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Why Tom Steyer's latest fight against climate change involves raising own cattle
2015-10-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Kat Taylor runs a ranch in Pescadero, Calif., with her husband, billionaire Tom Steyer, where they are determined to prove that unconventional methods of raising cattle can yield surprisingly profitable - and sustainable - results. Kat Taylor runs a ranch in Pescadero, Calif., with her husband, billionaire Tom Steyer, where they are determined to prove that unconventional methods of raising cattle can yield surprisingly profitable - and sustainable - results. Tom Steyer`s crusade to force politicians...
Missoula real estate agents study effects of climate change on homebuyers, neighborhoods
2015-10-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Missoulian: From catastrophic wildfires to prolonged smoke exposure to flood potential to drought forecasts, climate change has massive implications for the real estate industry and for potential homebuyers. To understand these issues, more than 100 Missoula-area real estate agents attended a seminar Thursday on the effects of climate change on their industry. The event was hosted by the Missoula Organization of Realtors and the presenter was Steve Thompson, president of Climate Realty LLC, a company that...
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Climate Change May Lead to Low Newborn Weights in Poorer Nations
2015-10-02 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
HealthDay: Climate change is expected to bring about a host of health harms, and a new study suggests that a surprising addition to that list might be an increase in the number of low birth weight babies born in poor nations. The researchers looked at almost 70,000 births in 19 African nations. The births occurred between 1986 and 2010. The researchers hoped to assess the relationship between rainfall, temperature and birth weight. They found that that lower levels of rainfall and an increased number of very...
Climate Change: India pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35 percent
2015-10-02 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jagran: In its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) last night, India announced that it aims at achieving around 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. In the 38-page document, India said that it would need, as per preliminary estimates, around USD 206 billion between 2015 and 2030 for implementing adaptation actions in agriculture, forestry,...
Impact of climate change on South Asia
2015-10-01 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Himalayan Times: Temperatures are already rising and are expected to continue to rise in South Asia, thus making varied impacts in different countries. For Nepal it means that the nation may see 10 per cent GDP loss from glacier melts, climate extremes, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB) climate and economics report for South Asia. The number and frequency of extreme events have been increasing in the region, pointed out Preety Bhandari, Director, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division, ADB...
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