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Jeb Bush says climate is changing but human role is 'convoluted'
2015-05-21 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Republican Jeb Bush said on Wednesday that the Earth's climate is changing but that scientific research does not clearly show how much of the change is due to humans and how much is from natural causes. Bush delved into climate politics during a campaign-style house party in New Hampshire at which he took questions from voters on his viewpoints as he considers whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. While President Barack Obama and many scientists believe humans are...
Urban water future: Changing climate means changing water
2015-03-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Standard: Editor's note: This is the final in a three-part series exploring the vital issue of Utah's urban water supplies. The first story delved into aging infrastructure and the second story addressed conservation efforts. The T.W. Daniel Experimental Forest, located about an hour up Logan Canyon from Utah State University, is full of all kinds of shiny metal objects. The metal feathers of rain gauge windscreens rattle with the breeze. Mylar insulation wraps trees, which helps measure sap flux and...
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Climate change in real time: Incredible animations reveal changing ocean acidity
2015-02-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: Satellite images are being used to monitor how ocean acidification is changing the world's seas. For the first time, scientists have been able to obtain a global picture of how rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are affecting the oceans. Using thermal cameras and microwave sensors mounted on satellites orbiting 435 miles above Earth, the experts said it's possible to assess which areas of the ocean are most at risk of acidification. Scientists have used satellite data to map...
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Genetic Diversity Key Food Stability in Changing Climate, UN Says
2015-01-20 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: USDA Wild red rice is hardier than cultivated varieties. As climate change advances, much more should be done to study, preserve, and take advantage of the biological diversity underpinning world food production, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Between 16 and 22 percent of current crop species -- including 61 percent of peanut and 12 percent of potato species -- could become extinct in the next 50 years, the report notes. Wild strains, which...
Losing Paradise: Climate change is changing Mount Rainier
2014-12-21 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Olympian: If the scientists are right, the end is near for a Northwest treasure at least as we know it. Climate change is melting Mount Rainiers glaciers at six times the historic rate. For years now, the melting has sent floods of water and rock pounding down the mountain, filling up rivers, killing old-growth forests and endangering historic national park buildings. The glacial outbursts also are tearing up the roads that provide access to the parks wonders, testing the National Park Service...
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