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California's Blue Cut fire: climate change dismissed as 'excuse' on the ground
2016-08-18 17:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: James Webb huddled on the hill with his dog and watched the fire advance, the flames licking through the cherry trees, the oak trees, the peach trees, then swaying just short of his home, the last home left in this part of the valley. Weve been praying all day long, hoping for the best. I believe its working because our house is still standing even though everything around it has been burnt, said the 20-year-old student. Its almost like a miracle. It was sunset on Tuesday, just 32 hours...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Need for a Human Rights Approach
2016-08-12 22:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The memories of Cyclone Sidr and Aila are fresh in the mind of Razia Begum, a victim of climate change, of Dacope Upazila, Khulna. The standing field crops and houses of her community were destroyed, and they suffered the loss of cattle as well as people who perished in these natural disasters. She says mournfully that Saturkhali, Kamarkhola, Koilashganj and Baniashanta are the most vulnerable unions where access to necessary human rights is disrupted. Furthermore, salinity, flood, river erosion,...
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Trump: Climate change won't be 'devastating'
2016-08-12 15:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Republican presidential nominee Donald TrumpDonald TrumpReport: Advisers see Trump as 'sullen, 'erratic,' 'beyond coaching' Sunday shows preview: Trump's tough week Fusion to host town hall with Libertarian ticket MORE said Thursday there could be some impact from a changing climate, but I dont believe its a devastating impact. In an interview with The Miami Herald, Trump reiterated hes not a big believer in manmade climate change, and while he acknowledged problems such as rising sea...
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How climate change is increasing forest fires around the world
2016-08-11 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Have wildfires increased globally over recent years? And if so, is global warming to blame? Research has illuminated this, along with what wildfires do to us and our environment, and which areas are most vulnerable. Are wildfires increasing around the world? Unusually large wildfires ravaged Alaska and Indonesia last year. This year, Canada, California and Spain have been devastated by uncontrolled flames, with Portugal and France as the newest victims of severe blazes. So, have wildfires...
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Climate change already accelerating sea level rise, study finds
2016-08-10 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] BOULDER, Colo. — Greenhouse gases are already having an accelerating effect on sea level rise, but the impact has so far been masked by the cataclysmic 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, according to a new study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Satellite observations, which began in 1993, indicate that the rate of sea level rise has held fairly steady at about 3 millimeters per year. But the expected acceleration due to climate …
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