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Canada: Cities can lead on climate change to build a resilient future
2014-09-17 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Around the world, cities are taking the lead on addressing the challenge of climate change. While senior governments stall, urban leaders are responding to the urgent need to make our cities more resilient as climate change impacts intensify. In Vancouver, we are aggressively pursuing our goal to be the greenest city in the world by 2020. Its a bold goal, but in working toward it, we are protecting our environment and growing our economy. The successful cities of the future will be those making...
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Australia not prepared for effects of climate change
2014-09-17 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: A report on the effects of climate change on Australia's infrastructure calls coastal flooding the sleeping giant of risk to future prosperity. And the Climate Council of Australia says so-called "once-in-a-lifetime natural disasters" could become regular occurrences. Hamish Fitzsimmons reports. HAMISH FITZSIMMONS, REPORTER: More than three-quarters of the population lives near the coast but Australia's love affair with the beach will come at a future cost. That's...
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Leonardo DiCaprio appointed UN climate change representative
2014-09-17 07:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Hollywood actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, has been appointed as a United Nations representative on climate change. The UN secretary general Ban ki Moon said the actor's global stardom was the perfect match for the global challenge posed by climate change. Mr DiCaprio's first duty in his new role will be to address the opening of the climate summit later this month in New York.
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Climate Change Forces Tropical Lizards Swiftly Adapt
2014-09-17 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Climate change is affecting all sorts of animals, from sharks to polar bears to birds, but new research has focused on tropical lizards, which have learned to swiftly adapt in order to survive. Previous research has found that tropical species, because they're already tolerating extreme heat, are most vulnerable to changing ecosystems as a result of climate change. But scientists from Dartmouth University in New Hampshire and the University of Virginia believe some reptiles might be able to evolve...
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Climate Change Preparation Strategy: Risk and Vulnerabilities Assessment
2014-09-16 23:38:39| PortlandOnline
Updated September 16, 2014 PDF Document, 26,497kbCategory: Climate Change Preparation Strategy
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