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LA Times Criticizes Lack Of Climate Change Questions In Presidential Debates
2016-05-26 17:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Los Angeles Times: The Los Angeles Times editorial board lamented that climate change has been largely overlooked in presidential election coverage so far, despite it being the most pressing issue of our time. The Times pointed to a Media Matters analysis, which found that through the first 20 presidential primary debates, moderators only asked 22 questions about climate change, making up just 1.5 percent of the 1,477 questions asked during the debates. Instead, debate moderators have focused on the political...
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From Easter Island to Stonehenge, climate change threatens iconic tourist sites
2016-05-26 16:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Extreme weather is becoming one of the biggest risks to World Heritage icons like the Polynesian Easter Island or Britain's Stonehenge, posing a threat to tourism and economies alike, scientists and U.N. experts said on Thursday. Developing countries such as Nepal, home to Mount Everest, and Uganda, where tourists travel to see mountain gorillas, may be particularly hard hit as they rely on income from tourism more than developed countries, the experts said in a report. "For them it's a very...
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Statue of Liberty and Venice under climate change threat, UN report
2016-05-26 16:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change now poses the single biggest threat to the worlds most famous heritage sites including the Galápagos islands, the Statue of Liberty, Easter Island and Venice according to a UN sponsored report. The researchers looked at 31 natural and cultural world heritage sites in 29 countries that are vulnerable to increasing temperatures, melting glaciers, rising seas, more intense weather, worsening droughts and longer wildfire seasons. They believe this number is the tip of the iceberg....
Most Iconic Places Are Under Dire Threat From Climate Change
2016-05-26 16:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Dozens of the Earth's most cherished World Heritage sites are under dire threat from climate change -- and some may be damaged beyond saving, warns a report UNESCO released Thursday. The agency, alongside the Union of Concerned Scientists and the United Nations Environment Program, analyzed 31 natural and cultural World Heritage sites in 29 countries on six continent. The areas range from America's celebrated Yellowstone National Park and Venice's iconic Lagoon to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador...
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Clouds, Aerosols Could Understanding Predicting Climate Change
2016-05-26 16:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Headlines & Global News: Understanding aerosols and the process of cloud formation could help us better understand and predict the effects of climate change, according to a new study. (Photo : Getty Images) An in-depth examination of cloud formations has led a team of researchers from the CERN Cloud experiment to reveal the processes that drive the formation and evolution of small atmospheric particles that exist free of the effects of pollution. Using this information will help scientists move forward on the path towards...
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