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Key species of algae shows effects of climate change over time
2014-01-15 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A study of marine life in the temperate coastal waters of the northeast Pacific Ocean shows a reversal of competitive dominance among species of algae, suggesting that increased ocean acidification caused by global climate change is altering biodiversity. The study, published online January 15, 2014, in the journal Ecology Letters, examined competitive dynamics among crustose coralline algae, a group of species living in the waters around Tatoosh Island, Washington. These species of algae grow...
Fox Only Talks About Climate Change When It's Cold
2014-01-15 15:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Media Matters: The recent Arctic chill has given Fox News an excuse to give "skeptics" a platform to deny climate change and bash climate science. But the network has been remiss to discuss the topic during periods of record heat. During their coverage of cold weather from January 2 to January 8, Fox News brought up climate change nine times, casting doubt on it every single time. They also devoted a significant amount of coverage to a ship getting stuck in Antarctic ice to mock climate change during this period....
Climate change posing infrastructure challenges
2014-01-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Western Star: The Department of Transportation and Works are closely monitoring areas of concern with respect to flooding throughout western Newfoundland. With another rain warning issued for the region Tuesday, Minister Nick McGrath said the areas which flooded or were damaged this past weekend are of particular worry. Highway infrastructure along the south shore of the Bay of Islands eroded with the rainfall and washouts this past weekend. In McIvers on the north shore, a blockage under a bridge caused...
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Frustrated Democrats create task force to push climate change legislation
2014-01-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KPCC: A dozen Democratic Senators and a pair of independents have formed a Senate Action Climate Task Force, declaring their intention to fight climate change by focusing on their GOP colleagues. At a Tuesday press conference, senators took turns ticking off a list of climate catastrophes in their home states killer tornadoes, seaside homes washing away, bark beetles decimating forests, historically low snowpack. But California's Barbara Boxer, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee,...
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Senate group wants climate change on Sunday talk shows
2014-01-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Tuesday the first action by a new Senate task force on climate change will be to push Sunday news programs on global warming coverage. "Sen. [Brian] Schatz (D-Hawaii) and I are working on a letter" to send to networks, Sanders said during Tuesday's press conference announcing the new Senate Climate Action Task Force. "Sunday news shows devoted all of eight minutes in 2012 to coverage of climate change issues, which is a decrease from nine minutes the year...
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