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Extremely warm waters killed off Great Southern Reef kelp forest

2016-07-10 01:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Modern Readers: Much has been said about the havoc climate change had wreaked upon the Great Barrier Reef, killing significant volumes of coral due to extreme amounts of warm water. But new research has shifted the spotlight to Australia`s so-called "other reef," the Great Southern Reef, another spot that has lost a lot of vibrant sea life due to an extreme marine heat wave taking place about five years ago. And once again, the researchers are pinning the blame on climate change, and stressing that other forms...

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Dead trees aren't a wildfire threat, but overlogging them will ruin our forest ecosystems

2016-07-07 23:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: There are now 66 million dead trees in California`s forests due to several years of drought and native bark beetles, creating a "catastrophic" wildfire threat-or so claims U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. While Vilsack`s assertion may resonate with many in the general public because it makes intuitive sense, it simply isn`t true. Among scientists, there is an overwhelming consensus that weather (hot, dry, windy conditions) determines how wildland fires behave, not the density of dead...

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Preserving forest carbon sinks top of donors' climate mitigation agenda

2016-07-07 22:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Science Codex: New research has found that developing countries with large carbon sinks and good governance tend to be the main destination for major green donors' climate mitigation funding. The study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) compared the factors used to allocate climate mitigation finance to 180 developing countries by the five largest donors - Japan, Germany, France, Norway and the United States. Ways of addressing the global need for reducing greenhouse gas emissions vary from promoting energy...

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Firefighters receive thankful elk nuzzles after extinguishing a forest fire

2016-07-07 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mother Nature Network: When you spend all day battling forest fires, there's nothing like receiving some adorable "thank you" kisses from the friendly neighborhood wildlife. That's exactly what firefighters of Kittitas County in Washington state were treated to when a locally famous elk known as "Buttons" happened upon them as they took a break from the blaze on July 2. According to the Yakima Herald, the fire district's spokesperson Richelle Risdon "arrived at the scene on Saturday to see the elk nuzzling up to everyone...

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