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Pacific nations to highlight Cyclone Pam in climate talks
2015-03-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Pacific Islands devastated by Cyclone Pam at the weekend will be using the disaster to drive home the need for a globally funded insurance pool to aid in the recovery from such events when they attend climate-change talks in Paris later this year. Ian Fry, the chief climate-change negotiator for the tiny island nation of Tuvalu, said the establishment of a permanent fund to help countries cope with the impact of climate-related disasters and other "slow-onset events" such as rising sea levels...
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Food concerns mount in Vanuatu after monster cyclone
2015-03-18 00:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: International aid agencies ramped up appeals for cyclone-hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, warning that the powerful storm which affected more than two-thirds of the South Pacific island nation had wiped out crops and destroyed fishing fleets, raising the risk of hunger and disease. Residents of the southern island of Tanna said food and basic supplies were running low while relief workers were still battling to reach many islands pummeled by Cyclone Pam's gusts of more than 300 kph (185 mph) on Friday...
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Asking if Cyclone Pam Was Caused by Climate Change Is Wrong Question
2015-03-17 23:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vice: When Cyclone Pam ripped through the South Pacific on Saturday morning, it not only left behind a trail of destruction on the 83-island nation of Vanuatu. In the storm's wake, political leaders around the world have used the event as an opportunity to highlight the need to address climate change and help poor, low-lying nations to adapt to rising seas and more severe weather extremes. Vanuatu's president Baldwin Lonsdale wasted little time in identifying the culprit behind his country's acute humanitarian...
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Relief teams report devastation, death after Vanuatu cyclone
2015-03-16 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Reports from the outer islands of Vanuatu on Monday painted a picture of utter destruction after a monster cyclone tore through the South Pacific island nation, flattening buildings and killing at least eight people. Disaster management officials and relief workers were struggling to establish contact with the islands that bore the brunt of Cyclone Pam's winds of more than 300 kph (185 mph), which destroyed homes, smashed boats and washed away roads and bridges as it struck late on Friday and...
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Ban highlights climate risks as Vanuatu counts dead Cyclone Pam
2015-03-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Attending a UN disaster avoidance conference in Japan, Ban said islands and coastal nations needed "special attention." Before Pam struck Vanuatu late Friday, Pacific islands had repeatedly warned that climate change means higher weather risks. "Climate change is intensifying the risks for hundreds of millions of people, particularly in small island developing states and coastal areas," Ban told the conference. What we are discussing here is very real for millions," he said. France, which...
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