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New record: July was hottest month of them all, say US scientists
2015-08-20 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The world broke new heat records in July, marking the hottest month in history and the warmest first seven months of the year since modern record-keeping began in 1880, US authorities said on Thursday. The findings by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed a troubling trend, as the planet continues to warm due to the burning of fossil fuels, and scientists expect the scorching temperatures to get worse. "The world is warming. It is continuing to warm. That is being shown...
As sea rise threatens Indian farmlands, scientists study saltwater plants as crops for future
2015-08-16 23:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: On a sun-scorched wasteland near India's southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds. The plants are living on saltwater, coping with drought and possibly offering viable farming alternatives for a future in which rising seas have inundated countless coastal farmlands. Sea rise, one of the consequences of climate change, now threatens millions of poor subsistence farmers across Asia. As ocean water swamps low-lying plots, experts...
Scientists says severe food shocks more likely due climate change
2015-08-16 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Live Mint: Extreme weather such as intense storms, droughts and heatwaves will cause more frequent and severe food shortages as the global climate and food supply systems change, British and American experts warned on Friday. The pressure on the world's food supplies is so great, and the increase in extreme weather events so rapid, they said, that food shortages on a scale likely to occur once a century under past conditions, may in future hit as often as once every 30 years. "The chance of having a weather-related...
Scientists Discover Control for Torque teno sus Virus Viremia in Pigs
2015-08-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SPAIN - A study carried out by scientists of IRTA-CReSA and MSD Animal Health demonstrates for the first time that Torque teno sus virus (TTSuV) viremia can be controlled by a combined DNA and protein immunization during naturally occurring infection.
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Young Asia-Pacific Scientists Tackle Climate Change Challenges
2015-08-03 06:47:25| pollutiononline Home Page
Science, innovation and technology officials from APEC member economies have identified twelve young scientists in the Asia-Pacific region whose cutting-edge research is leading the way in the fight against climate change
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