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Bill Gates Q&A on Climate Change: 'We Need a Miracle'
2016-02-23 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: All we need is an energy miracle. No pressure, kids. So came the call from Bill Gates on Monday evening with the release of his annual letter. It tackles heady subjects with the billionaire's usual optimistically sober tone. Unlike letters past, Gates aimed this year's missive at teenagers instead of adults, arguing they're our best shot at solving the world's energy crisis. The genesis of the note was a conversation the Microsoft co-founder and his wife Melinda had with a group of high school...
Drought and climate change threaten almost all U.S. forests
2016-02-23 03:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Solo: Forests nationwide are feeling the heat from increasing drought and climate change, according to a new study by scientists from 14 research institutions. Drought-induced forest diebacks, bark beetle infestations and wildfires are already occurring on large scales across the West, and many models predict droughts are likely to become more severe, frequent and prolonged across much of the United States. The study notes that the impact of drought and climate change are profound in the West US,...
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Junk Exxon Sponsorship, Climate Change Experts Urge World Scientists
2016-02-23 02:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning News: A group of leading researchers has urged the worlds researchers in the field of Earth and space sciences to junk ExxonMobil sponsorship, a report shows. In a petition letter from the group, which was posted on the website of the Natural History Museum, the researchers from various prominent universities and organizations around the world have expressed their disappointment regarding ExxonMobils climate denial. They claim that aside from climate denial, the company is also guilty of misinformation....
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Canadians divided over human role in climate change, study suggests
2016-02-22 15:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: A study co-authored by University of Montreal researchers suggests that while 79 per cent of Canadians do not doubt the reality of climate change, 39 per cent don't believe it is caused by human activity. The researchers, also from four other universities, including Yale, surveyed a total of more than 5,000 Canadians over the last five years. "We asked participants if they believed the Earth was getting warmer partly or mostly due to human activities as an indication of climate change," said...
Not enough research on climate change impact - CARPHA official
2016-02-22 06:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jamaica Gleaner: Shermaine Clauzel, programme manager for Environmental Health and Sustainable Development at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in St Lucia, is stressing the need for more comprehensive research to be made available in the Caribbean, showing the linkages between climate change and health issues. "Up until this point, I don't think we have been researching as much into the actual impacts that climate change will have on health. As we go forward, there certainly will be issues of increased...
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