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Bay Area birds imperiled by climate change, study finds
2014-09-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: Dozens of Bay Area bird types, including owls, hawks, shorebirds and such signature species as the brown pelican and golden eagle, are in jeopardy because of climate change, a study by the National Audubon Society revealed Tuesday. The seven-year study of North American birds found that more than 300 avian species - nearly half the birds on the continent - will be in dire straits by 2080 unless something is done to reduce carbon emissions. The list of birds on the brink includes common Bay...
Key climate change measurement imperiled
2014-03-18 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: One of the planet's top dipsticks is in trouble. The "Keeling curve," the most famous measurement of the world's rising levels of carbon dioxide for the past six decades, is in jeopardy from funding shortfalls. The Keeling curve, run by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, is the longest continuous record of carbon dioxide measurements on the planet. The measurements were begun in 1958 by Scripps climate scientist Charles David Keeling and are taken near the top of Mauna Loa...
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In Imperiled Forests of Borneo, Rich Tropical Eden Endures
2013-12-19 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: After three decades of studying the worlds great rainforests, including the Amazon and Congo Basin, I thought Id seen the best nature has to offer. But that was before I visited a small pocket of forest in northern Borneo known as the Danum Valley. There, I found a dedicated band of international and Malaysian scientists fighting to save a true biological Eden. In just three days at Danum, I saw a stunning assortment of creatures. Dense rainforests are notoriously difficult places to spot wildlife,...
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Last disease-free Tasmanian devils imperiled by mine
2013-08-07 16:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The federal environment minister, Mark Butler, has given the go-ahead to a controversial mine that the courts halted amid concerns it could drastically affect the last stronghold of the Tasmanian devil. Butler said he had granted approval to Shree Minerals to proceed with its iron ore mine at Nelson Bay River in the north-west of Tasmania, subject to 30 conditions. However, the Save the Tarkine campaign group, which successfully convinced the federal court to block the mine two weeks ago, said...
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Forests under fire: Australias imperiled south west
2013-03-05 20:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In the far southwestern corner of Western Australia, beyond the famed wineries in the shadow of the Margaret River, lies an ecosystem like no other, the South West ecoregion. This part of Australia has been identified as one of 34 global biodiversity hotspots, home to rare endemic flora and fauna like the Carnabys black cockatoo, numbat (banded anteaters), woylie (brush-tailed bettong), mainland quokka and over 1500 plant species, most found nowhere else. Unfortunately, this unique habitat is being...