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Report: Climate change already affecting US
2014-05-07 09:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: When it came time to deliver a new federal report detailing what global warming is doing to America and the dire forecast for the future, President Barack Obama turned to the pros who regularly deliver the bad news about wild weather: TV meteorologists. "We want to emphasize to the public, this is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now," Obama told "Today" show weathercaster Al Roker. "Whether it means increased flooding, greater vulnerability...
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New government report shows US climate already changing as Obama appeals directly to people
2014-05-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bellona: In a major overture of environmental engagement, the Obama White House last evening rolled out trenchant scientific findings that climate change is already impacting every corner of the country from oyster farmers in Washington State to cattle farmers in Oklahoma to maple syrup producers in Vermont, and said that urgent action is needed. The new climate findings, which are heavily touted on the White House website, and which sent President Barack Obama himself on a national media extravaganza,...
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Report: Climate change is here and getting worse
2014-05-07 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Devastating droughts in the Southwest, ruinous floods in New York City, killer wildfires in Colorado, intense heat waves in the Plains: These are the some of the disasters that are being exacerbated by global warming, and problems will continue to worsen in the decades to come, according to a massive federal climate report released Tuesday at the White House. Climate change is affecting where and how Americans live and work as well as their health, and evidence is mounting that burning fossil...
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National report highlights climate change risk of drought, water shortages for Southwest
2014-05-06 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deseret News: Called a scare tactic by some but heralded by others, the comprehensive National Climate Assessment released Tuesday predicts a hot, dry future for Utah marked by more wildfires, drought, greater air pollution and scarcity of water due to climate change. In other words, a business-as-usual approach for fossil fuel emissions will drive scary developments in the state, of which the entire western half is projected to be at "high risk" for having enough water by 2050, according to the report. The...
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Global warming report warns climate disruption in Maine, New England
2014-05-06 23:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sentinel: From fish migrations to stronger storms overwhelming aging infrastructure, global warming is already affecting life in Maine and other New England states in alarming ways, says a new federal report aimed at pressuring policymakers to take action on climate change. A polar bear roams the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Government scientists predict that two-thirds of the worlds polar bears will be killed off by 2050 and completely gone from Alaska because of thinning sea ice caused by global...
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