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Climate change is heating up the US, national report warns
2013-01-11 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: A federal advisory panel released a draft report Friday on how Americans can adapt to a changing climate, a more than 1,000 page tome that also sums up what has become increasingly apparent: The country is hotter than it used to be, rainfall is becoming both more intense and more erratic, and rising seas and storm surges threaten U.S. coasts. The draft of the third National Climate Assessment warns that with the current rate of global carbon emissions, these impacts will intensify in the coming...
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Hong Kong: Li & Fung warns of 40% slump in Fy profit
2013-01-11 17:16:39| Logistics - Topix.net
Global sourcing giant Li & Fung Ltd today warned of a 40% fall in full-year core operating profit - and named a new president to lead its US unit where sales and margins have weakened.
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HONG KONG: Li & Fung warns of 40% slump in FY profit
2013-01-11 13:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Global sourcing giant Li & Fung Ltd today (11 January) warned of a 40% fall in full-year core operating profit - and named a new president to lead its US unit where sales and margins have weakened.
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Perfect global storm developing warns World Economic Forum
2013-01-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Royal Gazette: A major systemic financial failure. Extreme weather patterns. A water supply crisis. Food shortages. Weapons of mass destruction. Stark income disparity. Cyber attacks. Those are just a few of the major risks to the global economy this year, according to a report released this week by the World Economic Forum. With nations already coping with rising economic strains while staring in face of increasing environmental concerns, the WEF report says the world could soon find itself in the eye of "the...
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Canada: Native Canadians Could Block Energy Development, Chief Warns
2013-01-10 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Native Canadians are so angry that they could resort to blocking resource development and bring the economy "to its knees" unless the Conservative government addresses their grievances, an influential chief said on Thursday. Native Canadian chiefs are due to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday to discuss the poor living conditions facing many of Canada's 1.2 million aboriginals. "We have had enough. Our young people have had enough. Our women have had enough ... . We have nothing...
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