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Cities on frontline of climate change struggle
2014-04-11 04:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Half of the world's population now lives in cities, and this proportion is set to rise to two-thirds by 2050. Yet cities are particularly vulnerable to the worst impacts of climate change precisely because their locations are fixed. The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) re-emphasises the vital role cities can play in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. This should come as no surprise, since urban centres are responsible for three quarters of global energy consumption...
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Front-line climate action should inspire us all
2014-04-03 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: A REVOLUTION is upon us. People around the world, from urban New York to rugged Bhutan, have started to notice real changes in their environment. As ever, it is hard to pin such local shifts on global climate change, but they are often consistent with the projections of computer models. Those on the front lines are not waiting for definitive proof of cause and effect. Researchers at the United Nations University have found that communities in nine vulnerable countries are already responding: adopting...
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'We expect catastrophe' Manila, megacity on the climate frontline
2014-03-31 07:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Joshua Alvarez and his family fear for their lives when the monsoon rains come. Last August their two-bedroom flat in Manila was flooded when severe tropical storm Trami dumped 15 inches of rain (380mm) in a few hours and the local reservoir overflowed. They fled to a flyover with thousands of others as five large areas of the capital were inundated with muddy waters up to three metres deep and a state of calamity was declared in three Philippine provinces. In 2012, typhoon Haikui battered the megacity...
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6. Off-Rental Cars Features Match Dealer Frontline Needs
2014-02-26 17:33:05| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Cars coming out of rental fleets are loaded with equipment and features that are ready for dealers to put on the front line. Manheim actually remarketed over 2,600 different year, make, model, & body configurations in 2013. GET THE DETAILSThe Article 6. Off-Rental Cars Features Match Dealer Frontline Needs appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - The Kitchen: The New Soft Drink Frontline
2014-02-17 19:53:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Earlier this month, The Coca-Cola Co took aim at the in-home carbonation market, through its tie-up with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Richard Corbett surveys the battlefield.
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