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Cities double climate change action as Bloomberg lays out plan for UN role
2014-02-07 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Sixty-three of the worlds biggest cities have almost doubled the measures they are taking to reduce climate change since 2011, according to a new report. The study, produced by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and consultancy firm Arup, said its findings are evidence of a trend of accelerating climate action in megacities. It found that the 63 urban centres affiliated with the C40 have reported 8,000 climate actions that are currently underway, with 41% taking place on a citywide scale....
Mayor Hales visits South Africa, speaks on climate change and more
2014-02-06 23:50:04| PortlandOnline
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With Climate Change, What's Better For Farm Is Better For The Planet
2014-02-06 17:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: Climate change is no longer a doomsday theory about our distant future its here. Farmers around the world are already dealing with more variable climates and dramatic weather events, like the drought in California and gigantic typhoons in Asia. So what can be done? In light of the fact that today so few of the planets residents seem willing or able to reform old habits, farmers especially those in developing nations will have to adjust to climate change as fast, and as cheaply, as possible....
India: How climate change hits Assam tea
2014-02-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurasia Review: The flavour has changed from what it was before. The creamy and strong flavor is no more. A study by Toklai Experimental Station (TES) in Jorhat, Assam revealed that the changes have already been observed everywhere in the Indian tea industry and scientifically it is established that these are gravely attributed to excessive use of pesticides attributed to climate change. Other factors like cultivation methods might also be partly responsible. Excessive pesticide residues in tea continue to be...
USDA chief: Climate change already hurting farmers
2014-02-05 21:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate change is already hurting American farmers and rural residents, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday, warning that the U.S. would regret any failure to adapt and prepare for shifting weather realities. Unveiling a new effort to coordinate the government's response, Vilsack said extreme weather events have already taken the U.S. by surprise, putting ranchers and others out of business. He pointed to the intensity and frequency of recent storms, long droughts, snowstorms and subzero...
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