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Heres what a bleaching disaster looks like

2016-06-07 23:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: The good news: The peak of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef is over! The bad: The outcome of that bleaching is pretty awful - like, one of the worst environmental disasters in Australian history." That`s according to the Ocean Agency, which recently released photos taken in May near Australias Lizard Island. The slimy, smelly corals had the audacity to decompose and drip off the reef, right in front of the camera! Have some self-respect, guys.

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British Columbia floods could be Canada's most costly natural disaster: Study

2016-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Canadian Press: A new study says the risk of a devastating flood in British Columbia's Lower Mainland is increasing due to rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change. The Fraser Basin Council says a major flood along the coast or the Fraser River could be the most costly natural disaster in Canadian history, with potential losses of about $32 billion. The group says in its report that flood risks are projected to worsen over the next 85 years, both in size and frequency. The report notes dikes...

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BC floods could be Canada's most costly natural disaster

2016-05-30 22:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Solo News: A bridge over the Fraser River in British Columbia is seen in this undated file New studies out today indicate a growing risk of a large-scale flood in the Lower Mainland, and that if a major Fraser River or coastal flood were to occur between now and 2100, it would trigger losses estimated at twenty to thirty billion dollars, potentially the most costly natural disaster in Canadian history. The studies were done on behalf of 43 government and private sector partners. "It's time to kick into high...

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Business of disaster: Insurance firms profited $400 million after Sandy

2016-05-25 20:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: On a cold rainy day last fall, dozens of people gathered in a plaza across the street from New Jersey's state Capitol. They held press conferences and slept overnight in lawn chairs. Everyone had come to make the same point: They'd made it through Superstorm Sandy, which hit the shores of New Jersey and New York in October 2012. But three years later, many hadn't made it home. Doug Quinn, a 51-year-old from Toms River, N.J., had been in the plaza for two days. "I should be at home in my house...

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