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Coping with extreme weather events
2015-08-03 15:54:00| Transmission & Distribution World
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El Nio Could Mean Extreme Weather, Fewer Anchovies
2015-07-30 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: It looks like we're in for a strong, lengthy El Nio this year. Warmer-than-usual water in parts of the Pacific Ocean indicates that a developing El Nio is intensifying and might become one of the strongest on record. And National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists think the weather phenomenon probably will continue through the winter of 2015-16, and into the spring of 2016. El Nios have been occurring at least since the end of the last Ice Age about 10,000 years ago. But scientists...
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The Most (And Least) Extreme Republican Presidential Candidates On Climate
2015-07-26 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: The GOP field is (almost) complete, after Ohio Governor John Kasich became the 17th major candidate to announce his presidential run this week. This means we can draw some conclusions about the opponent the eventual Democratic nominee will be facing in the general election. It`s an extremely safe bet that the Republican nominee will not take more action to confront climate change than President Obama has. The question is more how much of the president`s climate agenda the nominee would reverse,...
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Global insurers paid less in damage claims for extreme weather in the last 6 months
2015-07-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Global natural catastrophes in the last six months cost insurers less than usual, with the winter storms on the U.S. East Coast topping the charts, German reinsurance company Munich Re announced yesterday. Insured losses in 2015 so far totaled about $12 billion worldwide and $8 billion in the United States -- half of the price tag of last year's first six months. Overall damages reached $35 billion, or roughly the value of Instagram. That's compared with economic losses adding up to around $95 billion...
5 Extreme Weather Events Impacting the Planet
2015-07-09 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Deniers will keep on denying apparently, but the signs of climate change are everywhere. As the planet has warmed up, severe weather events are happening in every corner of the globe, alerting us to the need for strong, immediate action. 1. Many parts of the world are suffering from extended heat waves. We`ve heard a lot about the heat waves blanketing India and Pakistan, which have claimed a high body count. Thousands of people in the region have died as a result. The situation has been exacerbated...
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