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Dire Warnings From Leaked UN Report On Climate Change
2014-08-28 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Bloomberg News has obtained a leaked copy of a United Nations report that predicts severe, irreversible and unpredictable impacts for people and ecosystems as a result of global warming. The document lays the blame for climate change on human activity and in particular on the effects of fossil fuel emissions. The leaked paper comes from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Bloomberg reporter Alex Morales describes the document as the most important document produced by the...
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Obama Charges Ahead on Climate Change Policy
2014-08-28 10:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
U.S. News and World Report: The Obama administration will seek a non-binding international accord rather than a treaty at a United Nations climate summit in Paris next year on reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Obama addresses reporters at the White House on Monday, Aug. 18. It was a widely anticipated move, as President Barack Obama has repeatedly said he would act alone, bypassing Congress, if lawmakers declined to support his proposal....
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Catastrophic flooding turned U.K. into nation of climate change believers
2014-08-28 09:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: What`s it going to take to convince people that climate change is a real and serious threat? I`m loath to think an eye-opening catastrophe`s the answer. Yet, there`s this: Half the people who lived through this past winter in the U.K. - which was marked by widespread flooding - said it made them more convinced that climate change is happening, according to a survey conducted by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. And over a quarter of respondents emerged with a strengthened belief that human...
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Threatened coral: Climate change puts 20 types at risk
2014-08-28 08:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science Monitor: Washington -- The US government is protecting 20 types of colorful coral by putting them on the list of threatened species, partly because of climate change. Coral reefs are one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth, providing habitat for many marine species. Protecting and conserving these biologically rich ecosystems is essential, and the Endangered Species Act gives us the tools to conserve and recover those corals ?most in need of protection, Eileen Sobeck, assistant administrator...
SOL scores announced amid wind of change
2014-08-28 01:29:43| Chemicals - Topix.net
The same report also showed that Charlottesville City Schools students dipped below state averages in four of the five subjects, though the average shortfall was only 2.25 percentage points.
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