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Climate change: Common ground between China and the U.S
2015-10-01 19:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KVUE: Though Washington and Beijing have their differences over issues including the South China Sea and cyber security, for the most part Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama have similar climate goals. In a joint statement with the White House on Sept. 25, Beijing announced that China will implement its cap-and-trade emissions program in 2017 and will invest $3 billion to help developing countries combat climate change. The announcement has added to the momentum behind the December...
'Not ideal': climate change experts criticize emissions pledges ahead of Paris summit
2015-10-01 18:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: At least 140 countries have submitted their tentative pledges to limit greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the Paris summit. A quartet of climate research bodies has criticized the pledges saying they're "not ideal." On Thursday, the international environmental organization Climate Action Tracker applauded the emissions pledges made by 140 countries to limit their impact on global warming. According to CAT, the concerted effort could prevent global average temperatures from rising by 3 degrees...
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Netherlands enters appeal against climate ruling
2015-10-01 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The Dutch government has appealed against a court order to target deeper greenhouse gas emission cuts. In July, district judges ruled the Netherlands must reduce emissions at least 25% from 1990 levels by 2020. Existing policies are set to yield 17%. It was a groundbreaking victory for campaign group Urgenda, which brought the case backed by almost 900 citizens. But after a parliamentary debate last week, the government confirmed plans to challenge the verdict in the Appeals Court. Environment...
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Weather Decision Technologies Powers Big Data Analytics for Climate...
2015-10-01 18:08:33| IT Services - Topix.net
The global high-performance environment allows WDT to cost-effectively process massive amounts of weather and climate information and accelerate delivery of critical weather services to customers around the world. WDT delivers real-time weather information and analytics i 1 2 such as hazardous weather detection and prediction, forecast modeling, geographic information systems and interactive mapping i 1 2 for a wide range of B2B audiences, including developers, broadcasting stations, oil platforms and the airline and shipping industries.
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How Climate Change Is Intensifying Hurricane Joaquin
2015-10-01 17:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Joaquin, which strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on Thursday and battered sparsely populated Bahamian islands, will strengthen in the next 12 to 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center reported. Its current path has it nearing North Carolina and Virginia on Sunday or Monday, but mid-Atlantic and Northeast states will experience minor to moderate flooding over the weekend regardless of whether the hurricane makes landfall. Joaquin's quickly progressing strength can be tied to unprecedented...
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