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Climate change threat to North Sea oil and gas output from...
2013-06-10 23:30:58| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
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Climate change threat to North Sea oil and gas output
2013-06-10 22:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The North Sea oil and gas industry is set to lose hundreds of millions of pounds a year as global warming threatens to unleash increasingly frequent and intense storms, producing bigger waves that could damage platforms and make it harder for staff to do their jobs, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned today. Announcing that global greenhouse emissions jumped by 1.6 per cent to a new record last year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the world is on course for a 4C temperature...
Climate change impacting food supply in Ghana
2013-06-09 16:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Nearly 700,000 people in Ghana are staring at hunger as climate change has started taking a toll on food security in this West African nation of 25 million people, a survey shows. The phenomenon, according to an agrcultural expert, will further aggravate the frequency of droughts and storms which will affect food production. "Severe warming, floods and drought may reduce crop yields. Livestock may be at risk, both directly from heat stress and indirectly from reduced quality of their food supply,...
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Scotland fails to hit climate change targets
2013-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scotsman: SCOTLAND`S climate change target has been missed for the second year in a row, latest figures have shown. Greenhouse gas emissions exceeded their target by almost a million tonnes in 2011, with 54.25m carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) released into the atmosphere. It is the second year that ministers have missed the legally binding target set by the Scottish Parliament. Climate campaigners urged the Scottish Government to up its game and warned Alex Salmonds reluctance to take tougher action...
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Pakistan: Climate change may be making children sick
2013-06-09 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The News International: Cases of vector-borne diseases have increased rapidly in the country this year, particularly in Sindh, and experts have linked this phenomenon to the irregular rain patterns "This year, the rise in vector-borne diseases including diarrhoea, cholera, gastroenteritis, typhoid, and hepatitis is due to environmental factors and the effects of climate change," says Dr Iqbal Memon, renowned paediatrician and president of the Pakistan Paediatric Association. Monsoon season in Pakistan normally starts...
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