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New Obama order aims to prepare communities for severe weather
2013-11-01 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In another move to address the impact of climate change, President Barack Obama ordered a bipartisan task force on Friday to help U.S. communities brace for longer heat waves, heavier downpours, more severe wildfires and worse droughts. Friday's executive order set up a panel of governors, mayors, county officials and tribal leaders to advise the White House on how the federal government can respond to communities hit by the effects of a changing climate. Federal agencies were also directed...
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