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- Fatal floods in Serbia and Bosnia force tens of thousands to flee their homes May 19, 2014
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Climate change and forest fires synergistically drive widespread melt events of the Greenland Ice Sheet
This scientific paper published on the PNAS website discusses how carbon sediment from forest fires looks set to cause increased melting of the Greenland ice sheet over the next century. As stated in the abstract: In July 2012, over 97% … Continue reading
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Exhaustion of cheap mineral resources is terraforming Earth – scientific report
This two-page report in the Guardian discusses the growing decline the world’s industries’ ability to extract the mineral resources needed to run human civilization: A new landmark scientific report drawing on the work of the world’s leading mineral experts forecasts … Continue reading
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Tagged coal, copper, fracking, mineral extraction, minerals, mining, nickel, peak resource extraction, resource extraction, shale gas, tar sands, uranium
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Climate change will cost big business dearly, report warns
This article discusses how the economy in the US could be affected by the changing world: The report says the U.S. southeast will likely be affected both by sea-level rise and extreme temperatures, with the latter leading to 11,000 to … Continue reading
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May 2014 was the hottest ever recorded
This article by the Daily Mail illustrates the changing trends of world temperatures: Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say. The … Continue reading
North Atlantic ecosystem being affected increasingly by the changing world
This article by the Plymouth Herald discusses how wildlife habitats in the North Atlantic are being affected by climate change: A study led by Jason Hall-Spencer, professor of marine biology at Plymouth University, found that rising temperatures, acidified seawater and … Continue reading
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World’s energy systems vulnerable to climate change
A recent news article illustrates how vulnerable the world’s energy systems are to the effects of the changing world: Many large plants are particularly at risk from droughts, because they need water to cool their facilities, and floods, because they … Continue reading
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US military funding social science research to prepare for future civil disorder
One of the consequences of the effects of the changing world will be civil disorder in many places. It should come as no surprise, then, that one of the world’s most powerful militaries is funding research into the potential future … Continue reading
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Drought in California threatens US food supply
The recent drought affecting the US state of California is likely to have an impact on the US food supply, as this news article illustrates: Walk into any grocery store in America and there’s a good chance the fresh produce … Continue reading
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Many world cities now facing water stress
An article on wunderground reports how many of the world’s biggest cities are taxing their water supplies, making them vulnerable to weather events such as droughts: The researchers, led by hydrologist Rob McDonald, used computer models to show that about … Continue reading
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UN urges action to protect forests’ genetic diversity
As reported by the BBC, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has recently released an action plan regarding protection of the world’s forest genetic resources: “Data from 86 countries illustrate that insufficient awareness of the importance of forest genetic resources… … Continue reading
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