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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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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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Millions face hunger due to climate change, 'super El Nio': Oxfam
2015-10-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: At least 10 million poor people face hunger this year and next because of droughts and erratic rains linked to record global temperatures and an expected "super" version of the evolving El Nino weather pattern, aid charity Oxfam has warned. In Ethiopia alone, 4.5 million people need food aid because a combination of El Nino and long-term climate change has made the rainy season more unpredictable, according to United Nations agencies. El Nino, caused by Pacific Ocean warming, leads to dry weather...
Climate Change Calif Passes a Tipping Point
2015-10-01 15:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: With Californians crossing their fingers in hopes of a super El Nio to help end the state's historic drought, California's water agency just delivered some startling news: for the first time in 120 years of record keeping, the winter average minimum temperature in the Sierra Nevada was above freezing. And across the state, the last 12 months were the warmest on record. This explains why the Sierra Nevada snow pack that provides nearly 30% of the state's water stood at its lowest level in at least...
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