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New 40-Nation Survey Reinforces Risks of Climate Change

2015-11-05 20:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: A survey conducted in 40 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Western world has reinforced the lingering fear that climate change poses a serious challenge to humankind. The results of the survey by the Pew Research Centre were released November 5 three weeks ahead of a key climate change conference scheduled to take place in Paris November 30- December 11. Majorities in all 40 nations polled say climate change is a serious problem and a global median of 54 percent consider it a very...

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Warming Is Increasing Wildfire Risks in California

2015-11-05 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Extreme wildfire seasons have been afflicting drought-parched California in recent years, and new computer modeling indicates that the state will continue to become more susceptible to ruinous fires as the world continues to warm. But the scientists behind an ambitious new study, which combined historical fire records and data with projections for a warming world, say they couldn't directly connect climate change with last year's extreme season of conflagrations up and down the Golden State. ...

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Three steps to tackle climate change risks in luxury fashion

2015-11-05 16:21:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

A new analysis of climate change and its implications for the fashion sector suggested apparel companies need to build resilient supply chains - with a focus on supporting production systems for raw materials - if they are to face up to the challenges.

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OECD warns Brazil on environment, economy risks

2015-11-04 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Brazil is destroying an area of rainforest the size of Israel every four years despite major conservation progress, the OECD economic grouping said Wednesday. Biologically diverse Brazil will be a key player among the 195 countries at the UN climate conference in Paris in December, which will look to reach a global agreement on limiting climate change. In its first environmental survey of the country, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned that Brazil must take further...

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