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Project survival: How Pacific island youth are facing down climate change
2014-08-15 03:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: "Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that generation." Nelson Mandela, 1918 -- 2013 The small islands in the Pacific are home to vibrant and distinct cultures, heritage, rich ecosystems, biodiversity and incredible landscapes. I am fortunate to call one of these island countries my home. But because of the small geographical nature, the challenges our island nations face are many. One of these leading development challenges is climate change. Climate change is not...
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NJ announces climate change mapping website
2014-08-14 23:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsworks: Rutgers scientists and data managers announced a new climate change mapping website for New Jersey this week. NJADAPT.org contains interactive maps that allow community planners to see how infrastructure, population and the environment are vulnerable to storm surges, coastal flooding, and sea level rise. "We heard from a number of people who are doing community-based work that they're interested in certain assets or certain infrastructure within their communities," said Jennifer Rovito, a Rutgers...
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WORLD: Cotton prices set to slip on China policy change
2014-08-14 16:24:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Changes to Chinese policy on building up its reserve of cotton stocks could create more available supply, and keep prices down in the future, according to a new report.
Ebola & Climate Change: How Are They Connected?
2014-08-14 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As the Ebola virus is ravaging parts of West Africa, recent reports are linking the outbreak to past studies holding climate change accountable for the uptick in viral diseases. In 2006, a study published in the journal Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene revealed that Ebola, a violent hemorrhagic fever that leads to internal and external bleeding, would be more frequent with global warming due to its intermittent connection to wildlife and climate. In 2008, another...
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Hot enough for you? See how dramatic climate change is affecting your city
2014-08-14 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Every summer, a man dressed in a Darth Vader suit goes for a sprint through Death Valleys blistering temperatures. But by the end of the century, he may not have to travel much farther than outside his front door to recreate his daring stunt in temperatures hot enough to fry an egg. A new interactive research report from Climate Central says that dramatic warming will affect more than 1,000 cities before the end of the century. By the end of this century, summers in most of the 1,001 cities...
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