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Climate change's future can be mapped with nature's clock expert says
2015-05-03 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: It may not be among the most well known types of study, but according to outdoor columnist Frank Ritcey, phenology (not to be confused with phrenology) is among the most important. "The short version is that phenology is the study of the timing of events in natural world," Ritcey told North by Northwest's Sheryl MacKay, careful to point out the difference between the similarly named phrenology. More specifically, he says it's a critical study for naturalists and to those concerned with climate...
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Urban water future: Changing climate means changing water
2015-03-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Standard: Editor's note: This is the final in a three-part series exploring the vital issue of Utah's urban water supplies. The first story delved into aging infrastructure and the second story addressed conservation efforts. The T.W. Daniel Experimental Forest, located about an hour up Logan Canyon from Utah State University, is full of all kinds of shiny metal objects. The metal feathers of rain gauge windscreens rattle with the breeze. Mylar insulation wraps trees, which helps measure sap flux and...
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Climate future: fewer but more intense cyclones predicted aftermath of Pam
2015-03-21 02:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: As Cyclone Pam tore its way through the South Pacific last weekend, Fiji Meteorological Service which had oversight for the catastrophic storm, assigned a "category 6" for one stage of its map tracking the tempest over Vanuatu. Pam was certainly a monster , with one-minute winds reaching 145 knots (268 km/h) and its core pressure dropping below 900 hectopascals - a rare event on both counts in the region. Still, according to the US ratings slightly tougher than Fiji and Australia's - Pam's...
Massive Current And Future Climate Impacts For Australia
2015-01-29 09:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CleanTechnica: A new report from Australia`s CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology has found massive current and future climate impacts for the country, and highlights the need for ambitious post-2020 pollution reduction targets - targets that are sorely missing in the current national political climate. According to Australia`s Climate Institute, "the report highlights the need for ambitious post 2020 pollution reduction targets, a transition plan to decarbonise our economy, and far greater integration of climate resilience...
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Midwests climate future: Missouri becomes like Arizona, Chicago becomes like Texas
2015-01-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The bipartisan trio of climate risk prognosticators for the business community -- Michael Bloomberg, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, and billionaire investor Tom Steyer -- are back. And this time, their Risky Business Project has produced a report focusing in particular on how a world of rising temperatures could threaten the Midwestern region of the U.S.: the Heartland. Perhaps the most striking finding? A higher prevalence of extremely hot temperatures could severely impact corn and...
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