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Japan commits to address climate change, other challenges in Pacific
2013-09-06 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kyodo: Japan vowed Friday to continue helping Pacific island nations address climate change and other challenges such as disasters as it expressed appreciation for a declaration issued here by countries comprising the Pacific Islands Forum. "We are islanders. As an island country in the Pacific Ocean, Japan is willing to contribute to a robust development of this region as a whole under common objectives and vision," Shunichi Suzuki, senior vice foreign minister, said at the 25th Pacific Islands Forum...
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Geoengineering to address climate change
2013-08-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sudbury Star: Altering environments to suit our needs is not new. From clearing land to building dams, we've done it throughout history. When technologies and populations were limited, our actions affected small areas -- though with some cascading effects on interconnected ecosystems. We've entered an era in which humans are a geological force. According to the website Welcome to the Anthropocene, "There are now so many of us, using so many resources, that we're disrupting the grand cycles of biology, chemistry...
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September climate change conference to address health, environmental impacts
2013-08-13 07:32:35| Waste Management - Topix.net
If you think we're immune because we're more adapted to heat, know to stay hydrated and have air conditioning or swamp coolers, imagine how we would fare in a brown-out or a black-out brought on by the strain of a climate change-aggravated hot spell.
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Address security issues for effective climate resilience
2013-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Climate change and conflict can amplify one another in negative ways, but understanding how they affect each other can also lead to solutions that build resilience in both areas, a study has found. A report by International Alert and the South Asia Network for Security and Climate Change (SANSaC) argues that the key to building climate change resilience lies not in addressing the problems it causes directly but instead focusing on the security issues around it. Since 2007, researchers have...
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U.S. Rep. Ed Markey calls on president to address climate change, lands Sierra Club endorsement
2013-02-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Republican: Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey is calling on President Barack Obama to officially acknowledge climate change in this year's State of the Union address while lauding an environmental endorsement in his own bid to replace Secretary of State John Kerry in the U.S. Senate. Markey, a Malden, Mass. native, now has the support of the Sierra Club as he takes on Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch of South Boston, to win the Democratic nod and then become the next U.S. senator from the Bay State. "Throughout...
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