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Obama previews new efforts to tackle climate change
2016-08-13 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DBS: His term may be winding down, but President Obama is determined to continue hammering away at the effects of climate change. In a new video address, the president previewed his latest efforts to address what he called "one of the most urgent challenges of our time," noting that despite national -- and international -- movement on climate change, "there's still so much more to do." "We're not done yet. In the weeks and months ahead, we'll release a second round of fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty...
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Lets get some perspective': Researchers say species face bigger threats than climate change
2016-08-13 21:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Pot: Tackling climate change is the challenge of the century. But when it comes to endangered wildlife, scientists are arguing that weve got more pressing matters to worry about. A new comment just out today in the journal Nature contends that practices like hunting, fishing and agriculture are still the biggest threats to biodiversity on Earth -- and we need to be careful not to let our concern about climate change overshadow our efforts to address them. To be clear, the comment merely reflects the...
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Adaptation to Climate Change: Need for a Human Rights Approach
2016-08-12 22:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The memories of Cyclone Sidr and Aila are fresh in the mind of Razia Begum, a victim of climate change, of Dacope Upazila, Khulna. The standing field crops and houses of her community were destroyed, and they suffered the loss of cattle as well as people who perished in these natural disasters. She says mournfully that Saturkhali, Kamarkhola, Koilashganj and Baniashanta are the most vulnerable unions where access to necessary human rights is disrupted. Furthermore, salinity, flood, river erosion,...
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Trump: Climate change won't be 'devastating'
2016-08-12 15:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Republican presidential nominee Donald TrumpDonald TrumpReport: Advisers see Trump as 'sullen, 'erratic,' 'beyond coaching' Sunday shows preview: Trump's tough week Fusion to host town hall with Libertarian ticket MORE said Thursday there could be some impact from a changing climate, but I dont believe its a devastating impact. In an interview with The Miami Herald, Trump reiterated hes not a big believer in manmade climate change, and while he acknowledged problems such as rising sea...
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Overshadowed by climate change
2016-08-11 10:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Climate change is a ubiquitous threat to species around world. But research by Australian scientists shows that some older, familiar enemies of biodiversity shouldn't be forgotten. Images of climate change are always arresting: Sometimes they come in the form of melting masses of ice, sometimes as torrential rivers or enduring droughts. The impact is always massive and visually striking and it lasts, regardless of the actual effects global warming is having. Because of that, climate change is...
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