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Scientists find climate changes fingerprints in French floods
2016-06-12 23:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: An international team of scientists has found that man-made climate change nearly doubled the likelihood of last month's devastating French flooding. In a quick but not peer-reviewed analysis, the World Weather Attribution team of climate scientists used past rainfall data and computer simulations to look for global warming's fingerprints in the downpours in France and Germany. A senior climate researcher at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, says the team's...
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Crib notes: UN chief raises climate deal approval stakes
2016-06-12 21:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Ban Ki-moon will host an event at the September UN general assembly meeting for more countries to deposit their ratification documents for the Paris Agreement. In a press briefing dominated by controversy over Saudi Arabian suppression of a UN report condemning its child rights abuses, the UN chief kept the climate pact on the agenda. He praised G7 leaders for committing to bring it into force this year and welcomed India PM Narendra Modi`s support of that goal. Ban Ki-moon: "We need to...
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Climate Change: A Battle between the Industrialised Rich and Africa
2016-06-12 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
This Day: There is a battle of interest between industrialised countries and Africa on how to alleviate the effects of climate change leading to different conferences being held. The much publicised were the Conference of Parties known as COP15 held in 2009; the United Nations, UN, climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, tagged the COP19 the 19thConference of Parties 2013; the pre-COP planned for Venezuela in 2014. The most recent is the 21st Conference of Parties, also known as COP21 held in Paris in 2015....
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'Gasland' director to attend screening of his latest film on climate change at historic Newtown Theatre
2016-06-12 12:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bucks: American film director, playwright and environmental activist Josh Fox, best known for his award-winning documentary, Gasland, will appear in person at the Newtown Theatre, 120 North State Street, Newtown, on June 18 at 2 p.m. to speak about his latest film on climate change, How to Let Go of the World (And Love All the Things Climate Cant Change). Observing that 2015 was the worlds hottest year on record, Fox asks the questions, Can a person stop a wave? Could you stand on the shore and...
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Climate Change: Elephant in the 2016 Election Room
2016-06-12 12:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bangor Daily News: Climate change (or as I prefer to term the issue, global change) is the ugly stepchild of the 2016 election. A non-issue for the Trump campaign (it cant be an issue if it doesnt exist) and a job creation issue for the Clinton campaign, we are in broad political neglect when it comes to the seriousness of climate change. Yet if we fail to address this issue quickly and with enthusiasm, all the other issues fights are for naught. Whether you are concerned about immigration, international trade agreements,...
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