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Navigating the "Vast Sea of Unknowns" of Water Risk
2013-03-22 15:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: We know less about one of world's most pressing challenges today than we did 10 years ago. It's no secret that water - or the lack thereof - will be one of the defining issues of the 21st century. And yet, the United Nations World Water Report, in 2009, stated that when it comes to water, "less is known with each passing decade." The World Economic Forum recently named the water supply crises as one of the top risks facing the planet - edging out issues like terrorism and systemic financial failure....
Kiribati wants more seawalls to counter sea level rise
2013-03-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Radio New Zealand: The President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, says there is an urgent need to build seawalls around the islands to reduce their vulnerability to sea level rise. Mr Tong says this would require a huge amount of money and he has travelled around the world to seek support for this work from the international community. He says i-Kiribati children need to upskill and acquire a better education so they can emigrate with valuable skills and knowledge. He says it`s very unlikely Kiribati will remain a...
UK oil and gas welcomes North Sea tax relief in Budget 2013
2013-03-21 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
UK Chancellor George Osborne's decision to guarantee tax relief on North Sea decommissioning expenditure in the 2013 Budget has been welcomed by leaders of the oil and gas industry in the country.
Indias final Talwar-class frigate completes contractor sea trials
2013-03-20 10:15:00| Naval Technology
INS Tarikand (F50), the Indian Navy's third Talwar-class warship, has successfully completed sea trials in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Russia, Yantar shipyard spokesman Sergei Mikhailov said.
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Melting Sea Ice Keeps Hungry Polar Bears on Land
2013-03-20 01:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Polar bears, the iconic victims of climate change, are shifting their migration patterns because of changes in sea ice. The bears are arriving on land earlier and departing later, a new study found, and it's threatening their access to food. A team of researchers studied the migration patterns of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Hudson Bay, Canada, using satellite-tracking data collected between 1991 and1997 and 2004 and 2009. They found that the rate at which sea ice melts and re-freezes, as...
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