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Climate, Ozone Threatened by Increasing Emissions of Laughing Gas, UNEP Warns
2013-11-21 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), also known as laughing gas, could double by 2050, threatening gains made in healing the ozone layer, the United Nations Environment Program warns in a new report. Agriculture is by far the number one contributor to N2O emissions, accounting for some two-thirds, with other major sources including fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning and wastewater. "Although not as prevalent in the atmosphere as CO2 in terms of mass, N2O ... is far from a laughing matter...
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Cost of climate change adaptation could destabilise African countries, UN warns
2013-11-20 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: African countries are increasingly vulnerable to climate change and could struggle to feed and defend their people as temperatures rise, according to a major UN report. The cost of developing drought-resistant crops, providing early-warning systems for floods, droughts and fires, and building seawalls, dykes, and wave breaks will be vast, says the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) emissions gap report, launched this week at an African environment ministers' meeting in Warsaw. It will cost Africa...
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Expert warns of link between warming climate and extreme weather
2013-11-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A senior lecturer in environmental studies at the University of Newcastle says there is a link between a warming climate and extreme weather events. Dr Liam Phelan addressed a gathering in Newcastle yesterday as part of National Climate Action Day. He says while recent bushfires across NSW and the typhoon in the Philippines are not solely caused by climate change, the occurrence of such events is more likely with warming conditions. Dr Phelan says all extreme weather events are affected...
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EU warns Spain and Italy on budgets
2013-11-15 12:16:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The European Commission warns some eurozone countries that their draft budgets may not comply with new debt and deficit rules.
Malaysia: Murum dam blockaders may be suffering human rights violations warns NGOs
2013-11-12 17:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A coalition of nearly 30 organizations has sent a letter to top authorities in Sarawak and Malaysia warning them of possible human right violations against a group of indigenous Penan who are blocking roads to the construction site for Murum Dam. Over 100 indigenous people have been blocking a road for over a month as they demand more compensation and land after being forced to move from their traditional lands to make way for the 900 megawatt dam. "We are writing to express our serious concern...
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