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Climate change take major toll on economy and children's health, experts warn
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Researchers have only scratched the surface of the complex effects climate change will have on children's health and the economy, panelists said at a climate change forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The panel was part of a discussion titled, "The Social and Economic Costs of Climate Change on Children's Health," organized by American University, the Children's Environmental Health Network and the Wilson Center. Panelists said the complex nature of the issue makes it...
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Climate change threatens major building projects, says Chinese expert
2015-05-04 05:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change threatens some of Chinas most important infrastructure projects, Chinas top meteorologist has warned, and added that its rate of warming was higher than the global average. Zheng Guoguang, head of Chinas meteorological administration, told Mondays issue of state newspaper the Study Times that the increase in recent weather disasters such as floods, typhoons, droughts and heat waves had a big connection to climate change. Such catastrophes were a threat to big schemes such...
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'Man-made' climate change a major woman's problem
2015-03-07 01:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Men and women may not always be on the same footing but you would think both sexes would be equal in the face of gigantic floods, typhoons or droughts. Think again. Countless studies show that natural disasters on average kill more women than men -- 90 percent female fatalities in some cases, prevent girls from going to school, increase the threat of sexual assault. And the list goes on. This issue has leapt to the fore in global negotiations on climate change, which scientists warn will be...
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IPCC reaches finish line releases major climate change synthesis report
2014-11-02 14:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science: Climate change is taking hold and will bring worrying impacts but there is still time to limit the damage. That, in a nutshell, is the message delivered by a new report that synthesizes the findings of three massive studies issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) over the past year. The Synthesis Report, released today at a meeting in Copenhagen, caps work on the fifth assessment of climate science and mitigation that the IPCC has completed since 1990. The report demonstrates...
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Australia: We can't ignore climate change: Major General says
2014-10-12 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sunshine Coast Daily: CLIMATE change is a reality we ignore to our peril, the former chairman of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority will tell an innovative forum at the University of the Sunshine Coast today. Major General Gary Wilson AO, who was chairman of the authority during the $7 billion reconstruction recovery program after Queensland's 2011 summer of floods and cyclone devastation, will head a leading panel that will address an invited audience drawn from community and service organisations. Sunshine...
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