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What Exxon knew about climate change, and when it knew it
2015-10-12 18:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSNBC: Its been well established over many years that Exxon is one of the worlds leading voices when it comes to denying the evidence of climate change. Whats new, however, are reports that the oil giant has quietly operated for decades on the assumption that the scientific evidence is real. The L.A. Times had a fascinating piece on this yesterday, which deserves to have an impact on the broader policy discussion. [In 1990] in the far northern regions of Canadas Arctic frontier, researchers...
Mysterious disease may be tied to climate change, says researcher
2015-10-11 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A mysterious kidney disease that has killed over 20,000 people in Central America, most of them sugar cane workers, may be caused by chronic, severe dehydration linked to global climate change, according to a new study by Richard J. Johnson, MD, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. "This could be the first epidemic directly caused by global warming," said Johnson, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and an expert on the underlying causes of...
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10 climate change canaries
2015-10-11 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Zealand Herald: 1 The Argentine ant It's been called the "Ghenghis Khan" of the ant world, and for good reason. The notoriously invasive Argentine ant has a global track record of devastating and altering the biodiversity of native communities it enters. But, by watching shifts in its distribution around the country, we might find some use in it as a handy indicator of change. Like other insects, this ant is substantially affected by temperature, and to successfully reproduce and maintain a foothold...
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Climate change latest threat to endemic birds
2015-10-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hawaii Tribune Herald: Hawaii Islands endemic bird populations have been pressured for centuries because of disease, habitat loss, predation and loss of prey. Recent work by biologists at the United States Geologic Survey Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center indicates climate change also could threaten the populations as rising temperatures create conditions that allow mosquitoes -- vectors for avian malaria and avian pox -- to thrive at previously inaccessible elevations. The pattern already has been observed...
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Ted Cruz Lies Again About the Science of Climate Change
2015-10-11 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: [Editor`s note: Last week, Sen. Ted Cruz held a hearing that attacked the clean air and clean water safeguards that protect millions of American families. During the hearing, Sen. Cruz relentlessly questioned Sierra Club President Aaron Mair on the validity of global warming, relying on classic climate denier arguments. On Thursday, Mair responded to Sen. Cruz`s attack on climate science.] In the U.S. Senate, witnesses at committee hearings swear to tell the truth. Unfortunately, the senators...
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