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This Republican says his party's denial of climate science is 'courting disaster' with voter
2016-07-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PRI: A "hoax." A "con job." "Bull----." These are among the phrases Donald Trump has used in recent years to express his contempt for the science of climate change. And while the new Republican presidential nominee is out of step with much of his own party on many issues, he's solidly in the GOP mainstream on this one. We should be focused on clean and beautiful air-not expensive and business closing GLOBAL WARMING-a total hoax! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2013 But former...
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North American Forests Not a Climate Change Remedy
2016-07-24 12:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: North American forests will not fight climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide at levels once hoped for because the trees may not grow big enough, a study said. The new research challenges previous studies that said trees could grow larger due to higher temperatures brought on by global warming, said the authors of the study published in the journal Ecology Letters. Typically, up to a third of carbon-dioxide emissions from human activity, such as automobile driving or steel production, is...
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Climate change may be turning gulls into cannibals
2016-07-24 02:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kitsap Sun: Jim Hayward slips on a hard hat and pops open an umbrella before stepping into a storm of angry gulls. Hayward, a seabird biologist based on Protection Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is making his evening rounds through the largest gull nesting colony in the Puget Sound region. He's been monitoring this site since 1987, so he's used to the shrieking, the divebombing, the frequent splatterings of gull poop, and the pecking at his head, hands and feet. What he's not accustomed to is the...
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Sizzling Midwest feels a preview of a hotter future climate
2016-07-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Extreme heat waves like the current string of scorching days in the Midwest have become more frequent worldwide in the last 60 years, and climate scientists expect that human-caused global warming will exacerbate the dangerous trend in coming decades. It comes with potentially life-threatening consequences for millions of people. Research has shown that overall mortality increases by 4 percent during heat waves compared to normal days in the U.S. A study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives...
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We are the 'last generation' that can stop climate change, warns Leonardo DiCaprio
2016-07-22 04:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Edie: The third annual gala for Leonardo DiCaprio's eponymous charity raised $45m for environmental causes on Wednesday night (20 July), with the Hollywood actor warning that this generation has been given the "last chance" to combat climate change. DiCaprio lauded the signing of the Paris Agreement, which took place in April, as well as highlighting the Foundation's successful environmental initiatives The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation welcomed celebrities including Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger...
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