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Climate threatens food security of Pacific islands
2013-07-23 05:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Isolated in the middle of the ocean, Pacific islands rely closely on fishing for their economy and food security. But global warming could considerably reduce their accessible fish resources over the coming decades. This is what has been revealed in the journal Nature Climate Change, a study by the IRD, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and their French, Australian and American partners. According to IPCC climate forecasts, the quantity of coral reef fish, essential for the inhabitants'...
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Cook Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu share practical experiences on climate change and disaster risk management
2013-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PACNEWS: Cook Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu shared their experiences with integration of climate change (CC) and disaster risk management (DRM) practices at the High Level Dialogue session in Nadi today. The dialogue provided an opportunity for key decision makers from Pacific Island Countries and Territories to discuss benefits and challenges of adopting a joint CC and DRM approach in their respective countries. Moderated by the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk, Margareta Wahlstrom, discussions...
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Minorities more likely to live in 'urban heat islands,' study finds
2013-07-10 15:37:40| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Blacks, Asians and Latinos are more likely to live in urban heat islands that are most at risk during extreme heat waves that are expected to worsen due to climate change, according to a new study. Researchers at UC Berkeley used satellite imagery to find neighborhoods in hundreds of U.S. cities where there are few shade trees and a lot of heat-absorbing, impervious surfaces like pavement, cement or roofing. The authors paired that information with data from the 2000 Census to find that blacks...
Climate change is making private heat islands for people of color
2013-07-09 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: As if climate change weren`t enough of a huge jerk, now we find out that it`s racist, too - or at least it`s following America`s lead. A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives digs deep under the sidewalks and streets that are soaking up all this new heat in our cities - and finds that not all neighborhoods and racial groups are faring equally. According to the research, blacks, Asians, and Latinos are all significantly more likely to live in high-risk heat-island...
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Simultaneous disasters batter Pacific Islands
2013-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: High tides have surged over sea walls defending the capital of the Marshall Islands, adding to the crisis situation in this tiny Pacific nation, where a state of emergency was declared only last month because of a devastating drought in the scattered northern atolls. In the last week, what the islanders call "king tides' have repeatedly flooded parts of the capital, Majuro, and its airport, in one of the countries most vulnerable to sea level rise. Near to danger: houses on the Marshall Islands...
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