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Greens warn climate change could ruin 'outdoor' experience
2014-08-19 21:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Climate change is making ticks, mosquitoes and poison ivy more prevalent, jeopardizing the outdoor experience, according to a new report. The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) warns in a report released Tuesday that changes in weather patterns are also increasing the number of invasive pests that potentially carry diseases, or can harm those seeking to enjoy the outdoors. "The climate crisis is really impacting the outdoor American experience," said Colin O'Mara, president of NWF. "When you...
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Climate change to cut South Asia's growth 9% by 2100
2014-08-19 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Climate change will cut South Asia's growth almost 9 per cent by the end of the century unless world governments try harder to counter global warming, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warns. According to the ADB's report, titled Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia, the costs of countering climate change in South Asia will also increase over time and will be prohibitively high in the long term. Gross domestic product (GDP) losses are projected at 12.6 per cent...
Climate change to slash south Asian GDP
2014-08-19 08:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: South Asian economies will be badly squeezed by climate change within a few decades if no action is taken to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Asian Development Bank. The report calculates that the six countries studied India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives would on average lose 1.8 per cent of their gross domestic product by 2050 and 8.8 per cent by the end of the century, under a business...
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Reason Climate Change Optimism as Forest Strategy Validated
2014-08-19 00:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Finally there's good news on climate change: We have part of the solution, and it's already working. For a long time, experts have theorized that indigenous people in forest communities and their management of these forests are critical to controlling and eventually diminishing carbon emissions in the atmosphere -- and now a new study shows that this is true. The report, called "Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change: How Strengthening Community Forest Rights Mitigates Climate Change" and released...
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Origami might change the way NASA builds solar panels
2014-08-18 23:04:16| Extremetech
A new type of solar panel for spacecrafts blooms like a flower thanks to origami-inspired design.
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