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What changing climate does to Egypt doesn't stay in Egypt
2013-07-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Roanoke Times: When the Nile delta flooded annually in ancient times, its rising waters destroyed rudimentary property markers and its receding waters deposited sediment, creating additional land. Both phenomena caused confusion and conflict among Egypts vital farmers. Consequently, the pharaohs scientists developed a primitive mathematical system for measuring dimensions of land, sparking the birth of geometry -- earth metrics, a Greek term later coined by Euclid circa 300 B.C. Four millennia later, the Nile...
Sex Of Turtles Changing As Climate Change Warms Planet
2013-05-07 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: If you're a male painted turtle, global warming might sound great at first: A new study suggests it will mean more females to mate with and fewer male rivals to fend off. But, as usual with climate change, every silver lining has a cloud. In this case, too many females could render the species incapable of reproducing by century's end. Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) live in freshwater habitats across North America, where the sex of their unhatched young is determined by ambient temperature....
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Adapt faster to changing climate, Europe warned
2013-04-30 10:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Cities around Europe may have to erect flood barriers similar to the Thames Barrier that protects London from sea surges, as climate change takes hold and leads to the danger of much more destructive storms, floods, heavy rainfall and higher sea levels, Europe's environmental watchdog has warned. The effects of climate change will be so far-reaching across the continent that vineyards may have to plant new grape varieties, farmers may have to cultivate new crops and water suppliers look to technology...
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Our climate is changing and we must confront that reality
2013-04-21 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: With Earth Day upon us, I would just like to note a few of the things we have learned in the past several years the Earth is warming, sea ice is disappearing, the glaciers are receding, the oceans are acidifying, and sea levels are rising. We know all of this from climate science. And all of this will impact every single person on this planet. The work being done at NASA, NOAA and other agencies is providing the crucial data that our nation will need to move forward on this critical issue, yet...
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Wisconsin's climate is changing before our eyes
2013-04-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Express Milwaukee: Milwaukeeans have been shivering and wet this past week, so its easy to believe that our soggy, cold April means that global warming or climate change isnt a serious threat. But unfortunately it is. This past weeks heavy rains arent necessarily caused by global warming, but they do fit the long-term climate trends Wisconsin is experiencing. Weather is always going to be variable, said Matt Howard, director of the citys Office of Environmental Sustainability. But when youve got an...
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