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Climate Change May Be Killing All Our Fancy Coffee
2014-05-18 16:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wire: The American government is stepping in to help farmers in Central America battle a disease that is devastating coffee crops in several important coffee-producing countries. The disease is a fungus known as "coffee rust," it sounds absolutely terrifying, and it could be enabled by climate change. What does it do? Attacks. The roya fungus is taking a toll in places like Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, and Honduras. In Guatemala, a national emergency has been declared. First, parts...
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New Hampshire stepping up to address climate change predictions
2014-05-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Union Leader: It's not a pretty picture. Expect more heat waves, violent floods and nor'easters; a higher incidence of Lyme disease, West Nile virus and waterborne illnesses; damage to crops, fisheries and forests; and greater damage to roads, power lines and bridges from coastal and river flooding. All that could be in store for New Hampshire, according to the third U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) recently released by the federal government. Its conclusions came as no surprise to leaders in New...
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Taking on climate change urgently
2014-05-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Express: Climate change is the most-talked-about issue of the present time. The impacts of climate change have already affected agriculture, human health, ecosystem, water supplies and livelihood of a large number of people. The striking feature of observed impacts is that these are occurring everywhere from the tropics to the poles, from small islands to large continents and from the wealthiest countries to the poorest. People, societies and ecosystems on the planet are vulnerable and the effects vary depending...
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Thailand: Campaign stresses need all segments of society to recognise danger of climate change
2014-05-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nation: Climate change is becoming an increasingly relevant issue for Thais after the country was hit by a series of droughts and floods. As part of the "Redraw the Line" campaign, non-profit organisation Media Alliance conducted a seminar to stress the importance of the media in raising awareness on climate change. While the campaign is focused on encouraging people to change their behaviour to reduce their carbon footprint, the group said the press and advertising companies were vital in changing people's...
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In Alaska Senate race, Joe Miller drives discussion climate change
2014-05-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Dispatch: Joe Miller, a tea party darling making his second bid for U.S. Senate, is trying once again to carve out the far-right territory as a climate change denier, though without directly saying so. Meanwhile, after Miller raised global warming as a campaign issue in recent weeks, both leading candidates in the race for Republican primary votes downplayed the role played by human activity in its cause. Related: Miller makes Senate campaign official with 'Liberty Launch' in WasillaMiller, Treadwell...
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