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05.09.12 -- Air And Water Instrumentation Market To Exceed $14.1B This Year
2016-06-13 17:37:22| pollutiononline Home Page
05/09/12 Pollution Online Newsletter
In boost to Paris climate pact, India says it aims to join this year
2016-06-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India has agreed to work toward joining the Paris Agreement on climate change this year, India and the United States said on Tuesday, giving a jolt of momentum to the international fight to curb global warming. At a time of heightened tensions in Asia over China's assertive pursuit of territory, the two countries also pledged to expand military cooperation and outlined principles for cooperation on cyber issues. President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White...
What can 100 cities teach us about the future of this vulnerable world?
2016-06-06 12:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As we move deeper into the 21st century, the stresses and shocks come faster and faster. Theyre hitting hard in all parts of the world, and cities are bearing the brunt because thats where the largest segments of our populations live. While a huge amount of effort has been focused with good reason on climate-related shocks, our 100 Resilient Cities initiative continues to highlight and address so many other challenges that are equally powerful, equally destructive. Social unrest, economic...
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Military discloses at least 11 troops infected with Zika virus this year
2016-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: At least 11 U.S. troops have been infected with the Zika virus since January, nearly all of whom traveled to countries where the mosquito-born illness is prevalent, a Pentagon health report published Friday disclosed. In addition, four dependents of servicemembers - which can include spouses and children - and two military retirees contracted the illness, according to the report. It underscored the risks to military personnel of child-bearing age exposed to the virus during deployments. A fetus...
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You could be standing on an abandoned gas well right this second
2016-05-31 23:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The American landscape is dotted with oil and gas wells that have been abandoned over the years. And if you happen to live atop one of those wells, this can be a big problem. NPR tells the story of Rick Kinder, a construction worker who was building a house in southern Colorado when a sudden blast sent him flying. "We just heard this big roar and then a big boom, and it threw us against the walls, and it just blew the whole top of the roof off," Kinder says. Though no one was killed in the accident,...
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