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Climate change is creeping up on Long Island
2016-01-16 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsday: Negotiators at the Paris conference on climate change forged a path last month to slow global warming. The effects of their actions will take years to appear. Long Island is dealing with the reality of climate change now. And were going to have to make our own decisions. Our coastal communities already are threatened by sea-level rise and the likelihood of more serious storms. Sandy laid waste to parts of our region, and were still rebuilding. And were still vulnerable to the next big storm....
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Republican Presidential Field Tilts Rightward on Climate Change
2016-01-16 01:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: Shortly after a conservative website on Wednesday posted 2008 footage of Sen. Marco Rubio backing a cap-and-trade program to combat climate change, his campaign roared back with a counterattack that included an entire web page aimed at debunking the video. Mr. Rubios muscular response revealed how toxic the issue of climate change has become in the Republican Party under President Barack Obama, who has sought to make reducing carbon emissions to alleviate global warming one of his signature...
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Adapting to climate change in Latin America and Caribbean means ending social disparity
2016-01-15 22:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Climate change is already a global reality. Glaciers are melting, sea temperatures are increasing, corals are bleaching and rainfall patterns are changing to an extent that water sources may disappear in Latin America and the Caribbean within a few decades. Preparing for disasters is therefore imperative to avoid development setbacks. Despite a growing recognition of the urgent need to act on climate change, theory and practice differ substantially. While the notion of resilience--the ability to...
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Climate Change
2016-01-15 21:46:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Despite generating intense and sometimes bitter debate, climate change initiatives are gaining momentum and will significantly impact the future of electric utilities. Regardless of the attendant challenges, former AEP Senior Vice President Michael Heyeck contends that the future holds great promise for those with extraordinary will, laser-like focus and can do spirit. See what other IdeaXchange Xperts have to say on this highly charged subject. read more
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Canada: Climate Change Could Slash Natives' Fish Catches
2016-01-15 21:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KUOW: Northwest coastal tribes have counted on salmon and herring for thousands of years to fill their nets and fuel their cultures. That could change in just a few decades as warmer waters drive fish north, according to a study out this week from the University of British Columbia. Researchers looked at 98 species that native, or First Nations, communities catch on the B.C. coast. "What we find is that most of the species will have a decrease in potential catch and abundance by 2050," said UBC professor...
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