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Marshall Islands: Rising Sea Disturbs the Dead, Threatens Islands
2014-06-07 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: A World War II gravesite has been flooded by rising seas levels around the Marshall Islands, washing away the bodies of 26 fallen soldiers. This served as a macabre warning of the threat climate change posses to all small island chains, according to a recent United Nations Report. "These last spring tides in February to April this year have caused not just inundation and flooding of communities but have also undermined regular land, so that even the dead are affected," said foreign minister Tony...
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Rising seas uncover Pacific war dead
2014-06-07 04:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Rising sea levels have disturbed the skeletons of soldiers killed on the Marshall Islands during World War Two. Speaking at UN climate talks in Bonn, the Island's foreign minister said that high tides had exposed one grave with 26 dead. The minister said the bones were most likely those of Japanese troops. Driven by global warming, waters in this part of the Pacific have risen faster than the global average. With a high point just two metres above the waters, the Marshall Islands are...
With stock rising high ahead of TriQuint merger, RF Micro execs cash in
2014-06-06 22:00:46| Electronics - Topix.net
RF Micro Devices signage is displayed outside of the company's headquarters in Greensboro.
With stock rising high ahead of TriQuint merger, RF Micro execs cash in
2014-06-06 19:32:23| Semiconductors - Topix.net
RF Micro Devices signage is displayed outside of the company's headquarters in Greensboro.
Obama Advisor: Rising Sea Levels Threaten Military Bases: Where Will We Move Them?
2014-06-05 15:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNS: A top Obama advisor said at an American Association for the Advancement of Science conference on Thursday that climate change threatens our national security, including military bases that could be misplaced by rising sea levels. It could, for example, affect our military mission, Alice Hill, senior advisor for Preparedness and Resilience to the assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, said during a panel discussion on Current Federal Efforts to fight climate...
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