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Solar farms create natural habitats for threatened British species
2016-03-07 11:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Threatened wildlife including turtle doves and skylarks could benefit from a scheme which has been launched to create natural habitats at solar farm sites. The project by wildlife charity RSPB and clean tech company Anesco aims to boost wildlife at the firms solar farms across England and Wales. Wild flower meadow areas and seed-rich planting in the unused margins of the farms and where tracks go between the panels will help boost insects such as bees and butterflies and provide food and...
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Moderate increase of oceanic acidification leads to a dramatic shift in benthic habitats
2015-10-30 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Rising levels of CO2 released by anthropogenic activities are driving unprecedented changes in the chemistry of the oceans. The mean ocean surface acidity has increased by a near 30% as the advent of the Industrial Revolution. In agreement, ocean acidification is receiving increasing attention because of its potential to affect marine ecosystems. A research, headed by researchers at the University of Barcelona, shows that a decrease from pH 8.1 to 7.9 observed in a CO2 vent system at 40 m depth...
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Entraining Energies on Urban Habitats
2015-08-06 01:24:43| ENR.com: Headline News
The 52,000-sq-ft Bullitt Center, considered the greenest building in the world, is a tangible representation of the way Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundations president and CEO since 1992, has altered the course of the environmental group.
Fish will have to find new habitats or perish if global warming is left unchecked
2015-07-02 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Climate change is forcing fish out of their current habitats and into cooler waters and many more species will soon be affected if climate goals are not met, say scientists. An international team of researchers compared the future of the oceans under two climate change scenarios. In one scenario, we limit atmospheric warming to two degrees by 2100, as outlined by the Copenhagen accord. In the other, we continue with the current approach, which researchers say would cause a…
Warmer Ocean Waters Will Shift Marine Habitats
2015-06-05 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Warmer ocean waters are creating such a challenge for marine species worldwide, that new research shows they will consequently shift entire marine habitats. University of Washington (UW) researchers report in the journal Science that these higher temperatures will speed up the animals' metabolic need for oxygen, but the warmer water will hold less of the oxygen needed to fuel their bodies - similar to what happens at high altitudes. These changes will act together to push marine animals away...
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