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How climate change makes wildfires worse
2013-06-15 14:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Last year, Colorado suffered from a record-breaking wildfire season: More than 4,000 fires resulted in six deaths, the destruction of 648 buildings, and a half a billion dollars in property damage. Still reeling, Coloradans are once again fleeing in their thousands from a string of drought-fueled fires. So what role is climate change playing in the worsening wildfires? Here`s what we`ve learned: Is climate change making wildfires worse? Big wildfires like Colorado`s thrive in dry air, low...
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How Climate Change Makes Wildfires Worse
2013-06-13 12:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: Last year, Colorado suffered from a record-breaking wildfire season: More than 4,000 fires resulted in six deaths, the destruction of 648 buildings, and a half a billion dollars in property damage. Still reeling, thousands of Coloradans are once again fleeing from a string of drought-fueled fires. El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said on Wednesday that the Black Forest Fire, northeast of Colorado Springs, had already destroyed between 80 and 100 homes. Three other fires, including one in neighboring...
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Climate change makes every house in Delaware a 'beach home'
2013-02-27 20:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsworks: Sen. James Imhoff (R-OK) is noted for suggesting that climate change is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. He's also the ranking minority members on the Senate's Environment and Public Works committee. Wonder why nothing ever gets done about climate change? I would invite Imhoff and all his neanderthal colleagues down to Delaware, where up to 11 percent of the state could be swept away by flooding next century due to rising sea levels. It might be hard for Imhoff and...
Filipino government makes climate change a top 2013 priority
2013-01-28 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Faced with worsening extreme weather and studies indicating it is likely to be highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, the government of the Philippines intends to implement a series of laws in 2013 aimed at reducing disaster risk, improving clean energy production and adapting to climate shifts. Climate change is now a top priority for the country of 95 million, and many laws have been passed but this year will be one of implementation, Lucille Sering, secretary of the Climate Change...
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Canada: Oilsands makes Greenpeace list of top climate change villains
2013-01-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Canada's oilsands are midway down the pack of the world's climate change villains, according to a new Greenpeace report ranking potential carbon emissions from the globe's top energy developments. Climate enemies Nos. 1 and 2 -- by far -- are expanding coal projects in Australia and China, the report says. The oilsands don't appear until fifth spot, which is shared with projects in Iraq and the United States. "Coal is the biggest threat globally," said Keith Stewart, one of the report's authors....