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North California drought threatens farmers, ag workers, cities and you
2014-01-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: The 20 people who work full time for Fresno County farmer Joe Del Bosque are on winter break now. But he is not sure they will have jobs to return to, let alone the 300 temporary workers he usually hires to harvest melons. Im worried about my workers, said Del Bosque, who farms 2,000 acres in a region known as the nations food basket because it produces almost half the fruits, vegetables and nuts on Americas tables. Right now were not sure if were going to bring them back or how many...
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Climate change threatens economy 4 PH cities
2014-01-15 13:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rappler: The worsening effects of climate change can cripple the economy of 4 Philippine cities, a study conducted by Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines and BPI Foundation found. The latest chapter of the Business Risk Assessment and the Management of Climate Impacts assessed the climate change preparedness of Tacloban City in Leyte, Naga City in Camarines Sur, Batangas City in Batangas, and Angeles City in Pampanga. The results were released on Tuesday, January 14. Based on 20 years of data from...
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Climate change threatens native eucalyptus species with extinction, Queensland study finds
2014-01-13 08:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The future is looking grim for some species of Australian eucalyptus trees, as they feel the impact of more severe heatwaves, droughts and floods. Researchers from the University of Queensland looked at such effects on more than 100 eucalypt species, finding that some may be wiped out from increasingly extreme weather conditions. The report was modelled on two temperature scenarios. The first scenario was for an increase of one degree by 2055 and an increase of just over two degrees by 2085....
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Report: Sea-level rise threatens Malibu infrastructure
2014-01-12 14:38:49| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Malibu Times: The destruction caused by coastal storms in Malibu and its neighboring communities along the Pacific coast is anticipated to increase as ocean levels rise throughout the 21st century, according to a recent study by the City of Los Angeles and USC. "The next step is crafting policies that reduce risk and protect the public today," Jonathan Parfrey, the executive director of Climate Resolve, an LA-based nonprofit that works with the government to help prepare for climate change, told...
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Climate Change Threatens East Africa's Food Security
2014-01-11 15:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: The report, East African Agriculture and Climate Change, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), looks at threats to food supplies in 11 countries in East and Central Africa -- Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Agriculture dominates the economies of countries in East Africa: if plans aren't made to adapt to climate change the region's rapidly expanding population...
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