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Under climate change conditions, our forests may fail to be resilient
2016-09-07 03:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald: Under conditions stirred up by climate change, its unclear how once resilient forests will fare. As indications of climate change become more apparent, a study led by a University of Wisconsin zoology professor looks to identify at what point rising temperatures and higher frequencies of natural disturbances like wildfires could potentially leave a forest unrecoverable. UW zoologist Monica Turner, who has been studying Yellowstone National Park for more than 25 years, has observed the full...
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Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Pest and Weed Pressure
2016-09-06 14:51:51| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education Prior posts to NFUs blog on climate changes impacts on wildfire and temperature increases mention changing and increasing pest and weed pressure as negative consequences of climate change. Changing and increasing pest and weed pressure are concerns in all continental U.S. Climate Hub Regions. Farmers know […]
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Poland could sign climate deal amendment if EU backs new coal plants
2016-09-06 12:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Poland is willing to back EU ratification of an amendment to the Kyoto Protocol on carbon emissions if the European Commission guarantees financing for new, cleaner coal-fired power stations, the Prime Minister's office said. Last October Poland's president unexpectedly vetoed 2012's Doha amendment which extends the protocol until 2020, arguing that the country needed more time to analyze its impact on the economy. The EU needs unanimous backing from member states in order to ratify the amendment....
Conservative media bias is inflating American climate denial and polarization
2016-09-06 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A new study by a team of sociologists at Oklahoma State University has found political polarization on climate change is growing in the United States. Todays Republicans are less likely than they were a decade ago to accept that the effects of global warming have begun, that humans are responsible, and that there is a scientific consensus on these questions. Democrats and independents are slightly more likely to answer these questions correctly today than a decade ago. Climate change is now more...
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Funds leader BlackRock calls on investors to assess climate change impact
2016-09-06 11:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, said all investors should factor climate change into their decision-making and doing so would not mean having to accept lower returns. Global moves to coordinate a response to climate change took a big step forward on Saturday when both China and the United States ratified a 2015 plan to curb climate-warming emissions, raising chances it will enter into law this year. BlackRock said it is strengthening its data and analytical processes to reflect...
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