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Drought hits Panama Canal shipping, highlights climate fears
GAT 1/4XDAN, Panama — An intense drought related to this year’s El Nino phenomenon has precipitously lowered the level of Panama’s Gatun Lake, forcing the country’s Canal Authority to impose draft limits this week on ships moving through the waterway’s…
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‘This is a wake up call:’ swift action needed on rising seas, experts say
Halifax, NS — Worrying figures released this week on the rising seas in Atlantic Canada should prompt governments and citizens to move more swiftly to protect coastal buildings and vital transport links, say flooding experts. Blair Feltmate, head of the…
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Companies “blind” to climate risks in supply chains: global study
NEW YORK, N.Y.–Half of companies’ key suppliers fail to respond to requests for climate information, hindering efforts to understand and manage climate risk. So finds the largest ever study of climate data from suppliers and their corporate customers, produced by CDP and written in partnership…