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Hydrologist discusses impact of climate change on Utah's water supply
2016-03-27 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: A new report released by the U.S. Department of the Interior says climate change is a growing risk to western water management. Most of Utahs water resources come from snowmelt, but, as Fox 13 News Max Roth shows us, snowmelt run-off is becoming less predictable. I think its hard to realize for most of us that live down here that water really is a limiting resource, said Paul Brooks, a hydrologist and professor in the University of Utahs department of Geology and Geophysics. His class...
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India to sign Paris climate change agreement on April 22
2016-03-25 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: On April 22, India will formally sign the Paris climate agreement, adopted by over 190 countries last year December. The agreement will be open for signature at the United Nations headquarters in New York for one year, from April 22, 2016 to April 21, 2017. Around 80 to 100 countries are likely to sign the agreement on the first day itself. The country's environment, forests and climate change minister Prakash Javadekar will represent India at the signing event, called by the UN Secretary-General...
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Climate change may ruin wine production, scientists warn
2016-03-25 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Wine production will be severely hampered by climate change in the long run, according to new research. The rise in global temperatures has seen the European wine industry enjoy a boom in recent years with better quality grapes being harvested but it will not last forever. In western Europe, the best wines are produced in hot summers when end-of-season droughts are followed by heavy spring rains. Indian summers reduce surface moisture and dry out the soil which makes the grapes ready for...
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DoE Discussions foster local climate change impact awareness.
2016-03-25 13:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
To promote awareness of and effectively address climate change and its impacts at local, community level, U.S. DoE will conduct Community Leaders Institutes in St. Helena Island, SC (May 14); Savannah, GA (June 11); Charleston, SC (July 16); and Myrtle Beach, SC (August 20). "Climate Change: A Global Reality," made-for-television dialogue, will be used to introduce climate change issues, and local experts will thereafter discuss said dialogue and encourage discussion with audience members.
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Climate change: India says poor nations suffer the most, need time and space to fix deficit
2016-03-25 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Asserting that the burden of sustainability cannot be put on the shoulders of the poor, India has said that poorer nations must be given space to address their "development deficit" as they end up suffering the worst impacts of climate change while contributing the least to it. Amit Narang, counsellor in the permanent mission of India to the United Nations, said the international community cannot address climate change if it fails to address the "unsustainable consumption and lifestyles, particularly...
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