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Climate change: Sea levels steady for 6,000 years before rapid rise in past 150 years, study reveals
2014-10-14 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Sea levels remained steady for thousands of years before recent rapid rises, a study led by the Australian National University shows. The study looked at the fluctuation of ocean levels over the past 35,000 years, based on ice volume changes around the world. The researchers have described the study as the most comprehensive paper of its kind looking at the period. ANU's Professor Kurt Lambeck said sea levels were oscillating by no more than 20 centimetres over several millennia. "In...
Pentagon Addresses Climate Change, Calls It A 'Threat Multiplier'
2014-10-14 09:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Tribune: Referring to climate change as a threat multiplier, United State Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday that rising global temperaturesclimbing sea levels, and more extreme weather events could compound security challenges faced by the U.S. military. His remarks were included in the foreword to a report released by the Pentagon on Monday. In the report, titled Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap, Hagel said that uncertainty in climate change projections cannot be an excuse for delaying...
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Island nations shouldn't be left to drown from climate change
2014-10-14 01:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Islanders from the Tulun Atoll where forced relocation is presently underway are reporting what some believe is the beginning of the end. Breadfruit trees have been destroyed, the soil isnt good enough to grow crops. The sea water is eating away at the land. Tulun Atoll is not alone. Across the Pacific islanders are reporting similar changes as the sea is creeping up. Given that sea level rise is not uniform across the world (forget the bathtub that fills evenly!) its not surprising that in...
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Pentagon Signals Security Risks Climate Change
2014-10-14 01:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Pentagon on Monday released a report asserting decisively that climate change poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages. It also predicted rising demand for military disaster responses as extreme weather creates more global humanitarian crises. The report lays out a road map to show how the military will adapt to rising sea levels, more violent storms and widespread droughts. The Defense Department...
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Climate Change Preparation
2014-10-14 00:55:02| PortlandOnline
Building and protecting our infrastructure in a changing climate
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