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How climate change affects different regions of the country differently
2015-02-01 22:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: The U.S. is no stranger to differences among its sometimes bickering states, so perhaps its no surprise that even global warming finds itself with some regional rivalries. A Climate Central analysis of regional and seasonal temperature differences in the contiguous U.S. since 1970 reveals a country divided along temperature lines, just as it is in so many other ways. Sure, that includes politics. And whether a certain bubbly drink should be called soda, pop or Coke (even though we all know the...
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Climate Change in Minnesota: 23 signs
2015-02-01 21:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota is warmer than it used to be. Rain falls in bigger downpours. Hay fever sufferers have a longer sneezing season, and the ticks that deliver Lyme disease are expanding their range. Red maple trees are moving north. So are purple finches. Moose numbers have shrunk. Without question, the state's climate has changed in recent decades. And that's had an impact on the lives of its wildlife, its plants, its people. 1. It's warmer From 1895 to 1970, Minnesota's average temperature rose...
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Americans vs scientists: disagreement on climate change and GM food
2015-02-01 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Climate change and genetically modified (GM) food are the two things on which Americans and American scientists just do not agree, according to new data from Pew Research. The study, entitled 'Public and Scientists' Views on Science and Society', compared the views of ordinary Americans to those of scientists connected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on issues ranging from biomedical research to energy to space exploration. There are some things on which both...
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Did Climate Change Condemn Easter Islanders?
2015-02-01 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: The mysteries of the most isolated island in the world, Rapa Nui, commonly known as Easter Island, have baffled anthropologists and other scientists for generations, and one question about the curious inhabitants who erected those great, strange heads is what happened to the people who made them. The island is best known for 887 monumental rock statues, weighing up to 82 tons and mysteriously moved over considerable distances by ancient people who had no beasts of burden, but that's only part...
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Clean energy and climate change dominated PM Modi-Barack Obama meeting: Richard Verma
2015-02-01 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Issues related to clean energy and climate change had dominated the discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama during the latter's recent visit to India, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma today said. "When I look at the amount of time the two leaders spent time in I would say that clean energy and climate change dominated the discussions because our two countries have been really impacted by climate change. The challenge was what are we going to do together,"...
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