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Climate challenges undermine a fragile Maasai culture
2013-04-04 14:36:34| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: The most recognizable cultural group in Africa may be the Maasai. Living mostly in Kenya and Tanzania, their everyday attire of brightly colored fabrics and elaborate beaded jewelry, set against the backdrop of the African Savannah, have seared their identity into the minds of every traveler to the region. The Maasai warriors were so fierce, their people were able to defy slavery. To this day, it's a rite of passage to kill a lion when a young man becomes a warrior. This brand of virility and...
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Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2013 Explores Global Climate Change Challenges
2013-02-01 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Seychelles is flooding, Mali is parched, Kiribati is eroding and the one bright spot would seem to be the fact that the United States president finally uttered the words "climate change." Nations on the front lines of climate change expressed hesitant optimism for the U.S., as delegates gathered for The Energy and Resources Institute's 13th annual Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, whose goal is to tackle resource efficiency challenges. Around the world, leaders pointed to the ways a changing...
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Climate Change Challenges New England Fishermen
2013-01-08 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: For years scientists have been blaming fishermen for depleted cod stocks in the Gulf of Maine, but now evidence points to another culprit -- climate change. Recent reports have found that changing ocean temperatures are responsible for shifting fish populations. As waters warm, cod are swimming to colder seas. But record high temperatures in the North Atlantic are bringing other species, and as lobster's natural predators head north, lobstermen like Captain Bobby Springer are seeing populations grow....
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