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Climate change report warns frantic future for Florida
2014-05-07 19:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lehigh Acres News Star: A federal report released Tuesday shows much of South Florida could experience dramatic, damaging effects of climate change and rising sea levels within just a few decades. The Third National Climate Assessment, compiled by more than 300 national experts over the last three years, says climate change threatens Florida's tourism industry, water supply and public health. Sea levels will rise between 1 to 4 feet by 2100. Part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the report says Florida is...
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Federal report details dire effects of climate change on Northeast
2014-05-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: The Northeast is bearing the brunt of climate change in the nation, assaulted by heat waves, torrential rains, and flooding that are the result of human action, according to a federal report released Tuesday. Over the past century, temperatures in Northeastern states have risen by 2 degrees Fahrenheit, and if heat-trapping gases increase at current rates, warming could spike as much as 10 degrees by the 2080s, prolonging bouts of extreme heat, taxing electrical systems, and disrupting ecosystems....
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GOP rejects grim White House climate change report
2014-05-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Times: Republicans vowed Tuesday to fight back against the Obama administration`s regulatory agenda, dismissing the White House`s massive new climate change report as nothing more than a "political document intended to frighten Americans." The 840-page "National Climate Assessment" paints a bleak, almost apocalyptic future for America, warning of severe droughts, rising sea levels, water shortages and other catastrophic consequences if global warming isn`t fully confronted. President Obama sat down with...
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National climate change report says effects on Louisiana will be significant, costly
2014-05-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times-Picayune: Louisiana will see billions of dollars in increased disaster costs as early as 2030 resulting from the combined effects of global warming and natural processes, according to a new National Climate Assessment report released by the White House on Tuesday (May 6). The report also warns that sea level rise -- combined with naturally-occurring subsidence -- continues to threaten wetlands and land bordering the state`s most populated areas, increasing their risk from storm surges; and that sea level...
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Global climate change report: Impacts on Oregon, Pacific Northwest
2014-05-07 15:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Oregonian: Reduced snowpacks, less water for irrigation, drought-related wildfires, rising sea levels and insect-infested timber. Those are just a few of the impacts of climate disruption that could affect Oregonians, two environmental groups warned Tuesday. The response comes on the heels of the release of the National Climate Assessment and specifically the report's portion addressing climate change impacts on Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. According to the regional report, temperatures are projected...
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