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Experts link Agriculture to rising levels of Climate Change impacts
2013-12-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Africa Science News: Climate change experts have directly linked agricultural sector to the global warming, causing the devastating effects of climate change to both flora and Fauna. The experts under the auspice of adaptation to climate change and Insurance (ACCI) say that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is ever increasing due to cutting down of trees and burning of fossil fuel to facilitate farming activities. Speaking to Africa Science News in Busia County during a climate change adaptation...
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Grid Reliability Considerations for High Levels of Demand Response
2013-12-18 18:45:00| Transmission & Distribution World
EPRI, November 2013 The objectives of this white paper include considering the unique characteristics of demand response relative to bulk electric system reliability needs and present contributions to system reliability. read more
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Rising sea levels torment coastal US
2013-12-18 14:38:02| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: One block from the beach on the narrow Willoughby Spit, Bob Parsons was watching the weather news on TV in November 2009 when brackish water suddenly oozed up through the floors of his home and poured in from the front and back doors. He and his wife, Carole, lugged filing cabinets and a restored wingback chair upstairs but didn't have time to move the car, parked on the street-turned-waterway, The car was totaled, and the house needed thousands of dollars' worth of repairs. Since that storm,...
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Retail Market Gains Traction but Still Stands Below Record Levels
2013-12-17 13:38:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
By Amy Fischbach, Freelance Writer By Amy Fischbach, Freelance Writer A turnaround in the housing market often sparks a revival in the retail industry. At this point, there is evidence that’s happening. However, both markets are still not back to pre-recession levels, which is limiting opportunities for electrical contracting firms nationwide. read more
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Sea levels expected rise two feet within the next 70 years and eight feet by 2200
2013-12-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: Sea levels will rise two feet within just 70 years and eight feet by the year 2200, according to a new study which suggests hundreds of coastal cities face being wiped out within a matter of generations. Scientists now claim we have awoken a 'sleeping giant' and that sea levels won't stop rising until they are between 25 to 30 feet higher than now. Alarmingly those predictions are based on the assumption that levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere remain at what they are today. Threat:...
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