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Papers Find Mixed Impacts on Ocean Species from Rising CO2
2013-08-26 17:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Britains Royal Society has published a helpful new collection of papers in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B that provide fresh insights on how the global buildup of carbon dioxide released by human activities could affect ocean ecology. The work adds to a growing body of science pointing to large changes, with some types of marine organisms and ecosystems seemingly able to adjust and even thrive, while others ail. And its quite clear that regions already heavily affected by other...
Climate Change Warning: 20 Cities With The Most To Lose From Rising Seas
2013-08-26 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Weather Channel: Coastal cities around the world face a two-pronged problem: On one hand, there's a march of migration toward the coasts as people increasingly leave rural areas and move into urban areas, in search of better jobs and education. On the other, global sea levels are steadily rising, even as the construction of big buildings and the extraction of groundwater puts pressure on the land, a phenomenon called subsidence that's being viewed with increasing alarm in places from Louisiana to Indonesia. And...
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Rising levels of acids in seas may endanger marine life, says study
2013-08-25 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Rapidly rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are causing a potential catastrophe in our oceans as they become more acidic, scientists have warned. Hans Poertner, professor of marine biology at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany, and co-author of a new study of the phenomenon, told the Guardian: "The current rate of change is likely to be more than 10 times faster than it has been in any of the evolutionary crises in the earth's history." Seawater is naturally slightly alkaline,...
Vancouver: Metro cities bracing for rising tides
2013-08-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Province: Over the next century, Vancouver's greatest asset could become its worst enemy. A new climate change report lists the city among the world's most at risk for losses from rising sea levels and flooding, ranking it 11th after cities such as New York, New Orleans and Mumbai. "We're at the point where this can't be ignored," B.C. geoscientist John Clague told the Sunday Province. "The only good news is that there is time." The report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...
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Rising oceans: An economy washed away?
2013-08-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seacoast: Maine is considered an old hand by state standards at dealing with expected sea level rise, working actively on the issue since at least 2008. And among Maine towns, York is one of the elders, with work dating to 2010 resulting in a detailed sea level rise initiative going before voters this fall. The U.S. Navy is also becoming more proactive, as recent modeling shows significant portions of Seavey Island, home to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, affected by predicted sea level rise. With 3,500 miles...
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