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More urgent than Ebola, climate change is a bigger threat and we need to act now
2014-10-18 22:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mirror: The biggest threat to mankind is not war and international conflict its the fact that most governments never think about the long term. This week the US Defense Department said natural disasters from climate change will lead to more instability, disease and poverty. Ive been in Geneva for a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, a group of politicians from 160 countries which champions human rights. I last visited Geneva eight years ago to discuss with the United Nations World...
ICS: Oil Pollution Compensation Regime under Threat
2014-10-14 17:02:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The running of the global regime for compensation from oil pollution from ships may be under threat, due to a decision by governments to wind up the 1971 International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund , says the International Chamber of Shipping , the global trade association for shipowners. At next week's IOPCF meeting in London, ICS, in conjunction with BIMCO and Intertanko, will argue that it is premature to wind up the 1971 Fund when there are still outstanding claims not covered by the current 1992 Fund.
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Pentagon Addresses Climate Change, Calls It A 'Threat Multiplier'
2014-10-14 09:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Tribune: Referring to climate change as a threat multiplier, United State Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday that rising global temperaturesclimbing sea levels, and more extreme weather events could compound security challenges faced by the U.S. military. His remarks were included in the foreword to a report released by the Pentagon on Monday. In the report, titled Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap, Hagel said that uncertainty in climate change projections cannot be an excuse for delaying...
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Mobile Threat Monday: Thousands of Fake Apps Impersonate Facebook, Twitter, and More
2014-10-13 23:59:45| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
This week, Cheetah Mobile reveals thousands of fake social networking apps preying on unknowing victims.
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Pentagon: Climate change a national security threat
2014-10-13 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Pentagon is integrating climate change threats into all of its "plans, operations, and training" across the entire Defense Department, signaling a comprehensive attempt to tackle the impacts of global warming. In a 20-page Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap released on Monday, the Pentagon details its strategic blueprint to address climate change, calling it a "threat multiplier" that has the power to "exacerbate" many of the challenges the U.S. faces today, including "infectious diseases and...
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