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Report Warns Sudden Climate Change Impacts
2013-12-06 15:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Hard-to-predict sudden changes to Earth's environment are more worrisome than larger but more gradual impacts of climate change, according a panel of scientists advising the federal government. A 200-page report released Tuesday by the National Academy of Sciences repeatedly warns of potential climate "tipping points" beyond which "major and rapid changes occur." And some of these changes--happening in years instead of centuries--have already begun. They include melting ice in the Arctic Ocean and...
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Climate Change: Beyond Polar Bears
2013-12-06 13:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ledger: A polar bear stranded on an island of ice has been an iconic image of the effects of climate change. But Penn State University scientist Michael Mann, giving a lecture on climate change last month at the University of Florida, said he's been criticized for including polar bears in his presentation because they don't seem relevant to people's everyday lives. So he includes photos of weather extremes fueled by climate change that are relevant to the state where he's giving the lecture. For his...
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Climate Change Is Creating Anxious Fish
2013-12-06 12:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Atlantic: Seems like humans aren't the only ones anxious because of climate change. Beneath the briny waves could lie legions of stressed-out fish, whose bodies aren't up to coping with the ongoing acidification of the oceans. Scientists have known for some time that the lowering of the oceanic pH level -- the result of humans pumping gigatons of CO2 into the atmosphere -- isn't great for marine life. The CO2 reduces the amount of calcium-based minerals in the water, creating difficulties for animals with...
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Climate Change Could Affect Southeast Salmon Habitat
2013-12-05 19:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Public Radio: Map based on the latest climate change research shows a projected average annual temperature increase of 6.1 degrees Fahrenheit by 2080 which could mean more rain and less snowfall for Southeast Alaska and western British Columbia. Courtesy Colin Shanley/The Nature Conservancy. Researchers expect that salmon productivity could shift in Southeast Alaska streams over the next 70 years as temperatures rise and rainfall increases because of climate change. Projections suggest that the average annual...
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Climate change spreading diseases to new areas
2013-12-05 16:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Climate change might be spreading multiple diseases to new regions across the nation, USA Today reports. Valley Fever, which is growing in California's Central Valley, is one of the diseases experts say are spreading, in part due to climate change. USA Today will write a yearlong series that takes a look at the regions and ways climate change affects the nation's population.
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