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Fungi can help NASA deduce how climate change affects forests
2016-04-02 04:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Engadget: A team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has developed a new method to detect what kind of mycorrhizae are attached to the roots of trees using only satellite images. Mycorrhizae are fungi that form mutually beneficial relationships with the roots of trees, increasing the plants' absorption capability and providing them with direct access to sugars. There are two types of mycorrhizae, and each tree/plant species is only associated with either one of them. Since the two respond differently to...
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Canada: Catherine McKenna: 'Climate Change Is Not A Partisan File'
2016-04-02 00:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says her role is as a "kind of convener" among disparate factions of the progressive push for climate policies. McKenna appeared Friday at a panel discussion on environmental policy at the Progress Summit hosted by the Broadbent Institute, a left-leaning think tank. She was joined on the stage by Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips and Vancouver city councillor Andrea Reimer, a lineup that illustrated there's no unanimity of thought on...
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9 Times Bill Nye Blew Our Minds With Climate Change Knowledge
2016-04-01 14:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Take it from the Science Guy--its time to #ActOnClimate! If you (or your kids) grew up watching Bill Nye the Science Guy, you know hes got a knack for explaining complicated science so that just about anyone can understand. In the nineties, it was middle schoolers. Now its climate change deniers. Bill Nye is on a mission to spread climate change knowledge and challenge deniers so that we can finally solve the climate crisis. And best of all, hes doing it in incredibly creative ways that...
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Investigation seeks to determine if Exxon Mobil misled public, investors on climate change
2016-04-01 14:33:57| Chemicals - Topix.net
Exxon Mobile logo More than a dozen state attorneys general gathered in New York earlier this week, ostensibly to announce their support for President Obama's efforts to combat global warming and to underscore their intention to collaborate on investigations involving climate-related issues.
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Climate change drives UK wine production but not without weather shocks
2016-04-01 08:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: As UK wine producers prepare for what they hope will be a bumper 2016 season a study published today reveals that year-to-year climate variability and hazardous weather at key points in the growing season leave the industry highly sensitive to the elements. It also suggests that in vogue varieties such as Chardonnay and Pinot noir are more susceptible to UK climate variability than traditional varieties. Over the last decade there has been a boom in English wine production. The amount of land...
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