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The Great Barrier Reef just sustained massive damage. Can it ever recover?
2016-06-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: The news out of the Great Barrier Reef keeps getting worse and worse. For months, the northern half of Australia's famed coral reef has been ravaged by an unprecedented mass bleaching event. Record high temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, fueled by global warming and a powerful El Nio, have turned this once vibrant ecosystem into a ghastly pale white tableau. Now scientists are assessing the fallout -- and it's grim. On Sunday, Australian researchers estimated that 35 percent of the corals...
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Hailstorms badly damage French vineyards, mainly Cognac
2016-05-30 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Severe weather, including hailstorms, caused serious damage at the weekend in some French wine-producing regions, notably Cognac where up to 8 percent of the vineyard has been badly damaged, producers said on Monday. Other regions hard hit where Chablis and Beaujolais. "These hail bursts ravaged many vineyards, making future harvests uncertain or impossible," FNSEA, France's largest farm union, said in a statement. Cognac producers say 5,000 to 6,000 hectares (12,400 to 14,800 acres), amounting...
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Climate damage threatens heritage sites
2016-05-28 06:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: A world that faces the loss of the Statue of Liberty, where the ancient Italian city of Venice has been overwhelmed by flooding and a Ugandan forest that shelters mountain gorillas is at risk is all too real a possibility, says a new report. Its authors say 31 natural and cultural world heritage sites in 29 countries have been identified as affected by climate change. The impacts include rising temperatures, higher sea levels, more extreme weather, and fiercer droughts. The report by the UN...
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Low-Profile, Small-Footprint 400W TVS Diodes From Littelfuse Protect Sensitive Electronics From Damage From Transient Voltage Events
2016-05-26 07:22:44| electronicsweb Home Page
Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, has introduced the SMF4L Series 400W Low Profile Package TVS Diode, which is designed specifically to protect sensitive electronic equipment from voltage transients induced by lightning and other transient voltage events
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Brexit 'could damage NHS', warns chief
2016-05-22 12:42:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The health service could suffer if a vote to leave the EU puts the economy at risk as "when the British economy sneezes, the NHS catches a cold", its boss says.
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