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U.S. Climate Change Report Warns of Regional Impacts
2014-05-06 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: On Tuesday, the federal government released its third report of climate change in the U.S. The report, called the National Climate Assessment, makes clear that climate change is a present-day issue and a growing threat. While climate change is often viewed as a global problem, the report highlights how impacts vary across all regions of the country, and those impacts include heat waves, droughts, rising sea levels and an increase in heavy precipitation events. Annual global average temperature (bars)...
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White House warn worsening climate change risks
2014-05-06 11:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The White House is poised to unveil a stark new report today, showing how the US is already being adversely impacted by rising temperatures and climate change. The National Climate Assessment is expected to show that rising temperatures, particularly in the past three decades, have already hit America's food crops and led to increased public health risks, impacted water supplies and increased the risk of severe weather events, such as superstorm Sandy. A draft report seen by the Guardian, stated...
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Climate Change: Unsettling Findings From White House Report
2014-05-06 10:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InvestorPlace: The White House released its National Climate Assessment, which addresses climate change, on Tuesday. The report says that climate change in the last 50 years has mostly been caused by humans activities. The report details that temperatures have been increasing in the last few decades. According to the report, this has caused more extreme heat, less extreme cold and heavier rain. The report also mentions rising sea levels and melting snow and ice in colder areas. The White House report on climate...
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Grim study sparks White House calls for urgent climate change action
2014-05-06 10:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The White House called Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, as it released a study on the impact of global warming across the United States and key sectors of the US economy. The four-year survey warned of serious threats to homes and infrastructure and industry in the face of extreme weather events. President Barack Obama vowed during his victorious 2008 presidential campaign to make the United States a leader in tackling climate change and the "security threat" it poses. But...
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Climate Change Planning
2014-05-06 00:42:04| PortlandOnline
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