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Flooding threat as storms sweep in
2014-02-16 07:54:04| Energy - Topix.net
Heavy rain and strong winds have hit Wales overnight as forecasters warn of further storms on Saturday bringing a threat of flooding.
Arctic Biome Under Extreme Threat From A Changing Climate
2014-02-14 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: The Arctic as we know it may not exist as climate change is threatening the polar biomes unique biodiversity and landscape, according to a new report from a large international team of scientists. Conducted by the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) under the Arctic Council, an international forum of Arctic nations, the new study found that climate change could shrink Arctic ecosystems, as advancing changes move north and butt up against the perimeter of the Arctic Ocean, a phenomenon...
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Brazil's coffee belt grapples with rare threat: Dry heat
2014-02-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In Brazil's coffee belt, frost has long been the biggest risk for farmers and commodities traders alike. But after years of migrating to warmer regions, farmers here now find themselves scrambling to overcome an unusual phenomenon: blistering heat. January was the hottest and driest month on record in much of southeastern Brazil, punishing crops in the country's agricultural heartland and sending commodities prices sharply higher in global markets. As signs emerged that the world's largest coffee...
El Nio threat turns up heat Australia suffering farmers
2014-02-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Farmers and firefighters, already dogged by a hot, dry summer for much of Australia, may face worsening conditions later in the year as prospects grow for an El Nino weather pattern in the Pacific. A series of heatwaves and a spreading drought is expected to cut the output of summer crops by 25 per cent for 2013-14 to the lowest level since 2009-10, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) said on Tuesday. Victorian fire authorities, meanwhile, continued...
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Canadian Pork Industry Prepared to Deal with Disease Threat
2014-02-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A veterinarian with the Office of Manitoba's Chief Veterinarian says tools developed over the past few years have helped prepare the Canadian swine industry to deal with new disease threats, such as Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED), writes Bruce Cochrane.
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