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Is Climate Change Creating More Thunderstorms?
2013-07-03 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Green: More intense thunderstorms combined with damaging winds are expected to occur because of climate change, according to speakers at the seventh European Conference on Severe Storms being held in Helsinki, Finland. But because thunderstorms are small in size on the scale of existing climate models it is not possible to tell whether they will also lead to more tornadoes and larger size hail two of the most damaging problems associated with severe storms. In a warmer world, increases in surface...
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Climate change could mean business opportunities, Britain says
2013-07-03 09:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Adapting to climate change could mean billions of dollars in business opportunities for British firms, the government said this week. In its official National Adaptation Program released Monday, the British Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs makes the case that despite a host of negative aspects brought on by global warming, such as severe storms and flooding, it also presents lucrative business opportunities. "As the world's climate changes, Britain's expertise in areas such...
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Maine Lobsters Threatened By Climate Change, Says New Campaign
2013-07-03 03:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A group representing lobster, tourism, conservation and environmental interests said Tuesday they're launching a campaign to raise public awareness about climate change they say is threatening Maine's lobster population. In a press conference on the Portland waterfront, lobster industry advocates said carbon pollution from power plants, cars and elsewhere is warming up and acidifying waters in the Gulf of Maine. Warmer waters drive lobsters to migrate to colder waters and make them more susceptible...
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Climate Change Is the Next $10 Trillion Opportunity
2013-07-02 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo! Finance: With a 20% shift in our annual infrastructure spending from 20th century technology to 21st century technology we can drive a new global $10 trillion economy by 2020. That was an undercurrent in a powerful speech President Obama delivered last week, demanding EPA set new standards for climate change to reverse its effect on our health and the environment. That bold action will help set goals to meet the desire of many to clean the environment. The president also noted: A low carbon clean energy...
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In age of climate change, Australia's vast coal fields could become worthless
2013-07-02 18:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Guardian: Australia's huge coal industry is a speculative bubble ripe for financial implosion if the world's governments fulfill their agreement to act on climate change, according to a new report. The warning that much of the nation's coal reserves will become worthless as the world hits carbon emission limits comes after banking giant Citi also warned Australian investors that fossil fuel companies could do little to avoid the future loss of value. Australia is already the globe's biggest coal exporter...
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