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Climate deal comes one step closer to effect at United Nations
2016-09-22 12:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An agreement to fight global warming came one step closer to taking effect on Wednesday when dozens of countries deposited their ratification of the deal at the United Nations, taking the total to 60, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. The deal, agreed by nearly 200 countries in Paris last December, needs ratification by at least 55 countries representing 55 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions to take effect. Ban said the 60 countries represented more than 47.5 percent. The United...
Gary Johnson Wants to Ignore Climate Change Because the Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day
2016-09-22 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, takes what he calls the "long-term view" of climate change. "In billions of years," he said in 2011, "the sun is going to actually grow and encompass the Earth, right? So global warming is in our future." The former New Mexico governor did acknowledge that humans are making the world warmer in the near term, toobut he doesn't think the government should do much about it. In the same speech, he denounced "cap-and-trade taxation," said we "should...
The Climate Change Debate is Over
2016-09-22 10:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CounterPunch: Earlier this month, Hurricane Hermine caused storm surges that flooded the Florida coast, killed one person, and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. This is the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since 2005s Category 3 Hurricane Wilma, but the Atlantic basin is no stranger to major storms. In fact, the Atlantic Ocean sees seven named storms per year now, up from an average of five just a few years ago. And storm intensity is increasing in the Pacific Ocean...
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Obama Orders Climate Plans From 20 Federal Agencies
2016-09-22 06:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama is ordering 20 federal agencies with national security-related missions to consider the impact of climate change in their planning, amid warnings from scientists that rising temperatures could destabilize regions across the globe. In a memorandum signed Wednesday, Obama established a new panel to provide national security agencies with better data about the potential impacts of climate change. The expectation is that officials will integrate predictions of severe weather and...
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Hundreds of Scientists Blast Trumps Stance on Climate
2016-09-22 04:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsweek: Nearly 400 global scientists have signed an open letter slamming Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for vowing to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, warning of dire consequences for the environment if he is elected. A Parexit would send a clear signal to the rest of the world: The United States does not care about the global problem of human-caused climate change, the letter read. The consequences of opting out of the global community would be severe and long-lasting--for...
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