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World's poorest will feel brunt of climate change, warns World Bank
2013-06-19 09:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Millions of people around the world are likely to be pushed back into poverty because climate change is undermining economic development in poor countries, the World Bank has warned. Droughts, floods, heatwaves, sea-level rises and fiercer storms are likely to accompany increasing global warming and will cause severe hardship in areas that are already poor or were emerging from poverty, the bank said in a report. Food shortages will be among the first consequences within just two decades, along...
World Bank warns global warming woes closing in
2013-06-19 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The World Bank on Wednesday, June 19, warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia. The report presents "an alarming scenario for the days and years ahead -- what we could face in our lifetime," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. "The scientists tell us that if the world warms by two degrees Centigrade (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) -- warming which may be reached in 20 to 30 years -- that...
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Climate science debate has cost precious time, expert warns
2013-06-17 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Floods, bushfires and this year's scorching summer heatwave have raised awareness of the dangers of climate change, but an "infantile" debate over the validity of the science has cost Australia precious time, according to a key Climate Commission expert. The commission, an independent body that advises the government on climate science, has updated its 2011 The Critical Decade study to analyse the latest findings on climate change and Australia's response to it. The report is likely to be the...
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Nucor warns of lower earnings than street expects
2013-06-13 16:43:30| Steel - Topix.net
Nucor has issued earnings guidance for the second quarter that warns the company expects much lower results than analysts are anticipating.
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US: Coca-Cola Enterprises warns over Q2 as "unexpected" factors bite
2013-06-11 18:36:58| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Coca-Cola Enterprises has warned that factors affecting its performance this year have been "unexpectedly persistent" and are hampering its second quarter.
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