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Africa's climate change hot spots
2014-06-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Southern Times: Some areas in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe have been identified as part of climate change "hot spots' on the African continent, putting them at risk of numerous climatic challenges over the next two decades. A group of scientists in Germany say that, for the first time, they have identified the "hotspots of climate change in Africa,' which cover three regions where people should prepare for multiple climatic problems over the next 20 years. According to scientists from the Potsdam...
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Group of 77 and China Agree to Fight Climate Change
2014-06-16 14:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: "The fate of billions of poor people and the state of the planet depend on the success of our efforts," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told leaders of the Group of 77 and China at their summit meeting Sunday in Santa Cruz. The leaders ended their two-day summit on Sunday by adopting the Santa Cruz Declaration, which covers sustainable development, climate change, technology, economy, trade, the building of democratic institutions, eradication of poverty and inequality, inclusion of women in...
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Extremely Cold Conditions Not Expected Increase Due To Climate Change
2014-06-16 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Despite the fact that many parts of the United States experienced extremely cold conditions this past winter, the risk of such conditions increasing as a result of climate change is unlikely, according to research appearing in the latest edition of Nature Climate Change. Study author Dr. James Screen of the University of Exeter reports that the Arctic amplification phenomenon, which refers to the increased warming rate experienced in the Arctic in comparison to places located further south, has...
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Lord Stern: climate change risks greater previously estimated
2014-06-16 11:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The risks associated with climate change are greater than previously estimated because the model currently used fails to take into account the latest findings, according to research from Dr Simon Dietz and Prof Nicholas Stern of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Stern conducted a 2006 review looking at the economics of climate change, from a wide range of angles, such as water resources, food production and health. In it, he argues that climate change is the...
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House of Lords Arctic committee established assess climate change
2014-06-16 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new House of Lords committee has been established to consider the recent changes in the Arctic and assess their implications for the UK and its foreign relations. The cross-party committee will explore climate change and its impact on shipping routes, energy resource mineral extraction, the environment, international relations, security, tourism, fisheries and indigenous species. Speaking to the BBC, Lord Teverson, chairman of the committee, described its establishment as a response to factors...
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