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Global warming disrupts oceans, seen lingering in the depths
2016-09-05 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Global warming is disrupting ocean life from plankton to whales and the heat may linger in the depths for centuries even if man-made greenhouse gas emissions are halted, an international study said on Monday. Rising temperatures in the seas were also having wider knock-on effects such as by disrupting rainfall patterns over land, spurring extreme weather events and aiding a spread of water-borne diseases, it said. "Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation,"...
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Germanys Energiewende: a renewable revolution on the ropes
2016-09-05 01:00:00| Power Technology
Germanys once vaunted renewable energy strategy looks to be running out of steam and threats to this EU renewable energy flagship could be compounded as EU-US TTIP trade talks step up a gear. Nnamdi Anyadike investigates.
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Guyana eyes a wealth of new oil but could Venezuela spoil the party?
2016-09-05 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
In June, ExxonMobil confirmed the discovery of up to 1.4bn barrels of oil in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, a find which if developed could see the country emerge as a major drilling target. Rod James looks at the nature of the discovery, how th
The Diversity of Different Amazonian Plants May Be the Key to Its Survival
2016-09-04 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TrendInTech: Like everywhere else in the world today, the Amazon is also a place that is feeling the effects of climate change. Here, there are tens of thousands of plant species alone at risk of being destroyed by the effects of global warming. However, a new study carried out by researchers suggests that the more diverse a forest is, the better chance it has of adapting to climate change. They discovered that as some trees are killed off by climate change, others that are more suited to deal with the new conditions...
Sea level rise is here and threatens the US naval bases around the world
2016-09-04 18:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Huge vertical rulers are sprouting beside low spots in the streets here, so people can judge if the tidal floods that increasingly inundate their roads are too deep to drive through. Five hundred miles down the Atlantic Coast, the only road to Tybee Island, Ga., is disappearing beneath the sea several times a year, cutting the town off from the mainland. And another 500 miles on, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., increased tidal flooding is forcing the city to spend millions fixing battered roads and...
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