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Damage done to our climate can't be changed, but we can adapt and mitigate

2013-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Delmarva Now: Better late than never is a phrase that might be applied to our dawning understanding and acceptance of sea-level rise and its effects on our Delmarva Peninsula. For at least 20 years now warnings have periodically been raised about global warming. These warnings have been met with mocking and disbelief for many years, and still are viewed in this light by many. Indeed, the phenomenon that is now also referred to as climate change is still met with skepticism by many. Its understandable...

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Warming climate changes Greenland's landscape as we watch

2013-09-12 11:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Minnesota Public Radio: A warming climate is reshaping Greenland as scientists watch, says Paul Huttner, chief meteorologist for MPR News. Runoff from melting glaciers threatens to raise the world's sea level. But the retreating ice is also revealing places never seen before, sparking interest among mining and oil and gas companies. "This is one of the interesting opportunities evolving as the climate changes, whether we like it or not," Huttner said. "Mineral companies, oil and gas companies, they are racing to explore...

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