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Megacities hit hard by surging sea levels even at 2C rise: study
2015-11-09 00:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Large swathes of Shanghai, Mumbai, New York and other cities will slip under the waves even if an upcoming climate summit limits global warming to two degrees Celsius, scientists reported Sunday. A 2 C (3.6 Fahrenheit) spike in Earth's temperature would submerge land currently occupied by 280 million people, while an increase of 4 C (7.2 F) -- humanity's current trajectory -- would cover areas lived on by more than 600 million, the study said. "Two degrees Celsius warming will pose a long-term,...
Marine invasive species benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels
2015-11-06 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of the planet with damaging consequences, according to the findings of a new report. Slimy, jelly-like creatures are far more tolerant of rising carbon dioxide levels than those with hard structures like corals, since exposed shells and skeletons simply dissolve away as CO2 levels rise. The study, conducted by marine scientists at Plymouth U…
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Oil prices gain due to increase in US inventory levels
2015-11-05 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil prices have increased due to news that US inventory levels rose for a sixth week.
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Volkswagen says 800,000 cars may have false CO2 levels
2015-11-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Shares in VW have dropped after it reported "irregularities" in carbon dioxide emissions levels, which could affect about 800,000 cars in Europe. An internal investigation by the firm into diesel emissions revealed that CO2 emissions and fuel consumption were understated during standards tests. VW said it concerned mainly diesel but also some petrol models and could affect VW, Skoda, Audi and Seat cars. It comes weeks after VW was accused of cheating nitrogen oxide level tests. Cars with...
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VW uncovers irregularities in type-approval CO2 levels affecting about 800K vehicles as part of diesel investigation
2015-11-03 22:55:33| Green Car Congress
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