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Australian PM denies climate change link to bushfires
2013-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Prime Minister Tony Abbott denied Wednesday that devastating bushfires in Australia were linked to climate change, accusing the United Nations climate chief of "talking through her hat" on the issue. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said Tuesday that while the latest fires raging west of Sydney could not yet be linked to global warming, there was "absolutely" a connection between wildfires and rising temperatures. "The official in question is talking through her hat," Abbott told radio station...
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Al Gore weighs into debate over links between bushfires and climate change
2013-10-23 11:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Former US vice-president and environmentalist Al Gore says there is a proven link between climate change and bushfires. This week, a United Nations official said the devastating fires in New South Wales proved the world is "already paying the price of carbon". Prime Minister Tony Abbott today dismissed the comment, accusing the official of "talking through her hat". He argued that "fire is a part of the Australian experience" and not linked to climate change. "Climate change is real,...
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Tony Abbott: Australian bushfires not linked to climate change - video
2013-10-23 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australian prime minister Tony Abbott rubbishes a suggestion by the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, that there is a link between global warming and bushfires, as the fire danger-level in regions of New South Wales was raised on Wednesday amid worsening weather conditions
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UN climate chief Christiana Figueres calls for global action amid NSW bushfires
2013-10-22 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The United Nations says the New South Wales bushfires are an example of "the doom and gloom" the world may be facing without vigorous action on climate change. The executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, says the fires prove the world is "already paying the price of carbon". "The World Meteorological Organisation has not established the direct link between this wildfire and climate change yet, but what is absolutely clear is that the science...
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Australia: Bushfires take heavy toll on wildlife, including possums, koalas and gliders
2013-10-22 05:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There are fears wildlife will suffer "dramatic' losses from the NSW bushfires, with growing numbers of possums, koalas and gliders being found with burns and smoke inhalation. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service said that while it was not clear how many animals had been killed due to the ongoing severity of the fires, thousands were likely to be affected. "With such large areas being burned, the impact on wildlife will be dramatic, no doubt about that,' Geoff Ross, wildlife officer...
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