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Better Understanding Arctic Climate Change Based On Shark Teeth
2014-07-10 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Today, polar bears and other animals adapted to extremely cold environments inhabit the Arctic tundra. In the past, around 53 to 38 million years ago (the Eocene epoch), the Arctic was not a frozen tundra - rather, it was more like a huge temperate forest with brackish water. This forest was home to a wide variety of wildlife, including the ancestors of modern-day tapirs, hippo-like creatures, crocodiles and giant tortoises. Well-documented terrestrial deposits have given us much of our current knowledge...
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D.C. will feel like South Texas in summer by 2100 thanks to climate change, says report
2014-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Washington D.C.`s summers are going to get a little warmer, according to a study by Climate Central. Climate change will transport our already hot summer weather to an even hotter destination late this century, according to a new report from Climate Central on Wednesday. The report examines projected summer temperatures in 2100 in 1,001 U.S. cities and matches them to locations in today`s climate they will most closely resemble. Washington D.C. is in for quite a change, according to the...
Cities and businesses prepare for threat climate change poses to water
2014-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Cities are home to half the world's population and produce a staggering 80% of global GDP. As more of us continue to migrate to cities, these numbers are widely expected to grow. According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), urban climate change risks are increasing too. We are already witnessing the consequences of this. Last winter's historic flooding in England wreaked havoc on homes and businesses, costing small businesses alone some 830m and counting....
Climate change could affect your drinking water
2014-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Connection: Drinking cups of clear tap water could be a luxury we are less likely to take for granted in the near future as climate-change culprits affect our waterwaysand our water bills. #The increased development of Northern Virginia, along with agricultural uses, have been slowing down the Potomacs fast-moving water for a number of years; add climate-change factors like rising air and water temperatures and we now have what the Shenandoah Riverkeeper Jeff Kelble calls a double whammy on the river. ...
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Safe Coast Virginia: Report outlines the climate change threat
2014-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Press: That's the nut of the latest report on the impact of climate change on Hampton Roads released Wednesday by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. "Safe Coast Virginia: Climate Change Threats and Practical Solutions for Coastal Virginia" contains no big surprises, but CCAN director Mike Tidwell said it is the first to aggregate the latest science, tell the stories of real people experiencing climate change and recommend 10 achievable ways to mitigate and adapt to the inevitable impacts of a rising...
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