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Climate change implicated in France floodsl: study
2016-06-10 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AFP: Torrential rains which caused flooding in France recently bore the unmistakable fingerprint of climate change, according to research to be submitted to a scientific journal next week. Global warming, especially in the last 50 years, had almost doubled the likelihood of the kind of three-day downpour that burst the banks of the Seine and Loire rivers, they calculated. At the very least, the probability of such an extreme rainfall event had increased by more than 40 percent. "We found that...
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Why US Leadership on Climate Change Still Matters
2016-06-10 17:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Diplomat: As the United States hosted the 7th Clean Energy Ministerial in San Francisco on June 1-2, the Obama administration sought to demonstrate global leadership on green energy and climate change. Those efforts, however, are being undercut by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress. Just a few days before the meetings began, Trump promised to cancel the COP21 climate accords and embrace both coal energy and the Keystone XL pipeline if he wins the election. With the European Union...
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Kids Get Their Day in Court: 21 Youth Sue U.S. Government in Landmark Climate Lawsuit
2016-06-10 15:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken scheduled Wednesday an oral argument for the youths landmark climate lawsuit for Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. PST in Eugene, Oregon. The 21 young plaintiffs received a favorable decision in their case brought against the federal government and fossil fuel industry from U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin in April. Now, they are looking forward to their next opportunity to appear in court to fight for climate justice. I am excited that Judge Aiken is interested in hearing...
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Paris floods made almost twice as likely by climate change, say scientists
2016-06-10 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Paris floods, that saw extreme rainfall swell the river Seine to its highest level in decades, were made almost twice as likely because of the manmade emissions driving global warming, scientists have found. A three-day period of heavy rain at the end of May saw tens of thousands of people evacuated across France, and the capitals normally busy river closed to traffic because the water levels were so high under bridges. As artworks in the Louvre were moved to safety and Pariss cobbled walkways...
EU gears up to approve Paris climate agreement
2016-06-10 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The Brussels bureaucracy made its first step towards ratifying the Paris climate agreement on Friday. In a nudge to national governments, the European Commission published a draft motion for the Council of leaders to consider. With the US and China promising to join the pact in 2016 and India not far behind, the pressure is on for the EU to keep up. Climate commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said: "After Paris, the EU is doing its homework. We are determined to maintain the momentum and spirit...
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