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Scientists express alarm at 'devastating' impact of climate change on coral reefs
2016-04-10 18:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Scientists have expressed alarm at the devastating impact of climate change on the world's coral reefs. More than a third of Earths reefs are now under threat due a process known as bleaching, in what could be the worst crisis ever to hit these vital ecosystems. Bleaching, where the symbiotic relationship between algae and small animals called polyps breaks down, can occur under heat stress and has been linked to multiple weather events including the latest severe El Nio phenomenon. The...
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Climate Change Takes a Toll on Heritage Buildings
2016-04-10 17:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Express: Among the many things that are being destroyed in natural calamities are heritage structures and mitigating climate change is an urgent need to protect these valuable edifices, according to speakers at the fourth annual lecture on Safety and conservation of heritage structures at IIT-Madras to mark World Heritage Day. After events like the December floods, the focus on conservation too is moving from individual buildings to the larger issue of climate change. Anthropogenic effects of climate...
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Federal Court Rules On Climate Change In Favor Of Today's Children
2016-04-10 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: In the first lawsuit to involve a planet, Judge Thomas Coffin of the United States Federal District Court in Eugene, Oregon, ruled on Friday in favor of twenty-one plaintiffs, ages 8 to 19, on behalf of future generations of Americans in a landmark constitutional climate change case brought against the Federal Government and the Fossil Fuel Industry. The lawsuit alleges that the Federal Government is violating the Plaintiffs constitutional and public trust rights by promoting the use of fossil...
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Monsoon failure & climate change not only triggers for acute distress in rural India
2016-04-10 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Re-curring drought conditions in many parts of India are leading to starvation and distress migration. Rural poor are the worst victims of crop failure, compounded by a slump in construction activities and non-availability of work in the MGNREGA rural employment scheme. However, drought cannot be blamed entirely on monsoon failure or on climate change; a flawed agricultural policy is a bigger causative factor in the collapse of farm and dairy production in semi-arid regions. The policy approach...
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Climate change could limit salmon fishing
2016-04-09 23:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KOIN: Fishery delegates from Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho are meeting to discuss fishing limits. In the past, aggressive commercial fishing caused the Pacific Fishery Management Council to limit the number of fish people can catch. But this year, it`s more of a climate issue. "The oceans provide our oxygen, the oceans provide tremendous protein that the world`s population lives. We are all ocean people one way or another," says Kathy Sullivan with NOAA. The limits will apply to regions...
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