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Climate change denying congressman to head subcommittee on climate change
2013-03-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: As the new chairman of a key House subcommittee on the environment, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) will be one of the GOP's leading actors when it comes to the Environmental Protection Agency and the growing threats from climate change. So with his first hearing as chairman on tap for Wednesday, what does the freshman Republican--and end times novelist--think about anthropogenic global warming? He's not sure. In response to an inquiry from Mother Jones, Stewart's office emailed a statement suggesting...
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United Kingdom: Thousands sign school climate change petition started by 15-year-old
2013-03-21 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Over 12,000 people have signed a petition started by a 15-year-old girl to keep climate change in the national curriculum for under 14-year-olds. Esha Marhawa from Hounslow in west London said she was outraged that the draft key stage 3 geography curriculum for English schools had vastly scaled back discussion of the phenomenon. "Climate change is the most pressing and threatening issue to modern-day society. Through lack of understanding from generations before us, we are having to fix it. And...
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Pacific to suffer worst climate change impacts
2013-03-21 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The World Bank is urging the international community to heed the plight of Pacific island countries and take action on climate change. The bank's vice president for Sustainable Development, Rachel Kyte, says Pacific nations will suffer higher sea level rise than other parts of the world. She says the impact of climate change will threaten the very existence of some countries in the Pacific. Ms Kyte also warns Australia will see some of the most extreme droughts, with summer temperatures...
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Strength in Numbers: Mathematicians Unite to Tackle Climate Change and Other Planetary Problems
2013-03-21 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: What do polar ice caps, guinea worm disease and wildfires have in common? All are being modeled with cutting-edge mathematics. Mathematical societies and institutes around the world are participating in "Mathematics of Planet Earth," or MPE, this year. They aim to study the math that underpins geologic and biological processes on our planet as well as encourage more math researchers to tackle these problems. Events are planned for the year 2013, but the organizers hope that the initiative will have...
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World Bank puts climate change at the top of its agenda
2013-03-21 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Radio Australia: The World Bank's Vice President for Sustainable Development is urging the international community to heed the plight of Pacific Island countries and take action on climate change. Vice President, Rachel Kyte, will tell an audience at the Australian National University late this afternoon that Pacific nations will suffer higher sea level rise than other parts of the world - for some, threatening their very existence. She warns Australia will see some of the most extreme droughts, with summer...
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