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Rio Olympic effect: public discussion on issue of climate change increases
2016-08-08 02:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
American Bazaar: When the Rio Olympics begins with a truly spectacular show at Rio, Brazil, just a couple of days ago, it had a segment on climate change that staged the perils of sea level rise on vulnerable nations and Ed Hawkins compelling visual spiral indicating global warming made it truly charming. It was a big hit on social media that also added the Leonardo di Caprios speech about climate change at the Oscars . This Rio Olympic Effect and the DiCaprio Effect resonates with the public on this issue...
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Rio Olympics puts climate change front and centre
2016-08-07 22:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Rio de Janeiro is pitching this Olympics as the "green games", as Friday`s opening ceremony made clear. Ceremony director Fernando Meirelles -- best known for the film City of God -- used one of the biggest international platforms going to raise awareness about climate change. Each of the 11,000 competitors was given a seed to plant, which will create an athletes` forest in the Deodoro zone. "Climate change and the depletion of natural resources need our attention and the Olympic Opening...
Landslides, zika and beach loss Rio de Janeiro prepares for climate change
2016-08-07 06:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Change News: The day of the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the mood is jittery. In the teeth of a recession and political crisis, the carnival city faces protests and health fears over the zika virus outbreak and polluted water. It wont stop half a million people showing up for two weeks of world class sporting drama. Meanwhile, as part of a drive to get cities involved in climate action, Rio has filed a report on the threats posed by global warming. Disclosed under the CDP cities...
Rio Olympic opening ceremony put climate change front and center
2016-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Opening Ceremony at the Rio Olympics Friday evening was filled with celebrations of Brazilian culture and unity. But for a few brief moments, the message was polarizing and crystal clear: The world must do whatever it can to stop climate change. "The heat is melting the ice cap,' a voice said. "It's disappearing very quickly.' An accompanying segment showed effects of the melting polar ice cap and subsequent rising sea level on places that include Amsterdam, Dubai, Lagos, Shanghai, Florida...
Opening Of Rio Olympics Ignites Controversy
2016-08-06 12:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Western Journalism: The opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Friday featured a video focusing on the controversial issue of climate change. Discussion over whether or not the Olympics were an appropriate forum for political topics like climate change or race relations has been ongoing for months, with former Olympic medalist Caitlin Jenner who was a man known as Bruce Jenner when he won a gold medal in 1976 telling HBOs Bill Simmons absolutely not when asked that...
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