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Cool summer doesn't invalidate climate change
2014-09-02 07:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: Labor Day has come and gone. Autumn looms. But how can summer be over when it never really began? If you feel cheated -- where were the scorchers and leaden humid nights? -- it's not your imagination. July and August really did feel more like an extension of spring than a separate season. The Boston area had but four days over 90 degrees; usually it has 10. Average temperatures for the summer were well below normal too. This, of course, followed on the heels of a cold and snowy winter that felt...
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Changing Diets Vital to Reducing Climate Change
2014-09-02 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - If current trends continue food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050.
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How minor parties help address climate change
2014-09-01 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Concern over climate change continues to grow among climate scientists and across the political spectrum. But climate change is a difficult problem to address in large part because its consequences are not immediately apparent, and thus it can be difficult to convince the public to accept the material sacrifices required. In democracies, this task can be made more difficult by the incentives parties and politicians face to pander; that is, to pursue votes by appealing to voters short-term interests....
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Climate Change Could Soak Up California's Fresh Mountain Water Runoff
2014-09-01 21:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KPBS: The Sierra Nevadas deliver freshwater runoff that could dry up if temperatures continue rising. A new study suggests rising global temperatures could cut into California's water supply by altering high-altitude vegetation. Water used to irrigate crops in the Central Valley often begins as runoff from the top of Sierra Nevada mountains. It's so cold up there, vegetation can't take root. But with global temperatures rising, that could change. "Rain or snow comes in, and the vegetation -- the...
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Powerful hairdryers could be banned in EU attempt tackle climate change
2014-09-01 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Powerful hairdryers may be banned under European Union (EU) regulations aimed at tackling climate change. Up to 30 other appliances, including toasters and kettles, appear in a study requested by the European Commission in order to meet a target for energy savings of 30 per cent across the EU by 2030. Hairdryers can range in power from 900 watts to as much as 2,300 watts Hairdressers and consumers the fear more powerful models favoured by salons would no longer be available. The National...
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