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Climate change and the methane crisis: Q & A with Harold Hensel
2014-08-23 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: With climate change rearing its ugly head with extreme weather disasters pounding the globe, some people have been connecting the dots to the horrifying conclusion that there is yet another catastrophe underway with implications far exceeding what most of us could ever dream of: an unfolding methane crisis of epic proportions. Capable of causing a planetary extinction, record high amounts of methane are insidiously being released into the oceans and going into our atmosphere. Methane, a colorless...
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South Australia faces water crisis by end century due climate change
2014-07-13 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A predicted 40% decline in rainfall in southern Australia could mean that the West Australian capital, Perth, will have to rely on alternative sources of water in future, a new climate change research paper warns. The study, led by an academic at the USs National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, examined the causes of rainfall decline in southern Australia over the past few decades and concluded that human activity was a significant contributor. The findings, published in the journal...
Climate change, biological weapons worsen Nigeria security crisis
2014-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Indpendent: Over two years ago, the United States listed climate change, use of biological and nuclear weapons, cyber attacks and transnational crimes as five major events that could change the scope of global security for the worse in the coming decades. The 2012 prediction contained in a report by the US National Defence may have been confirmed by recent violent events that have compromised the safety of lives and properties in Nigeria, like the insurgency being perpetrated by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram,...
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German energy crisis points towards climate solution
2014-04-14 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Solar panels covered the office roof, wind turbines hummed on the hill, and biogas was brewing in the field behind us. Last week Petra Rösch spoke proudly about how her farm in Proschim village, eastern Germany, had become an energy supplier for the area. It was the perfect image of Germany's claims to be the world leader in renewable energy, and a model for how the industrialised world can tackle climate change. There was just one problem. Later this month, Brandenburg's state government looks...
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Tutu - Climate Crisis Demands 'Anti-Apartheid-Style Boycott' of Fossil Fuel Industry
2014-04-14 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
allAfrica: Nobel laureate says 'people of conscience' must break ties with oil and gas companies that are destroying planet's future. Archbishop emeritus of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu is saying there is no longer any excuse for not doing everything humanly possible to fight climate change and called on Thursday for an international "anti-apartheid-style boycott" against the fossil fuel industry. In a striking essay and call to action in The Guardian newspaper, Tutu writes: "People...
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