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Study sees 'new normal' how climate change affect weather extremes
2015-06-22 17:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Every time the world witnesses a weather related disaster -- most recently, extreme flooding in Texas and Oklahoma and a deadly heatwave in India -- the attribution battle begins. Some scientists and commentators seek to explain how the event could have been worsened by climate change, even as others scoff and dismiss the connection. Meanwhile, researchers turn to climate modeling studies and other approaches to formally examine whether the odds of a given event had shifted in a warmer climate...
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Climate change forecasts warmer & drier Australia
2015-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: How will climate change affect where I live? That's the subject of intense research around the world, as scientists try to predict how increasing levels of greenhouse gases and the additional heat they trap from the sun will alter the climate of different regions. For most regions of Australia, the climate will become warmer and drier, according to research by the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO. For most centres, that's akin to shifting northwards, or in Canberra's case, to a lower...
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Climate for change: our action plan to save the future
2015-06-22 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: A climate for change is sweeping through our households, across Australia, around the world. After decades of downplaying the warnings about global warming - with false starts and political delays - our moral compass is being reset towards action. Human-induced climate change is real. The risks of inaction are real and mounting. The Herald today offers an opportunity to be part of something special - the climate for change. Our aim is to help Australians reconnect with the urgency of acting, by...
In 'climate change' controversy, a tale of two agencies
2015-06-22 03:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Miami Herald: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a steering committee to address climate change. The commission maintains computer modeling programs that show how climate change will affect water and land crucial to wildlife. It holds regular seminars to educate staff on the latest climate science. On its website, the commission has a Climate Change 101 page that addresses key challenges the state faces. Eight miles from the state commissions Tallahassee headquarters, the Florida...
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Climate Change: Australia set to be lumbered with costly stranded assets
2015-06-22 02:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Billions of dollars of investments in Australia's fossil fuel industries are at risk of becoming white elephants as global momentum builds to address climate change. As Fairfax Media today begins a series examining climate change policies and politics, experts have spoken out about the growing financial risk posed by investments in fossil fuels. They say it is now likely the nation will be lumbered with costly unviable assets, especially in coal, as major economies take action to limit global warming...
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