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The people of Miami know about climate change. We're living it
2014-05-17 21:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Clear skies above but water below, a woman on a moped navigates a flooded street corner on Miami Beach, an all-too-familiar sign for residents of this iconic peninsula where the ocean seems more likely than ever to swamp Ocean Drive one day. If there's an image that starkly illustrates the threats of climate change, it's this photograph, which was included in the recent National Climate Assessment released by the White House. It is noteworthy because the flood is from exceptionally high spring...
As San Diego Burns Republicans Refuse Acknowledge Climate Change
2014-05-17 21:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PoliticusUSA: Even in the face of overwhelming evidence, Republicans continue to live in their own, made-up world. Case in point: The current wildfire situation in San Diego, California. Firefighters in the region are currently battling record-high heat in an attempt to quell fires that have consumed nearly 10,000 acres since Tuesday morning. In total, nine separate fires have engulfed the area causing the displacement of thousands of San Diego County residents as well as closing schools, colleges, and attractions...
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Report: Major companies in all sectors see climate change impacts
2014-05-17 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Major public companies are reporting increased risks from climate change and related extreme weather events, according to a Carbon Disclosure Project study released Friday. CDP said 45 percent of the climate or weather risks seen by companies in the Standard and Poors 500 are current or expected in the next five years, an increase from the 26 percent CDP saw three years ago. The risks are now in all economic sectors, and expected to hurt facilities, demand and productivity. Dealing with climate...
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Bill Nye urges UMass Lowell graduates to 'change the world'
2014-05-17 16:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WCVB: The graduating class of University of Massachusetts-Lowell was treated to an out-of-this-world commencement speaker on Saturday -- Bill Nye the Science Guy. Related Conn. governor doesn't back... Teen goes to prom with Red Sox star's... Emily Riemer returns to NewsCenter 5 School closes; parents say teachers... Team 5 Investigates reveals hidden... The popular TV personality covered a number of topics at the graduation including climate change, fossil fuels and conservation. But in the end...
Time "up our game" on climate change, leading scientist warns
2014-05-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Western Morning news: Avoiding catastrophic climate change is still "perfectly feasible" if action is taken now to ditch fossil fuels and move to a low-carbon economy, a world-leading Westcountry scientist has said. Professor Catherine Mitchell, a lead author with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said reducing "greenhouse gases" to keep the global temperature rise to within 2C rise by 2100 remains a realistic target. But to have any chance of averting a global crisis, the Government must "up...
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