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Want to 'see' climate change? Check your thermometer
2015-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Scientists often use satellites, supercomputers or high-tech arrays of instruments to show how the climate is changing. But now researchers at the University of Reading have shown how climate change can be visible, even at just one location, with the simplest instrument of all: a thermometer. In research published today, the scientists say it is often difficult to decipher trends from an individual temperature record, due to the inherent variability of local weather. This means that many people...
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What Indias climate promise means
2015-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Live Mint: On 2 October, India promised to reduce the emission intensity of its gross domestic product (GDP) by about a third from 2005 levels by the year 2030. That doesn't mean overall emissions will come down, but that the rise will be at a slower pace, as the charts below show. The rise in emissions is not only a function of how much the emission intensity (as a ratio of GDP) is cut, but also how fast the economy grows. If India sticks to the current pledge and the economy grows at a constant 7.5% from...
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Toughen climate action every five years, UN draft suggests
2015-10-06 14:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: All nations should agree to toughen curbs on greenhouse gas emissions every five years under a U.N. accord to combat global warming due in December, according to a first suggested text of a U.N. agreement on Monday. The 20-page accord, slashing a previous text of more than 80, is a step towards a deal due at a summit in Paris from Nov. 30-Dec 11 by narrowing down core elements of an agreement. It leaves many details unclear, such as the role of carbon markets. While the draft gives no details...
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OPEC chief defends members over missing climate pledges
2015-10-06 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Oil-exporting nations should not be blamed for failing to deliver UN climate pledges by last week`s deadline. That is the view of secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Abdalla Salem El-Badri, who spoke at an industry event in London on Tuesday. Almost 150 countries have submitted carbon-cutting visions towards a global pact due to be struck in Paris this December, covering 90% of greenhouse gas emissions. Just two of the Vienna-based bodys 13 members...
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Climate Change And Extreme Weather Linked To Low Birth Weight
2015-10-06 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: The world has learned much in recent years about the harmful health effects of climate change, such as heat-related deaths, respiratory and heart problems caused by air pollution, and emotional disorders that result from the consequences of extreme weather. Now researchers have found that it poses a surprising new danger: low birth weight. In a first-of-a-kind study, scientists from the University of Utah spent two years examining the relationships between fetal development and pregnant women`s...
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