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Britain plants & trees under threat rising temperatures study
2014-06-16 11:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Dozens of plant and tree species are under threat as they fail to adapt to warming temperatures, a University of Cambridge study has found. Species including yew, hawthorn and stinging nettles are expected to decline in the UK, along with 38 other species. Environmentalists have argued that the findings demonstrate the need to analyse and monitor Britains ecology and encourage a greater responsibility for monitoring natural habitats. Data was collected from the Woodland Trust, which has...
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Global warming poses threat to Southwest water supply
2014-06-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: The biggest reservoir in the United States is dropping 1 foot each week. Lake Mead's rapidly sinking water level is set to reach an all-time low in July, driven down by a 14-year drought that scientists say is one of the most severe to hit the Colorado River in more than 1,200 years. The water behind Hoover Dam supplies vast areas of farmland and about 25 million people in three states, and this critical reservoir stands just 40 percent full. Droughts and even decades-long mega-droughts have...
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Climate change deniers serious threat to future, Obama says
2014-06-14 18:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Describing lawmakers and pundits who deny manmade climate change as a fairly serious threat to everybodys future, President Obama on Saturday called for less debate and more action in combating warming trends. Delivering the address at University of California Irvines commencement, Obama underscored the view of some scientists that the effects of climate change are already being felt nationwide and said he was allocating new funds for communities recovering from natural disasters. Speaking...
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Mediterranean Sea facing double threat of warming and acidification
2014-06-13 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The marine species of the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the livelihoods and lifestyles of millions of people that depend on them, are being threatened by a manmade combination of global warming and ocean acidification. In a new study, coordinated by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), researchers warn that the sea is both warming and acidifying at unprecedented rates, with carbon dioxide emissions to blame. "We knew next to nothing about the combined effects of warming and acidification...
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Netflix Ends Blame-Verizon Message After Legal Threat
2014-06-12 13:41:59| IT Services - Topix.net
Following a public feud in which Netflix flaunted an error message that called out Verizon for slow load speeds, Netflix has agreed to stop posting the messages.
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