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President Obama visits Yosemite, discusses threat of climate change
2016-06-19 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: President Barack Obama spoke in front of one of Yosemite National Park's picturesque waterfalls on a sun-splashed Saturday touting the importance of America's parks, but cautioning the threat of climate change is real and affecting the planet now. The President and first family are visiting Yosemite to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park system. The Obama's visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico on Friday. In a speech with a small group of onlookers in front of the falls,...
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Obama: Climate change biggest threat to United States national parks
2016-06-19 05:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fredonia Leader: It was a picture-perfect moment created to resonate on social media as the White House works to cement Obama's environmental legacy as the January 20, 2017 end to his time in office draws nearer. President Obama took in the sites Saturday at Yosemite National Park, but before doing a little exploring of his own he spoke from Cook's Meadow. The Obamas were due to fly west later on Friday to the Sierra Nevada mountains and Yosemite, the country's oldest national park and one of its most popular...
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President Obama in Yosemite: 'Climate change is a reality'
2016-06-19 04:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: This year marks the 100th anniversary of America's National Parks - sites across the US where nature is protected and preserved. While visiting Yosemite National Park in California with his family, President Barack Obama drew attention to the dangers of climate change.
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US President Barack Obama warns of climate change impact on American national parks
2016-06-19 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IANS: US President Barack Obama has warned that the effects of climate change were already being felt in national parks across the country. Speaking from Yosemite National Park in California on Saturday, one of the most popular natural sanctuaries, Obama said that climate change is the "greatest challenge" facing nature reserves, EFE news reported. "Make no mistake, climate change is no longer just a threat, it is a reality," said Obama from the Sentinel Bridge, which faces one of the highest waterfalls...
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In Yosemite, Obama presses climate change during pitch for national parks
2016-06-18 21:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama pressed lawmakers to do more to prevent climate change as he made a pitch for the 100th-year anniversary of the national park system Saturday. Speaking in front of the dramatic vision of the 2,400-foot Yosemite Falls, Obama cited his presidential forebears, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, for preserving Yosemite and creating the National Park Service, respectively. "It is a true expression of our democracy," Obama said in his brief remarks in front of a small crowd and...
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