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Shrinking water supply under threat in U.S. farm breadbasket: report
2013-08-27 18:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A critical water source for U.S. farmers and ranchers is being depleted at a rapid rate and nearly 70 percent of it will disappear within the next 50 years if the current trend does not change, according to a report issued this week. Thirty percent of the groundwater from a critical portion of what is known as the High Plains Aquifer already has been pumped and another 39 percent will be depleted over the next five decades, according to the report by environmental science and engineering experts...
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Ocean Acidification Poses Threat to Wide Range of Animal Life, Study Shows
2013-08-26 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: As the ocean continues to grow more acidic, many marine animals will face negative consequences, though to varying degrees due to differences in bodily functions, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The world's oceans are responsible for absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted through human activity, thus acting as a stabilizing force for the Earth's global temperatures. However, such storage is not limitless nor without its consequences....
Climate change our most serious security threat
2013-08-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: Ask Adm. Samuel Locklear III, commander of the U.S. military's sprawling Pacific Command, what his most serious threat is, and you might be surprised. There's a long list of possibilities, after all: North Korean nukes, rising Chinese military power and aggressive cyberespionage, multiple territorial disputes between major powers and persistent insurgencies from the Philippines to Thailand, not to mention protecting some of the world's most vulnerable shipping choke points. Add all of that up, though,...
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What Is The Greatest Threat Our Industry Faces?
2013-08-21 17:34:08| Beef
The greatest threat to the U.S. beef industry isnt from large devastating blows like BSE, federal subsidies for ethanol, or trumped-up scandals perpetrated by an irresponsible media. The greatest threat is the patience of our opponents. My View From The Country read more
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Cigna Demands Counseling for Breast Cancer Test in Myriad Threat
2013-08-19 09:48:37| Biotech - Topix.net
Cigna Corp. will become the first U.S. health insurer to require genetic counseling nationwide before it pays for tests for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, a move that may threaten sales for Myriad Genetics Inc. The policy affects tests for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer, as well as genes for ... (more)
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