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For Wyoming, Climate Change Is Now
2015-04-13 17:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: In 2014, I wrote about the Wyoming state Legislature actively moving to suppress real science education when it came to global warming. As I said, Science itself has many laws, but it doesn't give a damn about ours. Advertisement Those words still echo loudly when it comes to Wyoming. A new research paper has come out showing that snow melt in the northwest region of that state is occurring earlier all the time, exactly as you'd expect with warmer winters and spring. The scientists used...
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Climate change is a threat to national security
2015-04-13 02:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Times: TODAY, there is a growing consensus that climate change will impact every corner of the world. Drought, floods, wildfires, population migration, food and water shortages, and extreme weather events: All of these issues can force national security emergencies and international crises that will demand a military response. In 2013, U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, identified climate change as the Pacific regions biggest long-term security threat. He said...
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Volunteers helping study climate change in Joshua Tree
2015-04-12 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: Carrying notebooks and GPS devices, researchers walked through the desert of Joshua Tree National Park conducting a scientific survey, methodically scanning the ground for lizards. Leading the group were ecologists from UC Riverside. But the rest of the researchers were "citizen scientists" volunteers from Maine, Minnesota and Canada who signed up through the Earthwatch Institute to support a week of scientific research in the desert. The volunteers have been providing critical support for...
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Climate Change Means This Tree May Soon Become Endangered Species
2015-04-11 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
io9: According to the Seattle Times, the groups that petitioned to protect the yellow cedar are pleased with the announcement, which came on Thursday. The decision is great news for the Tongass National Forest and for yellow cedar, said Rebecca Noblin, an attorney in Anchorage for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the groups that petitioned to list the tree. Were losing yellow cedar rapidly to climate change, and if we dont start addressing our greenhouse gas emissions, were going...
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President Obama and climate change: 5 things I learned
2015-04-11 18:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: President Barack Obama took part in a roundtable discussion this week on climate change, refocusing on the issue from a public health vantage point. After the event at Washington's Howard University on Tuesday, Obama sat down with me for a one-on-one interview. I asked him about the science behind climate change and public health and the message he wants the average American to take away, as well as how enforceable his action plan is. Here are five things I learned: 1. College was an eye-opener....
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