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Climate change: poll finds support for strong action at highest level since 2008
2016-06-21 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Support for strong action on climate change is at its highest level since 2008, with much sought after uncommitted voters showing the strongest support, according to Galaxy polling commissioned by the Climate Institute. Despite that, voters were dissatisfied with both Labor and Coalition policies, with only 17% saying the Coalition had a credible climate plan and only 20% saying Labor did. Those findings fitted with an assessment of the main parties policies conducted by the Climate Institute,...
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Which animals will cope with climate change droughts?
2016-06-21 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: JCU's Dr Tasmin Rymer led a study that produced a template measuring several crucial factors, including an animal's physiology and environment, to determine how it would handle a severe drought. Dr Rymer said scientists believe the current rate of climate change is unprecedented in Earth's history and will lead to more and worse droughts in many areas. "So we developed a theoretical framework that allows researchers to estimate the likelihood that a species will be able to cope," she said. Dr...
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Scorching Hot Southwest Is Climate Change In Action
2016-06-21 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Scientists say if we keep burning fossil fuels at the same rate, pretty soon "what we think of as extreme summer heat" will become "typical." Deadly, record-breaking heat and wildfires sweeping across the Southwestern U.S. are a clear sign of manmade climate change at work, scientists say. Triple-digit temperatures began scorching Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico early this week. Some of the most intense heat was recorded throughout Arizona, where four hikers died in separate...
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Asias Rising Prosperity, Climate Change Taking Toll on Food Security
2016-06-21 12:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Asia's economic growth over the last decade has been relentless, bringing with it a rising population and an influx of people from the countryside to the cities in search of prosperity. These trends are not expected to abate. By 2025, the total population of Asia and the Pacific region should reach about 4.4 billion. And over the next 40 years, Asia's urban population is projected to increase from 1.9 billion to 3.2 billion. In another significant trend, the middle income population will also...
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WP Glimcher CEO Steps Down In Leadership Overhaul, Proposed Name Change
2016-06-21 12:11:00| National Real Estate Investor
Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com> WP Glimcher Chief Executive Michael P. Glimcher has resigned in a round of executive changes at the retail REIT, which is in the midst of investigating strategic alternatives. read more
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