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Vilsack: Climate change will soon affect agriculture
2013-06-06 13:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Des Moines Register: U.S. farmers and ranchers must adapt or risk getting left behind as climate change becomes an increasingly influential part of the agricultural landscape, the head of the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday. During a speech in Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said better technological advancements through products such as seed so far have been enough to maintain production levels despite more intense storms, forest fires and an increase in invasive species. But Vilsack,...
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Food management critical in climate change fight
2013-06-06 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guyana: The importance of managing food in the fight against global warming was reinforced by national and international diplomats during the Environmental Community Health Organisations (ECHO) first National Environmental Youth Convention on Wednesday, which was held to mark World Environment Day. Schoolchildren marvel at trees and a house made of recycled bottles at the World Environment Day observance, organised by the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry In keeping with the theme Think....
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Climate change: let's bury the CO2 problem
2013-06-05 23:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: How often have you read that we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve the problem of climate change shortly followed by frustration and disappointment? People might expect me, as a climate scientist, to be disappointed by the failure of the attempt by the MP Tim Yeo to set an ambitious decarbonisation target in Tuesday's debate on the energy bill. But I'm not. Not because I don't think it is possible, or even desirable: get climate policy right, and I believe we will have largely...
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The Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reef Health
2013-06-05 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on this planet. They are home to numerous species of marine life and offer a plethora of benefits both to natural ecosystems and to the human population. Coral reefs bring in enormous funds to coastal countries through tourism, fishing, and discoveries of new biochemicals and drugs (Hoegh-Guldberg 1999). Additionally, they provide natural coastal protection and building materials (Hoegh-Guldberg 1999). However, coral reefs are experiencing massive...
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Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change Drive Up the Pollen Count
2013-06-05 10:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Beast: FIRST THE heat. Then the storms. Now the ... pollen? Massive quantities of pollen are floating through the air, causing people to sniff, sneeze, and itch. And it turns out a changing climate could be to blame. In the Northeast, tree pollen is at the highest level in the 25 years that Leonard Bielory, an allergy and immunology expert at Rutgers Universitys Center for Environmental Prediction, has been tracking it. He says its a continuation of a trend hes been seeing for years, and he expects...
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