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Emperor Penguins Marching Towards Extinction Due to Climate Change
2014-06-30 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Contrary to what other recent reports have said, a new study by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) says that emperor penguins are in danger of dramatic declines by the end of the century, and marching towards extinction due to climate change. According to the authors, these iconic animals are "fully deserving of endangered status due to climate change," and are currently under consideration for inclusion under the US Endangered Species Act. Sea ice is vital to emperor penguin survival,...
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Report urges health care industry to prepare for climate change
2014-06-30 18:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PBS NewsHour: Climate change is happening, and with that will come more deaths from heat-related illness and disease, according to a report released Tuesday. The report, spearheaded and funded by investor and philanthropist Thomas Steyer, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, examines many of the effects of climate change for business and individuals. "One of the most striking findings in our analysis is that increasing heat and humidity in some parts of the country...
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NASA Launching Carbon-Tracking Satellite In Search Climate Change Answers
2014-06-30 18:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: While in the political world carbon dioxide can still be referred to as an invisible, harmless gas for years scientists at NASA have been studying the way its dramatic rise in atmospheric concentration is affecting life on earth. On Tuesday morning, in a major landmark in understanding this relationship, NASA is launching a satellite to inventory where and how carbon is absorbed and released across the planet. It will be the nation`s first satellite exclusively monitoring carbon dioxide. The OCO-2,...
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A utility panel that can change things for the better: Editorial Agenda 2014
2014-06-30 17:26:55| PortlandOnline
The Oregonian Editorial Board, June 29, 2014
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Argentine sea experts warn climate change consequences
2014-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Buenos Aires Herald: An Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission ex-chairman says nearly half of Buenos Aires province could eventually be flooded if seas continue to grow The increasing global warming is melting the planet's ice and the subsequent rise of sea levels may flood nearly half of the province of Buenos Aires, and even cause some insular states to disappear, a leading international expert from Argentina warns. "I don't want to frighten anyone but nearly half of Buenos Aires province may remain under...
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