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Americans Want Climate Change Preparation, Don't Want to Pay for It
2013-04-01 16:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental Leader: An overwhelming majority of Americans want to prepare to minimize likely damage caused by global warming-induced sea-level rise and storms, but most citizens want people whose properties and businesses are located in hazard areas not the government to foot the bill for such measures, according to a survey conducted by the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Center for Ocean Solutions. Some 82 percent of those surveyed said that people and organizations should prepare for climate...
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Americans support climate change adaptation
2013-03-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: While some Americans may still not be convinced that greenhouse gas emissions are heating up the planet, there does appear to be an emerging consensus that the country should prepare for the potential impacts of a changing climate. Superstorm Sandy may have been a turning point, as images of flooding in downtown Manhattan and shoreline devastation in New Jersey dominated the airwaves for a few days. Americans may have seen Sandy as a sign of things to come, according to a new survey by the Stanford...
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Americans back preparation for extreme weather and sea-level rise
2013-03-29 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Images told the story: lower Manhattan in darkness, coastal communities washed away, cars floating in muck. Superstorm Sandy, a harbinger of future extreme weather intensified by climate change, caught the country off guard in October. Unprepared for the flooding and high winds that ensued, the East Coast suffered more than $70 billion in property damage and more than 100 deaths. Will Americans prepare and invest now to minimize the impact of disasters such as Sandy, or deal with storms and...
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Poll finds Americans favour adaptation to climate change
2013-03-29 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: A majority of people in the United States believe the planet is warming -- and they want coastal communities to start preparing for rising seas and stronger storm surges that will result, according to a new national poll. Researchers at Stanford University in California say 82% of US adults believe climate change is already occurring. An equal percentage favor enacting policies to help coastal areas increase their resilience to rising waters and extreme weather. Just over three-fifths of survey...
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Americans want sea level rise prep, not reaction
2013-03-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquirer: Sea level rise is happening. In the last century, it's gone up a foot in Delaware Bay, more along the Atlantic coast of New Jersey. That changes everything, from the height of the twice-daily tides to what happens in storms like Sandy, which swept the coast and left more than $70 billion in property damage. So should we prepare for more, or take our chances and simply react if it happens again? An overwhelming majority of Americans -- 82 percent of those surveyed -- opt for preparation,...
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