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Climate change could see half a reservoir of Hong Kong's potable water evaporate
2016-03-20 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Post: Warmer temperatures brought about by climate change could see up to 7.3 million cubic metres more of Hong Kongs potable water about half of the Shing Mun Reservoir literally evaporate every year by the end of the century, an environmental group has warned. Rainfall helps offset evaporation from reservoirs in most years, but Green Power said the lack of necessary research would jeopardise the citys long-term water supplies as global warming caused more extreme weather patterns such as droughts...
Leonardo DiCaprio Says China Can Be 'Climate Change Hero'
2016-03-20 10:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Leonardo DiCaprio praised China's work to combat climate change on a trip to Beijing on Sunday, and said he believes the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases could be "the hero of the environmental movement." The actor and environmentalist, who called for action to combat climate change during his Oscar acceptance speech last month, praised China's shift toward renewable forms of energy to lower carbon emissions. "As we all know, the United States and China are the two biggest contributors,...
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George Bush Sr.'s Cabinet Worried About Climate Change 27 Years Ago
2016-03-20 03:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlterNet: The agreement that was hammered out in Paris at the U.N climate talks in December was be a great step forward towards addressing the growing threat of climate change. But lost amongst the applause for the accord is a question that needs to be answered: Why did it take so long, and are we too late? Recently, memos from the George H.W. Bush administration were released that detailed conversations between Bush Sr.s cabinet members, where they discussed the growing threat of global climate change27...
Earth Hour 2016: Lights go out worldwide in demo against increasing climate change
2016-03-19 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: On the evening of 19 March the lights went out not just all over Europe, but throughout the world. But far from being a harbinger of doom as in Sir Edward Greys celebrated observation on the eve of the First World War it was a sign that one of the worlds most perilous, impending problems might yet be solved. Scores of millions of people in a record 178 countries switched off at 8.30pm last night, to mark this years Earth Hour, participating in the worlds biggest ever demonstration to stop...
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New Alaskan butterfly: monitor for climate change?
2016-03-19 21:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: A butterfly species, misidentified for more than 60 years, may be the only type of butterfly endemic to Alaska, say scientists. The newly identified Tanana Arctic lives in spruce and aspen forests in the Tanana-Yukon River Basin. Because butterflies react quickly to climate change, the species could help scientists identify alarming changes in the sensitive arctic ecosystem, says Andrew Warren, a lepidopterist (butterfly expert) at the University of Florida in Gainesville. This butterfly has...
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