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IPCC report: impact of global warming by region
2014-03-31 05:36:22| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: This is how climate change may affect the world's regions this century, as forecast in a major report published by UN scientists on Monday. The report is part of the fifth overview on global warming by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1988. The document identifies each region's key challenges; options for addressing them; and level of risk from warming of either 2 C (3.6 F) or 4 C (7.2 F) by 2100 compared to pre-industrial levels. This risk is calculated on the...
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Global warming threat heightened in latest U.N. report
2014-03-31 04:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Global warming poses a mounting threat to the health, economic prospects, and food and water sources of billions of people, a report by top scientists said, in a call for urgent action to counter the effects of carbon emissions. The latest report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), places an emphasis on the risks and may make the case for cutting greenhouse gas emissions clearer both to policymakers and the public by placing it in the category of an insurance policy...
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World Is Ill-Prepared for Global Warming Impacts, UN Says
2014-03-31 02:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Global warming is depleting fresh water and crops, destroying coral reefs and melting the Arctic, the United Nations said today in a report that concludes the world is ill-prepared to face many new threats. Climate change has brought key risks that endanger lives and health worldwide, including storm surges and coastal flooding worsened by rising sea levels; infrastructure destruction and the disruption of power networks, communications and health services by extreme weather, and the depletion...
IPCC report: global warming increase heatwaves, flooding & conflict
2014-03-31 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Flooding, storm surges, droughts and heatwaves are among the key risks of global warming that will pose the greatest threat to humans in the future, according to the most authoritative report to date on the impact of climate change. Violent conflicts and food shortages were also forecast to increase over coming decades due to rising temperatures, while a growing number of animal and marine species will face increased risk of extinction. The warnings were published on Monday in the Intergovernmental...
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Global Warming to Exacerbate Global Security Issues - UN Report
2014-03-31 00:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: As the world's temperatures continue to warm up, so does the tempers globally. Hot tempers may exacerbate global security issues as people fight over resources, particularly water and energy, which could lead to civil wars and strife between nations and refugees, a report by a recent United Nations climate panel due for release said. Geoff Dabelko, Ohio University security and environment professor, one of the lead authors of the report's chapter on security and climate change, told AP. "Climate...
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