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US insurer class action may signal wave of climate-change suits
2014-05-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A major insurance company is accusing dozens of localities in Illinois of failing to prepare for severe rains and flooding in lawsuits that are the first in what could be a wave of litigation over who should be liable for the possible costs of climate change. Farmers Insurance filed nine class actions last month against nearly 200 communities in the Chicago area. It is arguing that local governments should have known rising global temperatures would lead to heavier rains and did not do enough...
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New alliance to cushion farmers from climate-change shocks
2014-05-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star: Three organisations have formed an alliance to scale up climate smart agriculture in Africa. Alliance brings together various non-governmental organisations, the African Union and Nepad. The three said they will marshal resources to cushion small-scale farmers from climate change shocks. Martin Bwalya, head of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)-NEPAD, said they are targeting 25 million small-scale farmers by 2020 with cost effective farm practices that are easy...
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The Forgotten History Of Climate-Change Science
2014-05-13 20:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: It's a fine mess we've gotten ourselves into. Last week report was released detailing the toll climate change is already taking on the United States in terms of droughts, floods, heat waves and changes in agriculture. This report follows on the heals of two others ( & ) released over the last few months, all of which make clear that the door for taking action on greenhouses gases actions that might mitigate far more dramatic consequences is rapidly closing. And still, the denial goes on. Whatever...
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Boulder climate-change study: Summertime pollution expected to rise as planet
2014-05-05 17:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Camera: New research from Boulder's National Center for Atmospheric Research shows ozone pollution across the U.S. will get worse over the next 35 years due to climate change and rising temperatures. The NCAR study -- scheduled to be published online this week in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres -- shows that the U.S. could see a 70 percent increase in unhealthy summertime ozone levels by 2050 because warmer temperatures and other changes in the atmosphere related to climate change will...
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Advocates of climate-change legislation rally in Providence
2014-05-04 15:37:21| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Providence Journal: From the steps of the State House to the Burnside Park sculpture of the rising ship The Hannah, activists rallied on Saturday to urge passage of climate-change legislation. About 75 people took part in the demonstration in support of the Resilient Rhode Island Act, introduced during the current legislative session. It was organized by the Rhode Island Student Climate Coalition and the Rhode Island chapter of the Sierra Club. This year there has been a ton of momentum in support of climate...
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