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Global Warming vs Climate Change What Scares You More?
2014-05-28 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Many Americans still do not think of "climate change" and "global warning" as synonymous phrases, according to a recent analysis of survey results. The results were detailed in a report released by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies titled "What's In A Name? Global Warming vs Climate Change." According to the report, despite the fact that the scientific community prefers to use the term "climate change" for technical reasons, the term "global warming" still earns stronger...
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'Global warming' scarier than 'climate change,' surveys find
2014-05-28 16:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Americans are more concerned about the changing planet when the words "global warming" are used than when they hear "climate change," new research finds. The two terms are often used synonymously, but new surveys reveal that they carry different connotations for many people, particularly African Americans, Hispanic Americans, liberals and people between the ages of 31 and 48. Republicans see the two terms as more or less equivalent, but Democrats, political independents, liberals and moderates...
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Gov. Rick Scott climate change: 'I'm not a scientist'
2014-05-28 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bay News 9: Ask Florida Gov. Rick Scott about climate change and he will tell you exactly what he is not. "I'm not a scientist," Scott said repeatedly when asked about the issue Tuesday during a stop in Miami. The governor did talk about money for flood control and Everglades restoration. His previous stance on the issue expressed more skepticism. "I've not been convinced that there's any man-made climate change," Scott said in 2011. "Nothing's convinced me that there is." Could the shift mean...
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Africa needs unified climate change strategy
2014-05-27 10:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NewsDay: AFRICA must quickly come up with a unified climate change strategy although an international agreement has remained elusive, Environment, Water and Climate minister Saviour Kasukuwere has said. Kasukuwere also said the task was more pressing and urgent now that climate issues, including global warming, was firmly rooted in the political arena nationally, regionally and internationally. The call came as researches have established that the African continent has experienced more extreme weather events...
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Pacific nations urge climate change action
2014-05-27 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Songs of the Pacific have been heard at Parliament House as islanders from countries likely to be most at threat from rising sea levels braved the Canberra winter to highlight the issue of climate change. In traditional dress, the group performed a cultural dance and spoke about their concerns. The delegates, from Kiribati, Tuvalu and Papua New Guinea, are meeting federal politicians and officials representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Environment Minister Greg Hunt. They...
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