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Study: Climate change makes our food more poisonous
2016-06-01 12:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: Extreme weather is increasing toxins in our food - which can be fatal. As temperatures keep rising, it seems the problem will only get worse. DW interviews a chief scientist at UNEP. Extreme weather is increasing the levels of toxins in our food, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). With global temperatures set to rise by more 3 degrees Celsius, scientists warn the problem will only get worse. DW spoke with UNEP chief scientist Jacqueline McGlade out...
Make building standards top priority for tackling climate change, says IEA chief
2016-06-01 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Buildings currently being constructed at an increasing rate in developing countries are locking the world into high greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come, the worlds leading authority on energy has warned. Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, told the Guardian that the worlds number one priority in tackling climate change must be to ensure those buildings meet higher standards of efficiency and safety. This would be the single most important step I want...
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Saving Nemo: How climate change threatens anemonefish and their homes
2016-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Conversation: Anemonefish, or clownfish, were made famous by the 2003 Disney-Pixar film Finding Nemo, and are about to play a starring role in the sequel, Finding Dory. They are well known for their special relationship with anemones, which provide a safe place to call home. But anemonefish face a number of threats. Some researchers have warned of an increase in the wild-caught anemonefish trade, as happened following Finding Nemo. Anemones, on which anemonefish depend, are threatened by warming seas in...
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Aquatic First Responders Form Mosquito Fleet Halt Climate Change & Shell Oil
2016-05-31 08:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MintPress News: After years of marches and land-based blockades, environmental activists are now taking to the seas to stop the growth of the fossil fuel industry and protest the environmental threats facing them. Inspired by actions last year against Shell Oil Co.s plans to drill in the Arctic Circle, which included a kayak-based blockade, activists in the Pacific Northwest are forming a new Mosquito Fleet - a swarm of tiny boats that they hope will have a big impact by acting together. Lois Canright,...
Climate Change and Conflict - How Mali Can Grow More Resilient
2016-05-31 00:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
allAfrica: Wrapped in a purple boubou (robe), Salou Moussa Maga, 60, sits with his hands clasped between his knees and explains how climate change has fuelled violent conflict in Ansongo, Mali. As the president of a farming cooperative, he knows the cost of drought all too well. 'The rain period has decreased considerably from years ago ... we don't have grass anymore,' he told ISS Today. 'Everything is naked.' Devastating drought combined with unpredictably heavy rains has wiped out agricultural livelihoods,...
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