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Supposedly 'safer' synthetic gases replacing ozone-destroying CFCs could be a climate risk factor
2014-04-12 21:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tech Times: Little-studied class of synthetic gases, considered 'safer' for Earth's ozone layer, could still be a risk in climate change, MIT scientists have warned. Pictured here is one of the testing stations in the AGAGE global system, located on Cape Grim in Australia Synthetic gases developed as a "safer" replacement for chlorofluorocarbons which caused the hole in our planet's ozone layer above Antarctica can still represent a risk, MIT scientists say. When chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, were phased...
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Sony issues battery fire risk warnings for Vaio laptop
2014-04-11 13:42:26| Electronics - Topix.net
Sony has issued battery fire risks for its latest range of Sony Vaio laptops, including the Sony Vaio Fit.
IPCC Warns Of Greater Risk To Food & Water Security
2014-04-11 00:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDev.Net: The climate change-related risks from extreme events such as floods and heat waves will rise further with global warming, according to the second installment of the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. This will aggravate food and water insecurity, especially for some of the poorest communities. The report of the second working group of the IPCCs Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), dealing with impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, and offering new insights into key risks...
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Identified epigenetic factors associated with increased risk of developing cancer
2014-04-10 22:42:08| Biotech - Topix.net
One in four human tumor presents genetic polymorphisms associated with increased risk of cancer that cause an epigenetic change that modifies the expression of neighboring genes.
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Vote 'risk' for UK credit status
2014-04-10 18:14:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A vote for Scottish independence would delay the UK's return to triple A credit status, according to the ratings agency, Fitch.
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