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Presidential contenders differ sharply on climate change
2015-11-27 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders calls climate change the greatest threat to national security. Front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton promises to install more than 500 million solar panels across the country. On the Republican side, Jeb Bush would phase out tax credits for solar power. Rival Marco Rubio wants to cut the federal gas tax by 80 percent. There are stark differences between the two parties on energy and environment issues that underscore the sky-high stakes for both...
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Don't forget plankton in climate change models, says study
2015-11-27 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A new study from the University of Exeter, published in the journal Ecology Letters, found that phytoplankton -- microscopic water-borne plants -- can rapidly evolve tolerance to elevated water temperatures. Globally, phytoplankton absorb as much carbon dioxide as tropical rainforests and so understanding the way they respond to a warming climate is crucial. Phytoplankton subjected to warmed water initially failed to thrive but it took only 45 days, or 100 generations, for them to evolve tolerance...
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Rising Temps, Invisible Threats: Climate Change Spurs Disease Fears
2015-11-27 21:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NDTV: Winter was oddly mild in northern Texas in 2012, a year that saw few snowflakes and barely any ice. When the cold failed to show up, the spring mosquitoes arrived in droves, carrying disease. The insects multiplied during an unusually muggy May, when temperatures hit the 90s and then stayed there. On June 20, Dallas recorded the season's first case of West Nile virus. By late August, there were nearly 400. Nineteen people would die in the greater Dallas area in the worst West Nile outbreak...
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China in action to address climate change
2015-11-27 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: The UN Climate Change Conference in Paris will open Monday with representatives from 195 countries and the European Union gathering together to hammer out a comprehensive, balanced and ambitious deal to address climate change. As a key participant in a global fight against climate change, China has been making its due contribution for the goal. Recent years have witnessed China's concrete efforts on environmental management, energy saving and emission reduction and low-carbon technology development....
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Wake judge rules against teen facing off against NC on climate change
2015-11-27 21:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Observer: Hallie Turner, the 13-year-old girl who took North Carolina to court over climate change, received disappointing news the day before Thanksgiving. A Wake County Superior Court judge ruled against her effort to overturn a December 2014 decision by the N.C. Environmental Management Commission. But with the pluck of a teen wise beyond her years, Hallie said Friday the ruling from Judge Mike Morgan had not deterred her. Its an issue that Im always going to continue trying to make a difference...
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