Monthly Archives: October 2011

Price of Peanut Butter Rising, Largely Due to Climate Change

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A long-standing lunchtime staple of most American households, peanut butter, will be rising in price up to 30% or more in supermarkets nationwide starting in November, reports Paul Ziobro at the Wall Street Journal. Another hot dry summer in the … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Fueling Water Conflict between India and Pakistan

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Both India and Pakistan share a common major river, the Indus River. Nearly 30 percent of the world’s cotton supply comes from these countries, much of it from the river’s Valley. But important industries that require a large amount of … Continue reading →

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Overpopulation Makes Ultimate Decline Likely, Partly From Climate Change

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Demographers predict that the human global population will reach 9 billion by 2050, and indeed, we are now just about to pass 7 billion. But what could be a boom is likely to go bust, Robert Engelman warns at Yale … Continue reading →

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Unintended Pregnancies Fuel Overpopulation, and Thus Climate Change

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As humanity surpasses 7 billion over the next few weeks, the average percentage of unintended pregnancies worldwide is a whopping 40%, reports Pathfinder International, an organization devoted to reproductive health throughout the world. In the US, unintended pregnancies make up … Continue reading →

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Even More Extreme Weather Predicted This Winter and 2012

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One characteristic of our changing climate is that while the Earth is heating up slowly, both the frequency and wildness of our extreme weather is increasing, noted Fred Heutte of the Sierra Club recently. For example, look at ENSO, the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Climate Change Reports Blog

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Welcome to my blog.  Here you’ll find the Climate Change Reports — newscasts  being uploaded every weekday for those of you who want to keep updated with developments, both good and bad, related to climate change and global warming.  The … Continue reading →

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