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The climate complacency of Taylor Swift in an age of value-based identity politics
2016-09-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blessed Tomorrow: Taylor Swift will solve climate change. Thats not true, but statistically, that line is 97% more likely to show up in your newsfeed than other climate content considering its mention of the pop singer. A similar disparity in Google searches during the Paris Climate Agreement revealed that most Americans were more concerned with Kim and Kanyes lunch than the largest global agreement in history. Does this mean we are terrible people, too vain and shallow to concern ourselves with one of the...
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La Nia is a no-show, climate forecasters say, raising odds of more record heat
2016-09-11 06:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: With stabilizing sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, climate forecasters announced Thursday that they have canceled the La Nia watch that had been in effect since April. The diminished likelihood of a La Nia event starting this fall and lasting into the winter has ramifications far beyond the Pacific, including how the Atlantic hurricane season may evolve along with U.S. winter weather patterns. Importantly, it also means there will not be a natural brake placed...
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US Intelligence Chief: Climate Change Caused the Rise of Terror Groups
2016-09-11 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sputnik: Speaking about global threats on intelligence summit in Washington, Clapper explained that decrease in the resources like food and water caused by climate change will lead to mounting socio-economical tensions worldwide with people resorting to arms to get crucial life supplies. This would put additional pressure on governments, which will have to struggle to control national borders, respond to inner and outer threats. "I think climate change is going to be an underpinning for a lot of national...
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My student missed class... to sue the government over climate change
2016-09-10 23:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Charlotte Observer: At the small liberal arts college where I teach, its hard for students to miss class with any degree of anonymity. But last semester, one of my students, Kelsey Juliana, gave the most compelling excuse for missing class that Ive heard in 16 years of teaching. She was flying to Oregon to sue the federal government for failure to protect youth from climate changes impacts. As a teacher, writer, and mother, I call that an excused absence. On April 8, 2016, the federal District Court in Eugene,...
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New DiCaprio film documents his work against climate change
2016-09-10 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Herald: Leonardo DiCaprio has unveiled his climate change documentary Before the Flood at the Toronto International Film Festival, saying the film is intended to give the scientific community a voice. The film was directed by Fisher Stevens. It chronicles DiCaprios advocacy around the globe to raise awareness about climate change. DiCaprio is a United Nations Ambassador of Peace. The Academy Award-winning actor called climate change the largest crisis weve ever faced. Stevens says the films...
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