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Rising carbon dioxide emissions pose 'intoxication' threat to world's ocean fish
2016-01-20 11:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: "Our results were staggering and have massive implications for global fisheries and marine ecosystems across the planet," says lead author, Dr Ben McNeil, of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre. "High concentrations of carbon dioxide cause fish to become intoxicated-a phenomenon known as hypercapnia. Essentially, the fish become lost at sea. The carbon dioxide affects their brains and they lose their sense of direction and ability to find their way home. They don't even know where their predators...
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Transport Canada: Excessive fatigue at CP an 'immediate threat' to rail safety
2016-01-18 19:33:20| Railroads - Topix.net
OTTAWA - Transport Canada has hit Canadian Pacific Railway with an unprecedented order demanding the company change its freight rail scheduling and fatigue-management practices on some runs in British Columbia because they pose "an immediate threat to safe railway operations."
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Climate Change Disaster Top Threat to Economy in 2016
2016-01-17 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A catastrophe caused by climate change is seen as the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016, according to a survey of 750 experts conducted by the World Economic Forum. The annual assessment of risks conducted by the WEF before its annual meeting in Davos on January 20-23 showed that global warming had catapulted its way to the top of the list of concerns. A failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation was seen as likely to have a bigger impact than the spread of weapons...
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Do Tech Unicorns Pose a Threat to San Franciscos Office Market?
2016-01-15 09:00:00| National Real Estate Investor
Is the city on the verge of another dot.com bubble? read more
Utility may have understated health threat from gas leak
2016-01-14 22:27:17| Energy - Topix.net
The utility whose leaking natural gas well has driven thousands of Los Angeles residents from their homes has publicly understated the number of times airborne levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene have spiked over the past three months, the company's own data suggests. In trying to reassure the public there's no long-term health risk from the leak, Southern California Gas Co.
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