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Antarctic Ocean Climate Change Mystery Could Be Explained By Deep, Old Water
2016-05-30 23:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Headlines & Global News: A new University of Washington study reveals why the Antarctic Ocean might be one of the last places to experience the effects of global warming and human-driven climate change. Over the years, the water surrounding Antarctica has stayed roughly the same temperature even as the rest of the planet continues to warm, a fact often pointed out by climate change deniers. Now, a new study uses observations and climate models to suggest that the reason for this inconsistency is due to the unique currents...
Threatened By Climate Change, National Parks And World Heritage Sites Draw Millions
2016-05-30 20:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Think Progress: With spring now in full gear throughout most of the United States, its a good bet that Memorial Day Weekend will again be the busiest of the whole year at many national parks, including the Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and Utahs Mount Zion. Last year, 305 million people visited National Park Service-administered sites, signifying the parks appeal to millions of Americans and world tourists. Theyd better hurry. A report released Thursday from the United Nations and the...
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Climate change scientists ask federal government to reject B.C. LNG project
2016-05-30 17:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Dozens of international climate scientists are calling on the Canadian government to reject a proposed liquefied natural gas project in northwestern British Columbia, saying it would have dire environmental effects. Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, BC, is seen March 8, 2013. Malaysian national oil company Petronas says it expects to spend up to $16 billion to build a liquefied natural gas export facility and related infrastructure in Western Canada. The Pacific Northwest LNG project, located on...
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Climate Change Killing Off 35% of Great Barrier Reef Coral
2016-05-30 17:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telesur: Mass coral bleaching has destroyed at least 35 percent of the northern and central Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists said on Monday, a major blow to the World Heritage Site that attracts about US$3.59 billion in tourism each year. Australian scientists said the coral mortality figure will likely rise as some of the remaining 65 percent of coral in the northern and central reefs fails to recover from bleaching. The report casts a shadow over the long-term prospects of the Great Barrier...
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Pacific Northwest LNG project 'deeply concerns' climate change experts
2016-05-30 17:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: A group of international climate change experts has come out swinging against a massive LNG project in Northern B.C., saying it would become one of Canada's largest greenhouse gas emitters, if allowed to move forward. In a letter to Canada's Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, the 90 scientists and experts call for a halt to the proposed Pacifc NorthWest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project near Prince Rupert. They say when all of the associated emissions are added up, the project would...
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