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FEMA's climate change denial
2013-03-31 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star-Ledger: To the mountain of difficulties facing New Jersey families after Hurricane Sandy, add one more: the federal government`s unwillingness to help them predict the impact of climate change over the next several decades. The flood maps drawn up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency do not consider the rising sea levels or increasing frequency of big storms that scientists predict. "Right now, we don`t do that," says Dave Miller, who runs FEMA`s flood insurance program. "Do the new maps reflect...
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Is hemp the silver bullet for fighting climate change and creating green jobs?
2013-03-30 20:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Though Obama has frequently spoken of the need for more green jobs, he has failed to acknowledge the inherent environmental advantages associated with a curious plant called hemp. One of the earliest domesticated crops, hemp is incredibly versatile and can be utilized for everything from food, clothing, rope, paper and plastic to even car parts. In an era of high unemployment, hemp could provide welcome relief to the states and help to spur the transition from antiquated and polluting manufacturing...
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Americans support climate change adaptation
2013-03-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: While some Americans may still not be convinced that greenhouse gas emissions are heating up the planet, there does appear to be an emerging consensus that the country should prepare for the potential impacts of a changing climate. Superstorm Sandy may have been a turning point, as images of flooding in downtown Manhattan and shoreline devastation in New Jersey dominated the airwaves for a few days. Americans may have seen Sandy as a sign of things to come, according to a new survey by the Stanford...
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Climate Change: One More Problem for Pakistan
2013-03-30 14:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The Indus river, originating on the Tibetan Plateau and flowing for nearly 2,000 miles through the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir and finally down to the province of Sindh and out into the Arabian Sea, is key to life in Pakistan. The majority of Pakistan's 190 million people are involved in agriculture: the Indus, fed by glaciers high up in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram Himalaya mountain range, provides water for 90 percent of the country's crops. Meanwhile hydro-power facilities based on...
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Climate change expected to increase Snake River sediment tenfold
2013-03-29 18:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Idaho Statesman: The Army Corps of Engineer under law is supposed to maintain the lower Snake River navigation channel at 14 feet deep and 250 feet wide. In the draft EIS, the Corps is proposing a long-term plan to manage, and prevent if possible, river sediment deposition behind all four dams, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite Locks and Dams. As I reported earlier, groups who seek removal of the four lower Snake Dams are using this process to push their point that not only is their...
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