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UK must take urgent action on climate change, warn government advisers
2016-07-12 05:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Live News: The impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK and urgent action is required to address the risks. The warning from the Committee on Climate Changes (CCC) Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) follows more than three years of work involving hundreds of leading scientists and experts. Its 2,000-page report states 14 out of the 15 hottest years on record have already occurred globally since 2000. It warns changes to the UK climate are likely to include periods of too much or too...
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Drought to drown: Climate change is hitting MP hard
2016-07-12 03:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times Of India: From bone dry to flooded - all the districts of Madhya Pradesh which were either experiencing drought or facing seriously deficient rainfall are now flooded. Take the example of Damoh in the Bundelkhand region of MP, about 300 km from Bhopal. It faced three successive droughts, its inhabitants had to travel miles to fetch water, several farmers committed suicide and crops had gone dry. On July 6, the same Damoh received seven inches of rainfall in seven hours flat, and got flooded. Till Monday,...
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Climate change: Advisers warn of climate change domino effect
2016-07-12 02:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Climate change could have a domino effect on key infrastructure in the UK, government advisers have warned. In a 2,000-page report, the Climate Change Committee says flooding will destroy bridges - wrecking electricity, gas and IT connections carried on them. The committee also warns that poor farming means the most fertile soils will be badly degraded by mid-century. And heat-related deaths among the elderly will triple to 7,000 a year by the 2050s as summer temperatures rise. The UK...
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What Africa's drought responses teach us about climate change hotspots
2016-07-12 01:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Conversation AU: The world may still argue about whether or not climate change is for real. But in vast expanses of arid southern Africa, the daily struggle to cope with a changed climate is well under way. The lessons being learnt here on a small scale could prove vital in the fight for human survival. The impact of drought has been felt acutely this season over southern Africa, as El Nino hit hard. Perhaps this is what we might expect under future climate change conditions and so we had better learn how to prepare...
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Wales 'needs more climate change plans', study warns
2016-07-12 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: More action is needed in Wales to plan for risks posed by climate change, a study by UK government advisers has warned. It identifies gaps in future plans and spending commitments around flood risk, management of natural resources and the impact on public health. Policies "do not exist at present" to adapt homes or other buildings to deal with projected higher temperatures. The Welsh Government has welcomed the report and said it was taking action. The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment...
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