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Ocean Acidification Will Make Climate Change Worse
2013-08-26 11:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Given that they cover 70% of the Earth`s surface--and provide about 90% of the planet`s habitable space by volume--the oceans tend to get short shrift when it comes to climate change. The leaked draft of the forthcoming coming new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlighted the atmospheric warming we`re likely to see, the rate of ice loss in the Arctic and the unprecedented (at least within the last 22,000 years) rate of increase of concentrations of greenhouse gases like...
Pakistan: Climate change setting new farming patterns
2013-08-26 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dawn: As evident from longer spells of heavy rains and devastating floods for the fourth consecutive year, Pakistan is experiencing the worst effects of climate change. These include serious threats to agriculture and water resources and, in fact, the countrys economic fabric. As a corollary, the countrys status as an agro-based economy has become extremely vulnerable to unpredictable changes in weather and their consequences. These changes include hotter summers, early cold spell, irregular monsoons,...
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EPA Releases New Climate Change Video Series
2013-08-26 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. EPA released new series of short public service videos that cover range of topics related to climate change, including its causes and impacts, actions Americans can take to reduce their impact, and benefits to the economy of addressing climate change. Video series supports President Obama's Climate Action Plan by encouraging American families to reduce amount of energy they consume, cutting down on their utility bills and protecting people's health. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Australia: Climate change looms as challenge for all parties
2013-08-26 04:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Three years ago then-prime minister Julia Gillard promised there would not be a carbon tax under a government she led. After the 2010 federal election resulted in a hung Parliament, Ms Gillard signed an agreement with the Greens to introduce a price on carbon from 2015, with a transitional period of a fixed carbon tax. Backtracking on her campaign promise fatally undermined Ms Gillard's leadership and the standing of her government. Trust is the currency of politics and once spent can never...
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India: How climate change worries have affected mental health of Sunderbans residents
2013-08-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: A number of environmental threats including that of climate change and man-animal conflict are driving villagers in Sunderbans islands towards madness and even suicide. Putting stress on the mental health of the villagers, the ill-effects of abject poverty and deprivation in the remote islands of the UNESCO World Heritage site are compounded by acute struggle against ecological hazards, experts say. Psychiatrist Arabinda N Chowdhury, who worked with the Institute of Psychiatry in Kolkata, studied...
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