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Huge hurricanes will become 10 times more frequent with just two degrees of warming
2013-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: Storm surges as devastating as those caused by Hurricane Katrina could happen 10 times more often if global temperatures rise by just two degrees, new research warns. An estimated 1,836 people lost their lives and millions more were left homeless by the cyclone, the worst to ever hit the U.S., after it submerged New Orleans and other Gulf of Mexico communities in 2005. Much of the devastation was caused by storm surges whipped up by fierce winds, which saw sea levels rise by between 24 and...
Ten times more hurricane surges in future, new research predicts
2013-03-18 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: By examining the frequency of extreme storm surges in the past, previous research has shown that there was an increasing tendency for storm hurricane surges when the climate was warmer. But how much worse will it get as temperatures rise in the future? How many extreme storm surges like that from Hurricane Katrina, which hit the U.S. coast in 2005, will there be as a result of global warming? New research from the Niels Bohr Institute show that there will be a tenfold increase in frequency if the...
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Women sit on a bench in New York's Times Square May 31, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
2013-03-18 16:20:27| Biotech - Topix.net
Overweight and obese diabetes patients given high doses of Novo Nordisk's drug liraglutide achieved 6 percent weight loss in a clinical trial, only slightly above the loss seen in those on a lower dose.
Alberta places ad in New York Times to make its case for Keystone XL pipeline
2013-03-17 06:53:49| Energy - Topix.net
The Alberta government, continuing to press its case for the Keystone XL pipeline, took out out an ad in Sunday's New York Times newspaper, tying the controversial project to core American values and to U.S. pride in its military.
Alberta places ad in New York Times to make its case for Keystone XL pipeline
2013-03-17 05:58:13| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The Alberta government, continuing to press its case for the Keystone XL pipeline, took out out an ad in Sunday's New York Times newspaper, tying the controversial project to core American values and to U.S. pride in its military.
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