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Climate change forcing builders to rethink how they design structures: expert
2016-06-26 16:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
City News: A trailer park damaged by the wildfires is seen in Fort McMurray, Alta., in a May 9, 2016, file photo. Severe weather events such as fires and floods are becoming more frequent and more difficult to predict, and it's forcing architects and engineers to rethink how they design buildings, infrastructure and cities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz, File TORONTO -- Severe weather events like wildfires and floods are becoming more frequent and more difficult to predict, forcing architects and engineers...
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Climate Change Real, Poses Danger to US National Parks - Obama
2016-06-26 12:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slithersmusiczine: President Obama and his family arrived late Friday at the Yosemite Valley National Park as part of a weekend tour to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the creation of the US national park system. "Make no mistake, climate change is no longer just a threat - it's already a reality", he said from a lectern near Sentinel Bridge in Yosemite National Park. The president, first lady Michelle Obama and their teenage daughters, Sasha and Malia, got a glimpse of the parks' appeal as they toured an underground...
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Climate change: John Hewson accuses Coalition of 'national disgrace'
2016-06-26 07:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The former Liberal leader John Hewson addressed hundreds of people protesting in the Sydney suburb of Double Bay minutes from Malcolm Turnbulls harbourside mansion calling on the prime minister to take stronger action on climate change. Speaking at the same time as Turnbull addressed the party faithful at the Coalitions campaign launch, Hewson told protesters the Coalitions lack of action on climate change was a national disgrace. I think climate change should be the dominant issue...
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Native elders, scientists talk action, plans for fighting climate change in Alaska villages
2016-06-26 06:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fairbanks Daily: The group of Alaska Natives sat in a circle inside the log hall and recounted the signs of climate change theyve seen in their corners of the state. There was no snow on the ground until November in Hooper Bay last year. Only ice, said Gladys Hale-Abraham, which provided broken bones for the elderly or young children who took tumbles on the frozen paths. Beverly Hugo, of Barrow, was laid up over last winter with a broken ankle from a slip and fall after unusual winter rains turned walkways to...
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Trade Unions Embrace Climate Change
2016-06-23 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Gazette: TRADE unions in Africa are moving to embrace climate change and green collar jobs that preserve or restore the environment in traditional sectors such as manufacturing and construction, or in emerging green sectors such as renewable energy and energy efficiency. For years, the trade union movement in Africa has turned a blind eye to issues of climate change, choosing to focus mainly on occupational safety and health despite the disastrous effects of the phenomenon on ordinary jobs that are the lifeline...
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