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Why has climate change disappeared from the Australian election radar?
2016-05-23 04:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Conversation AU: Two weeks into a protracted election campaign, it is looking ever-more likely that climate change is to be placed way down the order of business at least for the major parties. The contest over climate change that characterised the previous three elections seems to have disappeared off the political radar despite the issue being more urgent than ever. Since the Paris climate summit, global average temperatures continue to break month-on-month records. Just a few weeks after the summit, the...
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Climate change could trigger 'tipping point' for Antarctic Totten Glacier
2016-05-20 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica has an unstable area that could collapse and contribute to more than two metres of sea level rise beyond what is generally predicted if climate change remains unchecked, researchers say. Key points: East Antarctica has traditionally been considered to be relatively stable But evidence is growing that Totten Glacier is bucking the trend New analysis shows the glacier could contribute over two metres to sea level rise East Antarctica is the world's...
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Activists row over bioenergy role in meeting 1.5C climate target
2016-05-20 10:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Change News: Deep rifts have emerged between climate campaigners over how the world can best limit warming to a newly agreed goal of 1.5C above pre industrial levels. At issue are the assumptions in climate models that large-scale use of energy crops will be needed to prevent dangerous climate disruption. In a media briefing at UN climate talks in Bonn on Thursday ActionAid warned this raised the risk of land grabs and food insecurity, hurting the world`s vulnerable. The international charity`s Teresa...
World Farmers Need to Do More to Stop Catastrophic Climate Change
2016-05-19 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: I was a reviewer on this report months ago and as far as I can tell it hasnt changed much from when I sent in my comments. Heres what I said: In light of public polarization of opinion of GE foods, this report tries to do something quite difficultto come to evidence-based opinions about the risks and benefits of these foods now and in the future. The report makes it clear that the committee listened carefully to a wide variety of opinions about risks and benefits and tried to make sense of...
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United States: Climate change, runaway development worsen Houston floods
2016-05-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: With clay soil and tabletop-flat terrain, Houston has endured flooding for generations. Its 1,700 miles of man-made channels struggle to dispatch storm runoff to the Gulf of Mexico. Now the nation's fourth-largest city is being overwhelmed with more frequent and more destructive floods. The latest calamity occurred April 18, killing eight people and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage. The worsening floods aren't simple acts of nature or just costly local concerns. Federal taxpayers...
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