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Climate change is a huge threat to our national parks
2016-06-19 12:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PRI: The director of the National Park Service, John Jarvis, recently called climate disruption the single greatest threat to the integrity of the parks that has ever been experienced. And this is causing a wholesale rethink of planning for the future of the parks. We're seeing all kinds of climate change impacts throughout the system, Jarvis says. Some of the most obvious, for example, are sea level rise impacts on coastal parks where we're seeing erosion of cultural resources, of beaches and these...
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Climate change: we are still searching for that paddle
2016-06-19 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The relationship between energy and the environment will be one of the defining issues of the 21st Century. Climate change has led to growing calls for action to be taken to halt it. The most recent major effort was last year's global Climate Change Conference in Paris. There, world leaders agreed to reduce emissions to stop global temperatures rising by 2 degrees centigrade, an ambitious target given current trends. Ireland pledged to do its bit by slashing greenhouse gases by at least 40pc by 2030,...
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Obama: Climate change biggest threat to United States national parks
2016-06-19 05:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fredonia Leader: It was a picture-perfect moment created to resonate on social media as the White House works to cement Obama's environmental legacy as the January 20, 2017 end to his time in office draws nearer. President Obama took in the sites Saturday at Yosemite National Park, but before doing a little exploring of his own he spoke from Cook's Meadow. The Obamas were due to fly west later on Friday to the Sierra Nevada mountains and Yosemite, the country's oldest national park and one of its most popular...
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President Obama in Yosemite: 'Climate change is a reality'
2016-06-19 04:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: This year marks the 100th anniversary of America's National Parks - sites across the US where nature is protected and preserved. While visiting Yosemite National Park in California with his family, President Barack Obama drew attention to the dangers of climate change.
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US President Barack Obama warns of climate change impact on American national parks
2016-06-19 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IANS: US President Barack Obama has warned that the effects of climate change were already being felt in national parks across the country. Speaking from Yosemite National Park in California on Saturday, one of the most popular natural sanctuaries, Obama said that climate change is the "greatest challenge" facing nature reserves, EFE news reported. "Make no mistake, climate change is no longer just a threat, it is a reality," said Obama from the Sentinel Bridge, which faces one of the highest waterfalls...
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