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Wise Words From A Dying Astronaut On Climate Change
2016-01-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: In the January 16, 2016 issue of the New York Timess Sunday Review climate scientist and retired astronaut Piers J. Sellers wrote a painfully beautiful article commencing with a revelation of his diagnosis with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. His peroration: As an astronaut I spacewalked 220 miles above the Earth. Floating alongside the International Space Station, I watched hurricanes cartwheel across oceans, the Amazon snake its way to the sea through a brilliant green carpet of forest, and...
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Climate change: Where the GOP field stands
2016-01-23 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: When federal scientists announced 2015 as the warmest year on record this week, Democrats and environmentalists responded by saying the new mark injected a sense of urgency into the fight against climate change. Republicans, including those running for president, mostly let the announcement slip by unmentioned. GOP candidates have ripped President Obama for his efforts to tackle climate change, arguing the president should be more focused on fighting international terrorism. The two leading...
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Multimillion-dollar regional climate change initiative to be launched in Barbados
2016-01-23 03:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jamaica Observer: A new partnership to help disaster-prone Caribbean countries mitigate the effects and adapt to climate change will be launched here on January 28. The Caribbean Community (Caricom), Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will launch the US$15-million Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (J-CCCP) that will bring together policymakers, experts and representatives of affected communities to encourage policy innovation for climate technology incubation and diffusion. A...
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Change Agent Update Winter 2016
2016-01-23 01:25:50| PortlandOnline
Change Agent Update Winter 2016 PDF Document, 403kbCategory: Change Agent Updates
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Lake Poopo: Bolivia's second largest lake dries up due to climate change
2016-01-23 00:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Bolivias second largest lake has disappeared, displacing hundreds if not thousands of people who depend on it for their livelihoods. Lake Poopo was officially declared evaporated last month in what scientists have said serves as a warning about climate change. The lake - which is situated more than 12,000 feet above sea level on the countrys Andean plains - has all but dried up before due to El Nino, but had rebounded to twice the size of Los Angeles. But scientists say this time recovery...
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