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Study says climate change exacerbated half of recent extreme weather events
2013-09-05 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Half of last year's extreme weather including the triple-digit temperatures of America's July heatwave were due in part to climate change, new research said on Thursday. The study, edited by scientists from Noaa and the UK Met Office, detected the fingerprints of climate change on about half of the 12 most extreme weather events of 2012. The researchers said climate change helped raise the temperatures during the run of 100F days in last year's American heat wave; drove the record loss...
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Climate change a threat to freshwater fishing
2013-09-05 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bangor Daily News: A warming planet could have dire results for those who enjoy freshwater fishing, according to a National Wildlife Federation report that was released on Wednesday, and a leading Maine outdoor advocate worries that climate change may eventually cost the state its iconic brook trout population. Changes in habitat and ecosystems and severe weather events are among the threats, which the report predicted could cost states billions over the coming century. The loss of recreational fishing opportunities...
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Climate change: our present, their future
2013-09-05 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The impact of climate change is all too apparent to Igen, a schoolboy from a village in Lembata, Indonesia. Harvest seasons are increasingly unpredictable across Indonesia and the sea level appears to be rising around his community. "Now from the field we can only harvest one or two sacks of corn. Many crop fields are failing. Farmers are not sure when they have to plant. From the elders we learnt corn harvesting used to be in March, but now in May it is still raining," says Igen, who together with...
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Earth's ozone layer recovering, but effect on climate change unknown: New Zealand academic
2013-09-05 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: The hole in the earth's stratospheric ozone layer over Antarctica is closing slowly and should be completely recovered in the later half of this century, but its effect on global climate change is still uncertain, a New Zealand expert said Thursday. The Montreal Protocol, which effectively banned chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), had helped reduce the size of the ozone hole, University of Canterbury academic Dr Adrian McDonald said in a statement. The protocol, which entered into force in 1989, is...
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Pacific Islands Forum ends with climate change plea
2013-09-05 08:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
3 News: The Pacific Islands Forum has ended with a plea for more to be done about climate change or else low lying nations will soon disappear. The Marshall Islands, where the forum is being held, is so desperate for space it's using rubbish to create new land. The highest point on the islands is known by locals as Rubbish Mountain but rubbish is not just a dominant feature there, it is prevalent everywhere on the atoll. "Being a small island far away in the middle of the Pacific, it's a challenge...
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