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Short film examines farmers role in climate action
2021-09-22 21:33:00| National Hog Farmer
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action debuts film about pig farmers quest to be carbon neutral.
No Ordinary Joe: Manchins Pivotal Role on Shale, Climate in a Divided Senate
2021-02-08 10:00:00| OGI
The West Virginia senator pursues bipartisan solutions and is determined to not let the energy transition leave his constituents behind.
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Scientists tease out climate changes role in Zika spread
2016-08-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Athletes and tourists converging on Brazil this week are crowding into a country where rapid environmental change and natural weather fluctuations nurtured a viral epidemic that has gone global. The Zika virus has exploded throughout South America, up through Mexico and Puerto Rico and into Florida, but the conditions it needed to fester in northern Brazil were rooted in urbanization and poverty. The initial Brazilian outbreak appears to have been aided by a drought driven by El Nio, and by higher...
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The role of climate change in eastern Australia's wild storms
2016-06-06 06:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: Australias east coast is recovering from a weekend of wild winds, waves and flooding, caused by a weather pattern known as an East Coast Low. Tragically, several people have died in flooding. Parts of New South Wales have received more than 400mm of rain since Friday morning. Some places such as Canberra and Forster recorded their wettest June day on record. Waves have also caused severe coastal erosion and damaged property. East Coast Lows are a type of low-pressure system or cyclone that...
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Role of animals in mitigating climate change varies across tropical forests
2016-04-25 11:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: The research, published in the journal Nature Communications, sheds important new light on the role seed dispersal by animals plays in mitigating climate change, and how this role can vary in tropical forests across the world. In tropical forests of the Americas, Africa and South Asia, a large majority of tree species depend on animals for seed dispersal. Tree species with large seeds attain greater adult sizes than those having smaller seeds. Using simulations, the researchers showed that declines...
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