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Global warming trends contribute to spread of West Nile virus to new regions in Europe
2013-05-14 04:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Global warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn't present before, according to a new study by the University of Haifa. The study was commissioned by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, which belongs to the European Union. The study found that rising temperatures have a more considerable contribution than humidity, to the spread of the disease, while...
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Marshall Islands: Action to halt global warming will save my nation
2013-05-09 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Minister Tony de Brum of the Republic of the Marshall Islands describes the clear and present danger posed by climate change to his nation, and urges the world to act against this threat. My country needs a precious gift from the world's people -- the vision to take bold, urgent action on climate change, and the will to follow it through. Only concerted action can protect us from the rising seas and lack of fresh water that now threaten my nation's very existence. I am from the Republic of...
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United Kingdom: Prince Charles attacks global warming sceptics
2013-05-09 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Prince of Wales has criticised "corporate lobbyists" and climate change sceptics for turning the earth into a "dying patient", in his most outspoken attack yet on the world's failure to tackle global warming. He attacked businesses who failed to care for the environment, and compared the current generation to a doctor taking care of a critically ill patient. "If you think about the impact of climate change, [it should be how] a doctor would deal with the problem," he told an audience of...
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Global warming changing nature of New Zealand coral reefs
2013-05-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: Global warming might be killing off many species of coral as the world's oceans acidify, but the future for biodiversity in coral reefs might not be as bleak as previously forecast, according to a study by New Zealand and Australian scientists. "It has been predicted that many reefs will end up being dominated by algae rather than corals, which will have negative effects on biodiversity and ultimately on the ability of humans to derive protein from reefs," marine biologist Dr James Bell, of New...
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Suit Claiming Hurricane Katrina Related to Global Warming Goes Before Appeals Court
2013-05-07 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Louisiana Record: The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set to issue its second opinion in a drawn out climate change case that pits landowners against energy companies. The suit, which accuses a number of companies of contributing to global warming through greenhouse gas emissions, was originally filed in a Mississippi district court in 2005 just 22 days after Hurricane Katrina hit. In the original filing, 14 plaintiffs sued eight named oil companies, 100 unnamed oil and refining companies and 31 coal...
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