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Dartmoor beauty spot is battleground for Britains threatened woodlands

2016-07-03 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: It is an idyllic spot. Sylvan slopes dip down to a babbling river fringed by alder and willow that winds through organic pasture where hens peck, sheep graze and bees hum. The ethos is sound to restore the woods to their ancient glory, to create a small, sustainable business producing timber and firewood, and to teach vanishing forestry skills to anyone keen to learn. They also try to have fun here at the Hillyfield woodland farm, near the village of Harbourneford in Devon, holding a Woodland...

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Kiribati: Remote Pacific nation threatened by rising seas

2016-07-03 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hindu: Scientists point to slew of environmental problems linked to climate change for the perilous state. One clear bright day last winter, a tidal surge swept over an ocean embankment here in the remote, low-lying island country of Kiribati, smashing through the doors and windows of Betio Hospital and spewing sand and debris across its maternity ward. Beero Hosea, 37, a handyman, cut the power and helped carry frightened mothers through the rubble and water to a nearby school. For years, scientists...

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A Remote Pacific Nation, Threatened by Rising Seas

2016-07-03 07:05:50| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: One clear bright day last winter, a tidal surge swept over an ocean embankment here in the remote, low-lying island country of Kiribati, smashing through the doors and windows of Betio Hospital and spewing sand and debris across its maternity ward. Beero Hosea, 37, a handyman, cut the power and helped carry frightened mothers through the rubble and water to a nearby school. If the next one is combined with a storm and stronger winds, thats the end of us, he said. Its going to cover this whole...

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Deadly California wildfire has destroyed 150 homes, more threatened

2016-06-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A massive wildfire burning out of control in the foothills of central California has left at least 150 homes in ruins and damaged another 75, officials said on Saturday, warning that more residents may be forced to flee the advancing flames. The so-called Erskine fire, which broke out on Thursday some 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Bakersfield in Kern County, has already claimed at least two lives, sent three firefighters to the hospital and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. ...

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