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What do Kampala and Rio de Janeiro have in common? At first sight, the capital of landlocked Uganda and the megacity on the Brazilian coast may appear very different, but they share more than meets the eye. 

IPCC "conservative" on sea level rise

IRIN NEWS

JOHANNESBURG, 8 October 2013 (IRIN) - The international scientific community’s new assessment of the estimated sea level rise caused by global warming is a significant development, but experts say the projections for higher sea levels in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (IPCC) assessm

Arctic ice melting at 'amazing' speed, scientists find

By David Shukman Science Editor, BBC News, in Svalbard

Scientists in the Arctic are warning that this summer's record-breaking melt is part of an accelerating trend with profound implications.

Norwegian researchers report that the sea ice is becoming significantly thinner and more vulnerable.

VMT in CA

Submitted by eortiz5000 on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 08:53
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Total vehicle miles traveled (VMt) and VMt per capita declined slightly from 2007 to 2010 (-1% and -3.2%, respectively), though both increased compared to 2009 (Figure 34). 
Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation dropped by a much wider margin, with a ten percent drop in per capita emissions between 2007 and 2010, and a continued 
improvement since 2009 in both overall transportation emissions (-0.3%) and per capita transportation emissions (-1.1%).
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San Diego County: Towards a Reliable and Sustainable Public Transportation System

Submitted by francob12 on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 14:10
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