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Children will bear brunt of climate change impact, new study says

2013-09-23 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Children will bear the brunt of the impact of climate change because of their increased risk of health problems, malnutrition and migration, according to a new study published on Monday. And food prices are likely to soar as a result of warming, undoing the progress made in combating world hunger. The findings are published as scientists began meeting in Stockholm to produce the most comprehensive assessment yet of our knowledge of climate change. Over the next five days, the Intergovernmental...

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Climate Woes Continue: Changes In Polar Bear Diet Result In Higher Toxin Exposure

2013-09-20 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: Warmer than average Arctic temperatures in recent years have been stirring up all kinds of ecological changes and a new study in the journal Global Change Biology indicates that polar bears could be getting exposed to higher levels of toxins as a result. The study looked at an East Greenlandic population of polar bears, which is expected to enjoy the Arctic sea ice far longer than other regions. However, the loss of ice sheet cover in these waters occurs at a rate of nearly 1 percent per year,...

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Climate Change Linked Higher Chemical Load in Polar Bear Diet

2013-09-20 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World News: Polar bears are changing their diets to adapt to climate change, a new study has found. Researchers also found that a change in the diet has led to increase in toxic chemicals in the bears' bodies. The study was conducted by researchers from the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Aarhus University (Denmark) and their colleagues. The team found that the diet of polar bears has changed over the past few decades and their tissue samples are showing high levels of contaminants. Polar bears...

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