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Issues & Trends
| Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf from global warming Luke Copland is an associate professor in the geography department at the University of Ottawa who co-authored the research published on Carleton University’s website. He said the Serson Ice Shelf shrank from 205 square kilometres to two remnant sections five years ago, and was further diminished this past summer. |
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| The Difference Between Chronic Hunger and Famine At the beginning of presentations introducing The Hunger Project (THP), we often address the difference between chronic hunger and famine. |
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| Global CO2 Emissions Reach All-Time High, Rising More Than 5% in 2010 to Close Out Past 20 Years Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reached an all-time high in 2010, rising 45% in the past 20 years. |
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| Renewable energy shows strongest growth in global electric generating capacity
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| Al Gore: clear proof that climate change causes extreme weather Former US vice president tells Scottish green conference that evidence from floods in Pakistan and China is compelling Al Gore has warned that there is now clear proof that climate change is directly responsible for the extreme and devastating floods, storms and droughts that displaced millions of people this year. |
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| River basins could double food production - study * More food possible without water crisis, experts say * Africa has greatest potential for improvement By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent |
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| Wind, Water, and Solar Power for the World |
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| Green growth THE enrichment of previously poor countries is the most inspiring development of our time. It is also worrying. The environment is already under strain. |
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| Can game theory save the UN climate talks? German academics have used the mathematics behind the strategic behaviour of countries to propose a way though the myriad impasses |
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| The 'other' Arctic sea ice melt Reports focus on the possibility a record minimum for Arctic sea ice in September, but a major loss during the early summer months is climatologically more important |