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Study: Climate change causing trees to use less water
2013-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Some trees seem to be adapting to climate change by using less water, according to a study by a team of researchers from several universities, including Indiana University, that was recently published in the journal Nature. Using atmospheric devices on a 150-foot tower in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest, IU researchers measured how much water vapor and gases were being absorbed and released by the forest. That information, combined with similar data from forests around the world, has led researchers...
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Alarmist US report highlights risks of climate change to energy sector
2013-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Post: In a report supporting Barack Obamas renewed push to fight climate change, the United States Department of Energy said its energy sector is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods and decreased water availability and needs to shore up its preparedness. The magnitude of the challenge posed by climate change on an aging and already stressed U.S. energy system could outpace current adaptation efforts, unless a more comprehensive and accelerated approach is adopted,...
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US energy industry feeling impact of climate change, report says
2013-07-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
FuelFix: A new U.S. Energy Department report highlights the impact of climate change, including prolonged periods of high temperatures and water shortages, on the energy sector. The report issued this month says thermoelectric power plants are at risk from decreasing water availability and increasing air and water temperatures, which reduce the efficiency of cooling. It also says energy infrastructure along the coast is at risk from rising sea levels, increasing intensity of storms, and higher storm...
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Norway funds climate change impact curbs
2013-07-12 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Viet Nam News: Norway will provide Viet Nam with nearly VND10 billion (US$476,000) to conduct a four-year project to reduce the impacts of climate change on rice production. The project will be conducted in the northern province of Nam Dinh and the Mekong Delta provinces of Soc Trang and Tra Vinh from next month. The Norwegian Embassy and the Viet Nam Academy of Agricultural Sciences signed the agreement for the project in Ha Noi on Wednesday.
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Report: Climate change threatens U.S. energy sources
2013-07-11 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate change and extreme weather already are causing disruptions in the U.S. energy supply that are likely to worsen as more intense storms, higher temperatures and more frequent droughts occur, the government says in a new report. The report, released Thursday by the Energy Department, says blackouts and other problems caused by Superstorm Sandy and other extreme weather events are likely to be repeated across the country as an aging energy infrastructure struggles to adapt to rising seas, higher...
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