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Barriers between bear species go south as climate change arrives in the Arctic
2016-05-28 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gazette Mail: In the far north, global warming is making for some strange den-fellows, according to a Washington Post article that appeared last week. The Post article, titled Love in the Time of Climate Change, details the hybridization now occurring between polar bears and grizzly bears. While habitat for grizzlies is increasing due to retreating glaciers and thawing permafrost, its the opposite for polar bears, who need sea ice to feed on seals and walruses, but are now spending more time on land than...
Kenya: Climate Change adaption could cost USD$500b
2016-05-28 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
East African Business Week: The cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries could rise to between $280b and $500 billion per year by 2050, a figure that is four to five times greater than previous estimates, according to a new United Nations Environment (UNEP) report. According to UNEPs Adaptation Finance Gap Report released as nations signed the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the report assesses the difference between the financial costs of adapting to climate change in developing countries and...
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The EU's Hard Choice: Climate Change or National Politics
2016-05-27 23:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Last years Paris Climate Agreement at COP21 marked a paradigm shift in the international response to climate change. Skeptics argue the targets arent ambitious enough, but few can deny that COP21, thanks in part to Europes leadership, achieved the first multilateral climate agreement since the Kyoto Protocol. In April 2016, with Earth Day as a backdrop, 175 parties accounting for 94% of global emissions reconvened to sign the Paris Climate Agreement. But only 15 countriesmainly small island...
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Climate Change Could Make Crops Toxic
2016-05-27 17:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: By now, it`s fairly well-established that climate change is going to be a major challenge for food production. Rising temperatures are set to severely damage crop yields, lessen the nutritional value of important crops, and make large portions of the planet inhospitable to crop production. And some studies argue that it won`t be easy to innovate our way out of these problems, with data suggesting that developed countries have a more difficult time maintaining yields during droughts and heat waves...
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Climate change threatens existence of World Heritage icons
2016-05-27 11:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Iconic monuments, glorious national parks and colorful coral reefs are all in danger of being wiped off the map as rising sea levels, increasing temperatures and intensive storms take hold due to climate change. Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile The moai statues of Easter Island attract than 60,000 visitors every year. But coastal erosion and rising sea levels mean the iconic structures could be in danger of falling into the sea. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda A little...
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