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Climate change poses undeniable threat to national security
2015-07-30 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Having spent more than 30 years in the US Marine Corps, I know what constitutes a national security threat. Climate change, caused in large part by the carbon pollution we dump into our air, presents risks to the safety of both our nation and our world at large. The threats of climate change include extreme weather, rising sea levels, reduced military capacity, and conditions that can enable worldwide violence and perpetuate terrorism. To address this challenge, well need to both prepare for...
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Poll Finds Most Californians Say Climate Change Linked To Drought
2015-07-30 06:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: Nearly two-thirds of Californians believe global warming is having an impact on the state`s persistent drought, sharing Gov. Jerry Brown`s environmental concerns as he presses for tougher climate change standards, according to a new statewide poll released Wednesday. The Public Policy Institute of California found that 79 percent of residents agree that global warming is either a very serious or somewhat serious threat to California`s quality of life. And across racial groups, 69 percent of Latinos...
9 Ways Climate Change Is Making Us Sick
2015-07-29 18:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yes, climate change is causing hurricanes, droughts and making sea level rise. But its also making us sick. Illnesses related to a warming planet are on the rise. Here are nine specific maladies related to climate change that could be affecting you or those you love and five ways for dealing with them. 1. Asthma and respiratory ailments Asthma is increasing across the U.S. Between 2001 and 2009, reports the Centers for Disease Control, the number of patients diagnosed with asthma rose by 4.3...
New Report Reveals The Severe Economic Impacts Climate Change Will Have In The South
2015-07-28 19:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Climate change is set to hit the Southeast United States and Texas hard. That`s the conclusion of a new report from the Risky Business Project, a nonprofit that focuses on the economic impacts of climate change. The report, which focused on 12 states - 11 states in the Southeastern United States plus Texas - found that the increased heat and humidity that these states are expected to experience as the climate changes will put the region`s recent manufacturing boom at risk. "While the Southeast...
Rocky Mountain resorts feel heat of climate change and are doing something about it
2015-07-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Not everyone arriving in this Rocky Mountain resort steps from a private jet. Ashley Perl bikes or takes the bus into town from her two-bedroom home in a subsidized neighborhood built for year-round workers. She grew up here, raised by parents who ran a modest cafe and socialized with a local folkie, John Denver. For her, Aspen is home and a place to make a living, not an exclusive escape. Like many longtime residents, Perl wishes things were more like they were in the old days. But the changes...
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