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Environment & Energy
Greenhouse gas volumes reached new high in 2011
7 months ago
/ 20 November 2012 GENEVA - Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change hit a new record in 2011, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin on Tuesday. The volume of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human ... Full story
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Environment & Energy
UN report warns of widening climate gap
7 months ago
21 November 2012 STOCKHOLM — A UN report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). The report by the UN ... Full story
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Environment & Energy
US roads, airports unready for extreme weather
7 months ago
22 November 2012 America’s lifelines — its roads, airports, railways and transit systems — are getting hammered by extreme weather beyond what their builders imagined, leaving states and cities searching for ways to brace for more catastrophes like Superstorm Sandy. Even as... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Greenhouse gas volumes reached new high in 2011
7 months ago
20 November 2012The volume of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, grew at a similar rate to the previous decade and reached 390.9 parts per million (ppm), 40 percent above the pre-industrial level, the survey said.GENEVA - Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse... Full story
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Environment & Energy
UN report warns of widening climate gap
7 months ago
STOCKHOLM — A UN report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). The report by the UN ... Full story
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Environment & Energy
US roads, airports unready for extreme weather
7 months ago
22 November 2012 America’s lifelines — its roads, airports, railways and transit systems — are getting hammered by extreme weather beyond what their builders imagined, leaving states and cities searching for ways to brace for more catastrophes like Superstorm Sandy. Even as... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Indian children wish for a greener future
7 months ago
19 November 2012 The World Bank warned Sunday that global temperatures could rise by four degrees this century without immediate action, with potentially devastating consequences for coastal cities and the poor. Issuing a call for action, the World Bank tied the future wealth of the planet... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Cisco Global Cloud Index Forecasts That the Middle East and Africa will have the Highest Cloud Traffic Growth Rate By 2016
7 months ago
MUSCAT, Oman, November 21, 2012 – In the second annual Cisco® Global Cloud Index (2011 – 2016), Cisco forecasts that global data center traffic will grow 4-fold and reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually by 2016. The company also foresees that Middle East and Africa will have the... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Cisco Global Cloud Index Forecasts That the Middle East and Africa will have the Highest Cloud Traffic Growth Rate By 2016
7 months ago
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, November 21, 2012 – In the second annual Cisco® Global Cloud Index (2011 – 2016), Cisco forecasts that global data center traffic will grow 4-fold and reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually by 2016. The company also foresees that Middle East and Africa will... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Cisco Global Cloud Index Forecasts That the Middle East and Africa will have the Highest Cloud Traffic Growth Rate By 2016
7 months ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 21, 2012 – In the second annual Cisco® Global Cloud Index (2011 – 2016), Cisco forecasts that global data center traffic will grow 4-fold and reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually by 2016. The company also foresees that Middle East and Africa ... Full story



