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Hottest Year Ever? 2016 Burns Through Heat Records, NASA Says
2016-07-21 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: This year may be only half over, but 2016 is already on track to be the hottest year ever on record, with each of the first six months, from January to June, setting new temperature records, NASA officials announced this week. For the first time, NASA shared a midyear climate analysis, doing so because temperature averages this year have been so in excess of previous data, agency officials said. NASA's data showed that each month in 2016 was the warmest respective month globally in the modern...
Burns Bog fire reminds us of value of wetlands
2016-07-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Sun: Burns Bog is an ecological wonder. As the largest raised peat bog on North Americas west coast, science tells us its a globally unique ecosystem. Its been called the lungs of the Lower Mainland because it helps regulate the mild climate that attracts so many inhabitants to the Metro Vancouver region. And its an essential resting and refueling point for the more than 100 species of migratory birds that travel Pacific flyways as well as providing vital habitat for rare and endangered species....
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As World Burns, Richest Nations Can't Decide When to End Fossil Fuel Handouts
2016-07-02 16:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Common Dreams: The world's richest nations have failed to agree on a deadline to phase out fossil fuels subsidies--a commitment energy ministers made in 2009--stirring new fears over the impact of the hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars that go toward keeping dirty energy afloat every year. Energy ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) met in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss bringing those subsidies to a close after the Group of 7 (G7), the world's seven wealthiest economies, last month committed...
Health officials in Peru: oil spill cleanup workers face poisoning and burns
2016-06-27 09:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Local residents and workers contracted to clean up a recent crude oil spill in Perus northeastern Loreto region lacked appropriate safety equipment, according to a preliminary report by the Dátem del Maraón Health Network, which is part of the Loreto Regional Health Office (DIRESA). Health risks could include poisoning and burns from direct exposure to the oil. According to the report, which was obtained by Mongabay, the oil spill reported on June 24 was caused by a crack at kilometer 213.4...
Train Derails, Spills And Burns Oil In Columbia River Gorge
2016-06-06 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: A train carrying crude oil derailed Friday at the scenic Columbia River Gorge, spilling oil on the Oregon side of the river, which separates that state from Washington. At least one of the tanker cars burst into flames. Officials said on Saturday that 16 cars of a 96-car train had derailed and four caught fire. The derailment occurred near Mosier, a small town east of Portland, around noon local time. About 100 residents of Mosier remained under an evacuation order Saturday. It is not yet...
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