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It's Hard to Argue With Climate Change When You See Over 100 Years of Data at Once
2016-02-18 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mic: It's no secret there's a huge disparity between what Americans think about climate change and what most scientists think about climate change. Opinions on climate change vary, but there are a few indisputable facts that are hard to ignore. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in our atmosphere. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide. Humans have burned a lot of fossil fuels over the last couple centuries, which in turn has released more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and...
6 Reasons Al Gore Believes We Will Prevail Climate Fight
2016-02-18 16:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Al Gore is truly optimistic about the future of humanity and our ability to address climate change. He admitted to the TED2016 audience in Vancouver on Wednesday that every night on the news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation. But he maintained, I am extremely optimistic. We are going to win this. We will prevail." The former vice president began his talk by highlighting the extent of the problem. He flashed images of flooding in Miami, Chile and India, fires in Australia...
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The Supreme Courts action threatens vital climate policies
2016-02-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Two unexpected and shocking events last week have left heads swimming about the fate of President Obamas signature initiative on climate change, the Clean Power Plan, which aims to replace many coal-fired power plants the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States with cleaner sources of energy. Last Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on the Clean Power Plan until the litigation against it is finally resolved, suspending implementation of the plan for the foreseeable...
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'Consequences' for the US if it quits Paris climate deal
2016-02-18 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The US faces "diplomatic consequences" if a new President decides to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. American climate envoy Todd Stern said the reaction would be far greater than when the US left the Kyoto Protocol under President Bush. Many countries are worried that a Republican victory in November's presidential election would see the US walk away from the landmark Paris deal. But Mr Stern said he thinks this is unlikely given the global reaction. The recent decision by the...
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Mapping the world for climate sensitivity
2016-02-18 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE:Â Global map of the Vegetation Sensitivity Index (VSI), a new indicator of vegetation sensitivity to climate variability using satellite data. Red colour shows higher ecosystem sensitivity, whereas green indicates lower Credit…
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