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Massive mangrove die-off on Gulf of Carpentaria worst in the world, says expert
2016-07-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change and El Nio have caused the worst mangrove die-off in recorded history, stretching along 700km of Australias Gulf of Carpentaria, an expert says. The mass die-off coincided with the worlds worst global coral bleaching event, as well as the worst bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, in which almost a quarter of the coral was killed something also caused by unusually warm water. And last week it was revealed warm ocean temperatures had wiped out 100km of important kelp...
Growth in prison spending outpaces school funding, U.S. Education Department says
2016-07-08 16:37:00| American School & University
Policy brief says redirecting funds from incarceration to education could boost student performance and reduce crime. read more
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Climate Change to Blame for Deaths in 2003 Heat Wave, New Study Says
2016-07-08 14:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The first attempt by scientists to assess the role of climate change in the deadly European heat waves of 2003 has attributed about half of the 1,050 deaths in Paris and London that summer to the effects of global warming. Tens of thousands of people, many of them elderly, died in France and other European nations in one of the most notable extreme weather events since the turn of the century. The implication of the study, published Thursday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, is that...
Wind, Not Water, to Blame for Drought, Says Study
2016-07-08 14:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kqed: Since California`s most recent drought began more than four years ago, scientific studies have been helping us better understand the causes and implications. We know now that a lack of precipitation has largely been caused by a very stubborn high-pressure system sitting off the West coast dubbed at one time the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge. Weve also learned that high-pressure systems like this may be the kind of thing well see more of with climate change. A new study published in Geophysical...
Is Leonardo DiCaprio really as green as he says?
2016-07-07 07:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: Leonardo DiCaprio, one of Hollywoods biggest environmental advocates, is getting ready to host his annual gala to fund his Climate and Biodiversity projects. The event will take place late July in St. Tropez, forcing star studded attendees to fly 12,000 miles to the event from Los Angeles, releasing tons of carbon dioxide along the way. A source close to DiCaprio told FOX411 the actor is flying commercial." The actors event, The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Annual Gala To Fund Climate and...
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