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Climate change could trigger 'tipping point' for Antarctic Totten Glacier

2016-05-20 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica has an unstable area that could collapse and contribute to more than two metres of sea level rise beyond what is generally predicted if climate change remains unchecked, researchers say. Key points: East Antarctica has traditionally been considered to be relatively stable But evidence is growing that Totten Glacier is bucking the trend New analysis shows the glacier could contribute over two metres to sea level rise East Antarctica is the world's...

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United States: Climate change, runaway development worsen Houston floods

2016-05-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: With clay soil and tabletop-flat terrain, Houston has endured flooding for generations. Its 1,700 miles of man-made channels struggle to dispatch storm runoff to the Gulf of Mexico. Now the nation's fourth-largest city is being overwhelmed with more frequent and more destructive floods. The latest calamity occurred April 18, killing eight people and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage. The worsening floods aren't simple acts of nature or just costly local concerns. Federal taxpayers...

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NPR: Rising Sea Levels Made Florida Mayor a Climate Change Believer

2016-05-18 18:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Florida is one of, if not the, most vulnerable states in the U.S. when it comes to sea level rise. Though it`s clear Florida Sen. Marco Rubio doesn`t believe the state needs to act on climate change, one mayor is attempting to prepare his town for higher water. Coral Gables Mayor James Cason hadn`t given sea level rise much thought until climate scientists brought it to his attention. "You know, I`d read some articles here and there," he told NPR`s Christopher Joyce, "but I didn`t realize how...

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Noam Chomsky: Climate Change and Nuclear Proliferation Pose Worst Threat Ever Faced by Humans

2016-05-16 20:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: President Obama has just passed a little-noticed milestone, according to The New York Times: Obama has now been at war longer than any president in U.S. history--longer than George W. Bush, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Obama has taken military action in at least seven countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Just last month, President Obama announced the deployment of 250 more Special Operations troops to Syria in a move that nearly doubles the official...

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