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Climate change conference in Paris later year is of global importance
2015-06-14 01:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: What is the significance of the Paris climate talks? In 30 years, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will have risen to such an extent that temperatures will be 2C higher than in pre-industrial times, scientists say. Beyond that temperature, there will be devastating environmental consequences: worsening storms, extreme heat waves and rising seas. The most important decision to be taken in Paris will therefore be to agree, through a binding commitment, that 2C is the highest acceptable limit...
Hubbard Glacier defies climate change, continues advancing
2015-06-13 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: A Yukon glacier is slowly advancing towards an Alaskan river, setting the stage for an awesome collision of natural forces. If the glacier that originates near Mount Logan in the Yukon continues advancing at its current rate, it could block access to a fiord in Alaska and "strongly impact" the nearby ecosystem. New research from the University of Kansas suggests the Hubbard Glacier could permanently dam the entrance to Russell Fiord, on the Gulf of Alaska, within 25 years. The timeline is the...
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Peru: Scientists say climate change hastened demise of Latin America's oldest civilization
2015-06-13 21:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: Caral, the Americas' oldest civilization, located north of present day Lima, Peru, faced a grave crisis as a result of climate change some 4,000 years ago, archaeologists said. "Droughts were so severe that they could have lasted between 60 and 130 years, which could explain why there were social crises in (civilizations like) Caral, Moche and Tiahuanaco," archaeologist Ruth Shady, director of the Caral Project, told Efe. Women played leading roles in Caral and a team led by Shady has been...
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United Kingdom: Climate change activists occupy Tate Modern's Turbine Hall
2015-06-13 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Activists have occupied Tate Moderns Turbine Hall with the aim of giving an all-night performance criticising BPs sponsorship of the gallery. The group intend to cover the halls 152-metre sloping floor, which once housed the oil-fired turbines of the Bankside power station, with thousands of charcoaled words of warning about climate change. The performers said the art work would take 25 hours to complete, if they manage to remain inside the building, and is timed to coincide with a full...
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Explosive intervention by Pope Francis set transform climate change debate
2015-06-13 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Pope Francis will call for an ethical and economic revolution to prevent catastrophic climate change and growing inequality in a letter to the worlds 1.2 billion Catholics on Thursday. In an unprecedented encyclical on the subject of the environment, the pontiff is expected to argue that humanitys exploitation of the planets resources has crossed the Earths natural boundaries, and that the world faces ruin without a revolution in hearts and minds. The much-anticipated message, which will be...
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