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Landslides, zika and beach loss Rio de Janeiro prepares for climate change
2016-08-07 06:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Change News: The day of the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the mood is jittery. In the teeth of a recession and political crisis, the carnival city faces protests and health fears over the zika virus outbreak and polluted water. It wont stop half a million people showing up for two weeks of world class sporting drama. Meanwhile, as part of a drive to get cities involved in climate action, Rio has filed a report on the threats posed by global warming. Disclosed under the CDP cities...
Olympics' climate change message sparks conservative backlash
2016-08-06 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Conservative backlash spread on social media after the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics' opening ceremony featured a warning about climate change. The primetime spectacle started with a young boy with a Pau-Brasil tree in the center of the stadium, a rare tree on on the list of Brazils endangered plants. A video then showed a dramatic depiction of Earth and several major cities affected by rising water levels as Antarctic ice sheets rapidly melt. While some were happy the Olympics used its global...
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Climate change threatens nation's agriculture
2016-08-06 16:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: Travel to anywhere in Japan today and one of the first things you`re likely to see, especially in rural areas seeking more tourists, are stores and farmers` markets selling local agricultural products based on a locally "famous" fruit or vegetable. Whether it`s Hokkaido corn, Yamagata cherries, Nara strawberries, Ehime mandarin oranges, or Okinawan limes, the country`s rural areas have stepped up their efforts in recent years to market their hometown foods domestically, as well as internationally,...
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Rio Olympic opening ceremony put climate change front and center
2016-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Opening Ceremony at the Rio Olympics Friday evening was filled with celebrations of Brazilian culture and unity. But for a few brief moments, the message was polarizing and crystal clear: The world must do whatever it can to stop climate change. "The heat is melting the ice cap,' a voice said. "It's disappearing very quickly.' An accompanying segment showed effects of the melting polar ice cap and subsequent rising sea level on places that include Amsterdam, Dubai, Lagos, Shanghai, Florida...
Faith and climate change in Canadian politics
2016-08-06 12:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Last week, about 2 million young people -- including nearly 4,000 Canadians -- gathered in Poland to hear Pope Francis speak at Catholic World Youth Day. Even if, like me, you're neither young nor Catholic, it is nevertheless an event with interesting ramifications for Canada and our politics. World Youth Day happens every few years, and this was the first edition since the Pope released his encyclical Laudato Si' in 2015, which focused on environmental and ecological issues. It is a bold document:...
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