Great Waves of Change News- Climate Change May Worsen Air Pollution June 25, 2014
- Too hot to handle: life in a four-degree world June 18, 2014
- Report supports shutdown of all high seas fisheries June 10, 2014
- Tropical storms migrate toward poles May 20, 2014
- Fatal floods in Serbia and Bosnia force tens of thousands to flee their homes May 19, 2014
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Abu Dhabi faces acute water scarcity
An article on gulfnews highlights the situation facing the United Arab Emirates, and the wider world, regarding the availability of water: Abu Dhabi is considered a “water-stressed” area as the emirate’s per capita availability of fresh, natural and renewable water … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, depletion of water tables, groundwater, water, water scarcity
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Natural gas switch won’t slow climate change, study suggests
This article by the CBC discusses a recent study that disputes the notion of greater natural gas exploitation serving as a bridge to a low-carbon future: Cheap and plentiful natural gas isn’t quite a bridge to a brighter energy future … Continue reading
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Tagged low-carbon, methane, natural gas
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Strongest storm this year hits Japan
The Weather Network reports on the situation after typhoon Vongfong hit Japan’s main islands on Monday morning: A week after being hit by Typhoon Phanfone, the strongest storm to hit Japan this year made landfall on the main islands early … Continue reading
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Tagged category 5, heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds, Japan, typhoon Vongfong
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Adapt or Die: Walrus Join Crowd of Species Facing Climate Ultimatum
NBC news reports on how a large amount of Walruses were found crowded on an Alaskan beach during a time when they would normally be hunting from the arctic ice: The 35,000 walruses recently spotted jammed onto an Alaskan beach … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, extinction, loss of sea ice, species extinction, threatened species, walrus, walruses
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Ebola Death Toll Tops 3,000
Time.com reports on the latest official figures for how many have succumbed to, and been infected by, the Ebola virus outbreak: At least 3,080 people have died of Ebola in West Africa, the World Health Organization said Friday, bringing the … Continue reading
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Tagged ebola, ebola virus, emerging health threat, emerging virus, epidemic, Guinea, Liberia, potential pandemic, sierra leone, West Africa, WHO, World Health Organisation, World Health Organization
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Asylum claims from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones rise in first half 2014
This article on the UNHCR website highlights the growth in numbers of asylum seekers from conflict-stricken parts of the world in early 2014: A UNHCR report released on Friday shows that the number of people seeking refugee status in industrialized … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, asylum seekers, conflict, conflict zones, Eritrea, Iraq, refugees, Syria, the United Nations, UN, UNHCR, war refugees
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Thousands flee as US wildfires rage in California
The BBC reports on the situation in California as it faces its worst wildfire season on record: Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in northern California after a wildfire burning out of control doubled in size … Continue reading
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Syria conflict: Dozens killed in strikes on Talbiseh
This BBC article reports on the latest in the conflict in Syria: Almost 50 people have been killed by Syrian government air strikes in an opposition-held town, activists say. Six children were among those who died as Talbiseh, in Homs … Continue reading
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