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UN study says climate change already hitting food supply
Posted by Financial Times: Pilita Clark on March 31st, 2014
Financial Times: High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4728085c-b82a-11e3-92f9-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz2xXYWR5ds The most comprehensive study in seven years of the effect of climate change has found an ill-prepared world is already suffering from effects evident across the oceans...
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Benefits of climate change? ‘Completely wrong’
Posted by Financial Times: Pilita Clark on March 12th, 2014
Financial Times: The idea that the benefits of climate change will outweigh any risks is “completely wrong”, according to the government scientist who advises the cabinet on the latest state of knowledge on global warming. “Whilst there may be trivial benefits in some parts of the world for some of the time, the long-term direction for all of us is a negative direction,” said Sir Mark Walport, the UK’s chief scientific adviser. Sir Mark was responding to MPs’ questions in a Commons committee about claims by the...
Australian town plans flight from drought
Posted by Financial Times: Pilita Clark on February 6th, 2014
Financial Times: High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/427a7db6-8e8c-11e3-b6f1-00144feab7de.html#ixzz2sgcWaWFx A town in the Australian outback near some of the world’s largest underground mines has drawn up plans to evacuate its 3,000 residents after going through two years with...