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Report: Climate change already affecting US
2014-05-07 09:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: When it came time to deliver a new federal report detailing what global warming is doing to America and the dire forecast for the future, President Barack Obama turned to the pros who regularly deliver the bad news about wild weather: TV meteorologists. "We want to emphasize to the public, this is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now," Obama told "Today" show weathercaster Al Roker. "Whether it means increased flooding, greater vulnerability...
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White House warns of climate change impacts in south Georgia
2014-05-07 07:04:52| Agriculture - Topix.net
A new government report says Georgia's agriculture industry will take a major hit from climate change and urgent action is needed.
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Global Climate Change Impact on Volatile Weather Events
2014-05-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The National Climate Assessment only confirms what family farmers and ranchers have been experiencing: global climate change is increasing the occurrence and severity of volatile weather events, which then directly impact agricultural risk, farmers' bottom lines and the entire rural economy.
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Report: Climate change is here and getting worse
2014-05-07 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Devastating droughts in the Southwest, ruinous floods in New York City, killer wildfires in Colorado, intense heat waves in the Plains: These are the some of the disasters that are being exacerbated by global warming, and problems will continue to worsen in the decades to come, according to a massive federal climate report released Tuesday at the White House. Climate change is affecting where and how Americans live and work as well as their health, and evidence is mounting that burning fossil...
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National report highlights climate change risk of drought, water shortages for Southwest
2014-05-06 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deseret News: Called a scare tactic by some but heralded by others, the comprehensive National Climate Assessment released Tuesday predicts a hot, dry future for Utah marked by more wildfires, drought, greater air pollution and scarcity of water due to climate change. In other words, a business-as-usual approach for fossil fuel emissions will drive scary developments in the state, of which the entire western half is projected to be at "high risk" for having enough water by 2050, according to the report. The...
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