RSS Feed
Archive for February 20th, 2011
Global warming could spur toxic algae, bacteria in seas
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 20th, 2011
Agence France-Presse: Global warming could spur the growth of toxic algae and bacteria in the world's seas and lakes, with an impact that could be felt in 10 years, US scientists said Saturday.
Studies have shown that shifts brought about by climate change make ocean and freshwater environments more susceptible to toxic algae blooms and allow harmful microbes and bacteria to proliferate, according to researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
In one study, NOAA scientists modeled...
Posted in 
U.S. study predicts prolonged toxic algal outbreaks due to climate change
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 20th, 2011
Xinhua: Climate change could prolong toxic algal outbreaks by 2040 or sooner, posing a health threat to humans, a new study suggests.
Using cutting-edge technologies to model future ocean and weather patterns, a team of U.S. researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the University of Washington looked at blooms of Alexandrium catenella, more commonly known as "red tide," which produces saxitoxin, a poison that can accumulate in shellfish.
If consumed by humans, saxitoxin...
‘Water poverty’ to rise in the UK as scarcity pushes up bills
Posted by Guardian: Jamie Doward on February 20th, 2011
Guardian: "Water poverty" will become the new fuel poverty for an increasing number of households as scarcity of supply pushes up bills, according to an influential thinktank that says Britain must deal urgently with climate change.
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, one of the largest social policy research-and-development charities, says that low-income households are at particular risk because of new methods being introduced to increase the efficient use and distribution of water. It defines...