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What Africa's drought responses teach us about climate change hotspots
2016-07-12 01:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Conversation AU: The world may still argue about whether or not climate change is for real. But in vast expanses of arid southern Africa, the daily struggle to cope with a changed climate is well under way. The lessons being learnt here on a small scale could prove vital in the fight for human survival. The impact of drought has been felt acutely this season over southern Africa, as El Nino hit hard. Perhaps this is what we might expect under future climate change conditions and so we had better learn how to prepare...
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May warned on climate threats to Brexit Britain
2016-07-12 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The incoming government must prepare for floods and heatwaves even as EU negotiations dominate politics, say advisers Repairs to a railway line in Dawlish, Devon after storm damage in 2014 When Theresa May takes over as prime minister of Britain on Wednesday, climate change might not be top of her agenda. The former home secretary has to renegotiate relations with the EU, the rest of the world and heal a divided country. But the impacts of global warming are not going away, a report...
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Wales 'needs more climate change plans', study warns
2016-07-12 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: More action is needed in Wales to plan for risks posed by climate change, a study by UK government advisers has warned. It identifies gaps in future plans and spending commitments around flood risk, management of natural resources and the impact on public health. Policies "do not exist at present" to adapt homes or other buildings to deal with projected higher temperatures. The Welsh Government has welcomed the report and said it was taking action. The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment...
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Climate Change Among The Biggest Killers, Will Cause 2.5 Lakh More Deaths Every Year From 2030
2016-07-12 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
India Times: Climate change is likely to kill 250,000 more people each year by 2030, latest assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows. Most of these deaths will be caused from malaria, diarrhoeal disease, heat stress and malnutrition. BCCL/representative image India, which already has a huge burden of these diseases, is expected to contribute significantly to the global death toll. A separate study conducted by the University of Oxford, published in the international medical journal Lancet...
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President Trump would be a climate catastrophe
2016-07-11 23:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: To prevent climate change that floods large portions of coastal cities, dooms small island nations and turns whole regions into deserts, we need to accelerate the transformation of the worlds energy economy away from fossil fuels. Those who have crunched the numbers say this can still be achieved, but just barely. Hitting the brakes would send us over the cliff. Over we go if Donald Trump wins the election and carries through on his campaign promises. The effects on the global climate will persist...
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