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Rising temperatures increase health risks
2013-05-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Baltimore Sun: Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And that's just a taste of what health problems to expect as global climate change cranks the heat up in many places. Researchers for Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Yale universities reviewed a nationwide health database of 12.5 million older Americans...
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Icy Arctic rising as economic, security hot spot
2013-05-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot -- and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories. Diplomats from eight Arctic nations, including Secretary of State John Kerry, will meet next week over how to protect the thawing region as its waterways increasingly open to commercial shipping traffic. U.S. officials estimate the Arctic holds 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil...
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China battery plant protest gives voice to rising anger over pollution
2013-05-11 13:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Saturday to oppose plans for a lithium battery factory, highlighting growing social tension over pollution. Police stood by as residents marched peacefully along a busy street in the Songjiang district of the city, gathering at an intersection near the site of a Carrefour hypermarket, chanting and holding signs saying "No factory here, we love Songjiang." Many wore matching t-shirts with an image of a smoky factory...
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Plan to sustain marine economy amid rising sea levels, pollution
2013-05-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
VietnamNet: Viet Nam is urgently seeking ways of sustaining its marine economy as climate change warms and raises sea levels - and, together with massive pollution, continues to destroy the nation's 110,000 hectares of coral reefs. Ly Son island. The marine economy now contributes about 48 per cent of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and there are plans to raise this to 53-55 per cent by 2020. It includes industries related to trade and investment in seafood products, ship and boat building, water...
Polyester Prices Slightly Rising after May Day (Weekly Report)
2013-05-08 15:37:11| EmergingTextiles.com
Polyester prices slightly rebounded from this Monday, after staying unchanged over the May Day break in China. Our weekly report covers Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) prices on the domestic market, including a price comparison with cotton and viscose. Historical data are also available for download, back to 2004.
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