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The complicated relationship between agriculture and climate change
2015-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Investigate Midwest: Various studies have highlighted these and dozens of other ways the U.S. agriculture industry will likely be affected by climate change, the growing global crisis that major agribusinesses have already started to combat. But while the agriculture industry plays victim to climate change, it is also a culprit. Climate change is predominately caused by the buildup of atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Overall, the agriculture industry is responsible for at least 8 percent of...
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IEA: Ignoring Climate Change Could Be Costly Fossil Fuel Firms
2015-07-10 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The worlds fossil fuel companies risk wasting billions of dollars of investment by not taking global action to fight climate change seriously, according to the chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Fatih Birol, who will take the top job at the IEA in September and is one of the worlds most influential voices on energy, warned that companies making this mistake would also miss out on investment opportunities in clean energy. Coal giant Peabody recently dismissed global...
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Climate Change Is a Major Buzz Kill for Bumblebees
2015-07-10 14:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The humble bumblebee is feeling the squeeze from climate change. Research shows that its southern range is being reduced as the planet warmsand yet it seems to show no sign of migrating northwards to safety. This unwillingness to head for cooler climes could prove disastrous, and has prompted some scientists to suggest that humans may need to intervene by creating refuges for the bees away from the heat. Jeremy Kerr, a biologist at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and colleagues report in...
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Indigenous Knowledge Key to Climate Change Adaptation
2015-07-10 12:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Times: Scientists have called for the integration of indigenous knowledge to combat global warming and enhance adaptation to climate change. According to researchers from East Africa, on-farm experiences by smallholder farmers and pastoralists and indigenous knowledge can contribute effectively to coping with climate change. The scientists made this proposal while presenting their findings at the UNESCO scientific conference currently taking place in Paris, France, under the theme, "Our Common Future under...
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Easing Alaska's wildfire seasons means tackling climate change
2015-07-10 03:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Dispatch News: Alaska is burning. As of July 8 more than 300 fires are blazing across the state in an extreme and costly fire season that could last well into August. Firefighters and the resources they depend on are being pressed to the limits. I know exactly what our front-line defenders are going through. Ive been there. During the summer of 1983, I was among a group of smokejumpers dispatched from western states to Alaska during a major fire bust, a relatively large number of fires started mostly by...
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