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Florida Everglades could be a powerful symbol in climate debate

2015-04-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: It may not be as obvious a climate symbol as the rapidly warming Arctic. But with President Obamas climate-focused visit on Earth Day, Everglades National Park could take on new significance as a politically potent case study of how global warming directly impacts people living in the United States. The chief reason? In the Everglades, the fate of an ecosystem, and the fate of millions of people, are tightly wrapped together -- and both are affected by rising seas. Everglades National Park...

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Researchers: Rising seas threaten rare Everglades plants

2015-03-02 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Rising sea levels and invasive species increasingly threaten rare plants in Everglades National Park that have not yet recovered from damage caused by orchid collectors long ago or attempts to drain the swamps, according to a 10-year survey released Monday. The report by the Institute for Regional Conservation concludes that the unique plants native to South Florida may be lost despite multibillion-dollar efforts to restore the wetlands. Other studies of the Everglades` natural resources have reached...

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Decline South Florida wading birds could mean Everglades worse off

2015-01-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Miami Herald: A decline in small herons and egrets that nest and forage among the Everglades wetlands and tree islands could mean work to restore the troubled ecosystem is not moving fast enough. An annual survey by the South Florida Water Management District released Thursday found that in 2014, five years after a record rebound, the overall number of nests in and around refuges, wildlife sanctuaries and water conservation areas was down by 60 percent -- 28 percent lower than in 2013. The drop in Everglades...

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Florida's sugar barons grow fat on subsidies, diabetes and Everglades destruction

2014-09-02 09:53:15| Sugar Industry News

Big Sugar is the new Big Tobacco, writes Alan Farago - lethal to human health, wreaking environmental devastation, gouging huge public subsidies, and with the political clout to stop First Lady Michelle Obama from breathing a word against it. Only an alliance of 'green', health and taxpayer campaigners can kill the beast.

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