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Chennai floods a climate change wake-up call for world
2015-12-19 23:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: On November 30, nearly 150 world leaders gathered in Paris to discuss the global impact of climate change and the responsibility that emerging nations like India and China have to help slow or reverse it. Nearly two weeks later, representatives of 196 nations reached a historic agreement to limit the rise in worldwide temperatures by reducing and ultimately eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. What went largely unnoticed during that time was that just two days into the talks, on December 2, the...
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Stopgap measures: Pakistan fighting climate change with ad-hocism
2015-12-19 21:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tribune: At a time when nations have agreed to set a new path to low carbon emissions and climate resilient futures for their countries, Pakistans seriousness in tackling climate change can be gauged from the fact that many environment-related departments have been without permanent heads for years. Some crucial climate tasks of the Ministry of Climate Change (MOCC) are being dealt on ad-hoc basis, as many senior posts in its allied departments are either vacant or being held by officials from unrelated...
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Climate change effects revealed in Montana
2015-12-19 16:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Billings Gazette: What does climate change mean for Montana? Nothing good, environmentalists warn. Citing a study that concludes Montana's economy has more than $1 billion riding on hunting, fishing and wildlife watching, the National Wildlife Federation is sounding the alarm about climate impacts in the Treasure State. Daniel Iverson, communications manager for Montana's Office of Tourism and Business Development, said that while he didn't know how much is spent on outdoor tourism overall, more than 80 percent...
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Climate Change Lakes Heating Up Threatening Fresh Water Supplies
2015-12-19 07:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Net News Ledge: Climate change is rapidly heating up lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems across the planet, according to a study spanning six continents. More than 60 scientists took part in the research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters and announced at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Our knowledge of how lakes are responding to global change has been lacking, said Henry Gholz, program director in the Division of Environmental Biology...
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Climate change rapidly warming world's fresh water supply, study warns
2015-12-18 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily News: The ripple effect of climate change seems to be reaching for the worlds drinking water. Lakes are warming at a faster average rate than oceans and the atmosphere, a new study funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation found. In the largest study of its kind, scientists compiled over 25 years of satellite and ground temperature data on 235 lakes in six continents half of the earth's fresh water supply. "Water from rivers and lakes are really supporting our societies worldwide,"...
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