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US cities combating climate change on the local level
2014-08-15 21:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera America: When it comes to climate change, a major part of President Barack Obama's plan is to promote ideas and solutions at state and local levels. Last month, surrounded by his task force of state, local and tribal leaders, Obama unveiled a national climate preparedness plan, pressing forward in his commitment to combat the effects of climate change in the United States. The plan activates a variety of federal agencies to implement recommendations from the task force. The Department of Agriculture...
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Evangelicals Pressure Florida Governor on Climate Change
2014-08-15 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Evangelicals are frequently called out for appearing to care only about the unborn and giving little attention to post-birth conditions. The 21-year-old Evangelical Environment Network, which describes itself as "a ministry that educates, inspires and mobilizes Christians in their effort to care for God`s creation, to be faithful stewards of God`s provision and to advocate for actions and policies that honor God and protect the environment," is working to change that impression. Led by its...
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Want to change international climate change policy? Use your body
2014-08-15 20:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Crosscut: On Sunday, September 21, I will be with my daughter in New York City, marching with tens of thousands of concerned citizens demanding action on the climate crisis. The march is timed to build pressure on world leaders and show support for U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's Climate Solutions Summit on September 23. Almost a year ago, in December 2013, I was in Warsaw at the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP) for the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change the world's legally binding climate...
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10 Places Where Climate Change Is Being Felt the Fastest
2014-08-15 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Weather Channel: In the future, Miami-Dade County could be one of the nation's most susceptible places to rising water levels from global warming. Some cities in the South Florida area are starting to plan for potentially catastrophic flooding events. Where are the effects of global warming already having a major impact? In places like South Florida and especially Miami, which faces major long-term threats from a slow but stealthy adversary: sea level rise. In this region, sea levels already have risen by about...
Solomons town first in Pacific to relocate due to climate change
2014-08-15 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Under threat from rising sea levels and tsunamis, the authorities of a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands have decided to relocate from a small island in the first such case in the Pacific islands. Choiseul, a township of around 1,000 people on Taro Island, a coral atoll in Choiseul Bay, is less than two meters (6.6 feet) above sea level. Its vulnerability to storm surges and tsunamis caused by earthquakes is expected to be compounded in the future by rising seas. Aware of these risks, communities...
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