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China becoming global climate change leader: study
2013-04-28 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News.com.au: CHINA is rapidly assuming a global leadership role on climate change alongside the United States, a new study said Monday, but it warned greenhouse gas emissions worldwide continue to rise strongly. The report by the independent Australian-based Climate Commission, The Critical Decade: International Action on Climate Change presents an overview of action in the last nine months. It was released on the same day as a fresh round of UN talks were to start in Bonn on boosting action on climate...
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India: Software model to assess climate change in Kerala
2013-04-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hindu: Development of a large-scale software model to examine the impact of climate change in Kerala is part of a forthcoming scientific study that will formulate an integrated climate change database and information system for the State. The proposal, estimated at Rs.80 crore, will map the impact of climate change on agriculture, fisheries, industries, transport, tourism, bio-diversity and forestry sectors in Kerala. CSIR`s (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) National Institute of Science...
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Officials, environmentalists say climate change is hitting home
2013-04-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
St. Louis Public Radio: From elevated rates of respiratory disorders to wild weather patterns, climate change is taking a toll on St. Louis and the rest of the nation. That was the basic message from environmentalists and public officials during a community meeting held at Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in St. Louis City. The event was especially focused on air quality in St. Louis. Greenhouse gases and climate change can raise the incident rates of asthma, said Karl Brooks, regional administrator for the...
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Wanted: Republican leaders on climate change: As I See It
2013-04-28 15:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Patriot-News: With the tragedy at the Boston Marathon at the forefront of the nightly news, the extreme weather disaster unfolding in the Midwest has received little attention. The Midwest has been on a see-saw ride of extreme drought to extreme flooding recently. Only a few months ago, water levels on the Mississippi were so low that the Army Corps of Engineers was blowing up rocks on the river bottom to allow barge traffic to continue without scraping bottom. Now they are experiencing record flooding from...
Climate change and dead fish: Think global, act local
2013-04-28 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lewiston Sun Journal: Many of us eagerly anticipate summer, when fishing, boating and swimming can happen at a favorite lake. This year, though, there may also be a bit of trepidation -- what lies ahead for Lake Auburn? Will we see another fish kill? Last summer, hundreds of economically valuable, fun-to-catch trout died at Lake Auburn. Some people blamed this event on "global warming,' but were they right to do so? It's hard to say for sure, but the early ice-out and warm summer temperatures in 2012 did probably play...
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