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Olympics' climate change message sparks conservative backlash

2016-08-06 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hill: Conservative backlash spread on social media after the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics' opening ceremony featured a warning about climate change. The primetime spectacle started with a young boy with a Pau-Brasil tree in the center of the stadium, a rare tree on on the list of Brazils endangered plants. A video then showed a dramatic depiction of Earth and several major cities affected by rising water levels as Antarctic ice sheets rapidly melt. While some were happy the Olympics used its global...

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Rio Olympics opens with a powerful message about climate change

2016-08-06 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: An estimated 3 billion people worldwide received an introductory lesson about climate change by watching the Brazil Olympics opening ceremony. Rio took a sudden sobering turn (after a dance party) with a video showcasing ever-climbing global carbon pollution and projections of sea level rise. Here`s a clip: Great to see climate change science shown in #OpeningCeremony for #Rio2016 Thank you. pic.twitter.com/Qtgs0U99kQ -- Leilani Münter (@LeilaniMunter) August 6, 2016 A theme of the...

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