting...
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Steady Increase in Incidents of Low Levels of GM Crops in Traded Food, Feed
2014-03-14 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The increased production of genetically modified crops around the globe has led to a higher number of incidents of low levels of GMOs being detected in traded food and feed, FAO said.
Steady Increase in Incidents of Low Levels of GM Crops in Food, Feed
2014-03-14 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The increased production of genetically modified crops around the globe has led to a higher number of incidents of low levels of GMOs being detected in traded food and feed, FAO said.
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