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Cameroon steps up war malaria amid worsening floods

2014-05-01 09:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Cameroon is seeking ways to mobilise its citizens to support a government-led campaign against soaring malaria deaths, as worsening floods aggravate health risks. Government officials in the central-west African country say regular flooding due to erratic rains is partly responsible for the recent spike in deaths from vector-borne diseases, because standing water encourages malaria-carrying mosquitoes to breed. "The increase in the death rate from malaria in Cameroon is disturbing indeed, especially...

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Fields And Farm Jobs Dry Up With California's Worsening Drought

2014-04-22 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: On a recent afternoon on the main drag of Orange Grove, Calif., about a dozen farm workers gathered on the sidewalk in front of a mini-mart. One man sits on a milk crate sipping a beer. A few others scratch some lotto tickets. Salvador Perez paces back and forth with his hands stuffed in the pockets of his jeans. If there is no water, there's no work, he says in Spanish. Perez was laid off when the citrus farmer he worked for ran out of water. He has five kids to support, and though the...

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Smog expert: Worsening Saharan dust storms become annual Spring fixture as climate changes

2014-04-03 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: The Saharan dust storms thickening Britains smog and coating cars from Cornwall to Aberdeen will become increasingly strong in the coming years as a nasty mixture of drought, development and intensive farming in North Africa pushes up air pollution, a leading dust expert warned yesterday. The rapid population growth in Western Sahel countries such as Chad, Niger, Mali and Mauritani in the past 20 to 30 years has prompted a surge in agriculture which has greatly increased the amount of dust, Dr...

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Warmer temperatures can lead warmer tempers, worsening global security

2014-03-30 15:37:03| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: In an authoritative report due out Monday a United Nations climate panel for the first time is connecting hotter global temperatures to hotter global tempers. Top scientists are saying that climate change will complicate and worsen existing global security problems, such as civil wars, strife between nations and refugees. They're not saying it will cause violence, but will be an added factor making things even more dangerous. Fights over resources, like water and energy, hunger and extreme weather...

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Yes, Manmade Global Warming Worsening California Epic Drought

2014-03-23 11:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Progress: California`s epic drought got even worse last week. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that the area of California under moderate drought (or worse) rose from 94.6 percent of the state to a stunning 99.8 percent. The area under extreme or exceptional drought rose from 65.9 to 71.8 percent, encompassing the entire agriculture-rich Central Valley Back in January, we interviewed 8 of the leading climate and drought experts in the country, who explained in great detail how climate change is worsening...

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