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Climate Change, Migration, and Nontraditional Security Threats in China
2014-05-16 15:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
American Progress: Today, the Center for American Progress released the latest report in a series on the intersecting phenomena of climate, migration, and security. This new report examines the implications of this nexus in five Chinese hotspots and discusses their impact on domestic and regional policy. If China doesnt manage the risks from climate change and migration effectively, it could have devastating impacts on the economy and trigger security behavior detrimental to U.S. and global interests, said Michael...
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Are California Wildfires Sign of Climate Change?
2014-05-16 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Union of Concerned Scientists: The exceptional heat in Southern California and the dangerous wildfires occurring since May 13 may be a sign of climate change given their severity and timing. As of Friday, May 16, over 10,000 acres have burned throughout Southern California and several locations have surpassed previous temperature records. The role of the Santa Ana winds One factor key to both the heat and wildfires ravaging Southern California is the role of the Santa Ana winds. The Santa Ana is defined as strong, extremely...
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California ARB releases final version of proposed update to Climate Change Scoping Plan; LEV IV
2014-05-16 12:30:19| Green Car Congress
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Report: Climate change affecting corporate bottom lines
2014-05-16 06:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Climate change isnt just causing the ice caps to melt, its costing corporations big bucks and forcing some to factor its likely impact into their long-term plans. A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) released Friday says 63 of Americas S&P 500 companies are already paying to counter the effects of climate change. The past few years of extreme drought, stronger hurricanes and severe flooding have caused immense damage to some businesses core assets, requiring millions of dollars...
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How should Washington act on climate change?
2014-05-16 02:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: While the White House has been working to push out an 800-page report on the effects of climate change (the National Climate Assessment was released just this month), it seems that some on the right have been working hard to avoid the topic entirely. The politically weighty issue has caused many who used to welcome conversations about fixing the planet to dodge the issue, and run the risk, as we said in a recent editorial, of "branding the party as one that refuses to participate in constructive...
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