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200 structures now destroyed in California fire

2016-06-26 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local): 10:42 a.m. Fire officials say 200 homes and other buildings have now been destroyed in a deadly wildfire burning in central California. The Kern County Fire Department reports that firefighters were making progress Sunday in establishing a perimeter around the 58-square-mile blaze. Fire officials say most of the flames are now within that perimeter. An elderly couple was found dead after becoming overcome by smoke and authorities...

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Measuring What Exactly Will Be Destroyed As New York's Sea Levels Rise

2016-06-10 05:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Fast Exist: Sea level rise won't just mean the coasts are a little closer. It will require wholesale redesigning of our current coastal cities. Sea levels along New York's coastline have risen about one foot since 1900. By the end of this century, they're predicted to rise another one to seven feet, according to a 2014 New York State report. You can see what that means for the city of New York in these visualizations, which come from Landscape Metrics, a young Brooklyn-based design firm. "Sea level...

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VIDEO: 'Steel industry must not be destroyed'

2016-05-25 14:33:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Jeremy Corbyn joins steel workers marching through London to highlight the crisis facing the British steel industry.

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5 ancient civilizations that were destroyed by climate change

2016-05-12 12:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mother Nature: As we grapple with climate change, it's important to remember that this isn't the first time climate change has threatened grand, seemingly unstoppable civilizations. The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the "Anasazi" by the Navajo, are one of the most famous examples of an ancient civilization that collapsed due to climate change. Once dominant across the Colorado Plateau in places like Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde (pictured), the Ancestral Puebloans abandoned their distinctive homes sometime...

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