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In Kiribati, Faith-Based Climate Change Denial Could Prove Costly As Nation Goes Underwater
2016-07-05 14:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Patheos: Televangelist Jim Bakker Forgave the People Who Put Him in Jail... Even Though He Was Guilty In Kiribati, Faith-Based Climate Change Denial Could Prove Costly As Nation Goes Underwater The New York Times published a story over the weekend about the island nation of Kiribati, a place that may "become uninhabitable within decades because of an onslaught of environmental problems linked to climate change." It`s disturbing in a lot of ways. People have to consider whether to move abroad, if they...
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Kiribati: Remote Pacific nation threatened by rising seas
2016-07-03 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: Scientists point to slew of environmental problems linked to climate change for the perilous state. One clear bright day last winter, a tidal surge swept over an ocean embankment here in the remote, low-lying island country of Kiribati, smashing through the doors and windows of Betio Hospital and spewing sand and debris across its maternity ward. Beero Hosea, 37, a handyman, cut the power and helped carry frightened mothers through the rubble and water to a nearby school. For years, scientists...
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A Remote Pacific Nation, Threatened by Rising Seas
2016-07-03 07:05:50| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: One clear bright day last winter, a tidal surge swept over an ocean embankment here in the remote, low-lying island country of Kiribati, smashing through the doors and windows of Betio Hospital and spewing sand and debris across its maternity ward. Beero Hosea, 37, a handyman, cut the power and helped carry frightened mothers through the rubble and water to a nearby school. If the next one is combined with a storm and stronger winds, thats the end of us, he said. Its going to cover this whole...
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Climate determines violence of a nation, scientists say
2016-06-28 10:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: People who live in places with a varied climate are generally less violent than those who live in consistently hot areas, according scientists who have been trying to explain why violent crime is often higher near the equator. Several studies have shown that levels of violence and aggression are higher in hotter countries, but according to the scientists, the leading theories are incomplete. One model, known as the Routine Activity Theory, suggests that people are outside more in warm weather....
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Nation losing a nuclear weapon against climate change
2016-06-22 10:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Some environmentalists are thrilled over Tuesdays announcement of the planned closing of Californias Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. They might want to reconsider: Fighting climate change requires more nuclear power, not less. That Diablo Canyons two reactors could be allowed to shut down is alarming evidence that too little effort is being made to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The electricity that the Diablo Canyon plant generates, which amounts to about 9 percent of Californias power,...
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