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In Las Vegas, Climate Change Deniers Regroup, Vow to Keep Doubt Alive
2014-07-10 23:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Earlier this week, the Heartland Institute convened its Ninth International Climate Change Conference in Las Vegas. A nonprofit, free-market think tank in Chicago with a $6 million annual budget, Heartland has been hosting conferences since 2008 for those dubious of the science confirming human-caused climate change. It is called the ICCC for short, the acronym an intentional echo of the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an international body that has published the most comprehensive...
207 global cities say climate change is threat to local economy
2014-07-10 17:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Most of the worlds major cities, from London to So Paulo, have warned that climate change presents a very real, physical risk to the businesses that operate within them, as part of a major new report. In an urbanised age, cities play a vital role in the global economy. They generate more than 80% of global GDP and are home to more than half of the population a proportion set to rise significantly this century. They are also often referred to as being on the frontline of climate change....
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Climate change scientists face credibility challenge
2014-07-10 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Climate change scientists face a unique challenge regarding their research and how they live their own lives, especially as their projects face ever increasing pollicisation and criticism, according to a report. The report, co-authored by Chris Foulds, of Anglia Ruskin University, and academics from the Tyndall Centre for climate change research, has investigated this challenge and has been published by the journal Climate Change. The report concluded that climate scientists face a unique challenge...
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Better Understanding Arctic Climate Change Based On Shark Teeth
2014-07-10 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Today, polar bears and other animals adapted to extremely cold environments inhabit the Arctic tundra. In the past, around 53 to 38 million years ago (the Eocene epoch), the Arctic was not a frozen tundra - rather, it was more like a huge temperate forest with brackish water. This forest was home to a wide variety of wildlife, including the ancestors of modern-day tapirs, hippo-like creatures, crocodiles and giant tortoises. Well-documented terrestrial deposits have given us much of our current knowledge...
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Cities and businesses prepare for threat climate change poses to water
2014-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Cities are home to half the world's population and produce a staggering 80% of global GDP. As more of us continue to migrate to cities, these numbers are widely expected to grow. According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), urban climate change risks are increasing too. We are already witnessing the consequences of this. Last winter's historic flooding in England wreaked havoc on homes and businesses, costing small businesses alone some 830m and counting....
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