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Climate Change Already Profound Impacts on Lakes in Europe
2014-07-21 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: For perspective on how climate change is affecting lakes, those of us here in the U.S. can just look across the pond, where scientists and the agencies involved in meeting the European Unions Water Framework Directive have amassed an impressive body of research on the topic. Not only are extreme weather events such as droughts and intense rainstorms becoming more common, climate warming is leading to increased algal growth and more frequent toxic algal blooms. It also affects the entire aquatic...
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US: PepsiCo CEO admits "profound" change in US consumer habits
2014-07-09 16:39:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The CEO of PepsiCo has acknowledged that the US is seeing a "profound" change in eating and drinking habits, but suggested the media and bloggers are partly to blame for a mistrust of food and drinks producers.
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US to Face Profound Economic Risks from Changing Climate
2014-06-30 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collective: The U.S. economy could face significant and regionally diverse economic risks from climate change if it continues on its current path (business-as-usual) without proper risk management i.e. risk mitigation strategies such as timely investments in adaptation or policy efforts to mitigate climate change through lowering carbon emissions, according to a new report titled Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States and released on June 24. This report has been...
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Climate change will have profound impacts on humankind: Obama
2014-04-22 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Observing that climate change is altering the planet in ways that will have profound impacts on humankind, US President Barack Obama has urged Americans to protect environment for a healthy and sustainable future. "Today, we face a problem that threatens us all. The overwhelming judgement of science tells us that climate change is altering our planet in ways that will have profound impacts on all of humankind," Obama said in a proclamation issued on Monday. "Farmers must cope with increased...
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After typhoon, Philippines faces one of most profound resettlement crises in decades
2014-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The typhoon that recently barreled through the Philippines has left in its wake one of the most profound resettlement crises in decades, with the number of newly homeless far exceeding the capacity of aid groups and the government to respond. Two months after one of the strongest typhoons on record, recovery in the central Philippines has been marked by a desperate scramble for shelter, as people return to the same areas that were ravaged and construct weaker, leakier and sometimes rotting versions...
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