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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Several Simple Measures Worldwide Could Slow Climate Change – Study
Simple, inexpensive measures to cut emissions of two common pollutants, the greenhouse gas methane and black soot, would slow global warming at least in the short term, save millions of lives, and boost crop production around the world, an international … Continue reading
US Southwest Will Not Survive Impending Climate Change By 2100
The current civilization of the US Southwest cannot survive this century at its current scale, concludes southwest writer and conservationist William DeBuys at Tomdispatch. This is due to current unsustainable levels of water consumption, combined with longer, hotter, drier droughts … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate change solutions, droughts, extreme weather, Lake Mead, population, Southwest, US southwest
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Baby Seals Dying from Climate Change – Study
Agence France-Presse reports that harp seal pups off the coast of eastern Canada are dying at alarming rates due to a loss of winter ice cover, according to US scientists from Duke University. Recently, they questioned if the population will … Continue reading
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Tagged global warming, climate change, extreme weather, fossil fuels, Canada, harp seals, seal pups, baby seals
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Record-Breaking Warm Winter Weather Across Canada Prairies
Instead of snow, temperature records are the only thing falling across much of the Prairies so far this winter, reports Jennifer Graham of the Canadian Press. Fahrenheit temperatures well above freezing, into the 50s and even 60s are occurring in … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, climate change, extreme heat, extreme weather, fossil fuels, global warming, heat waves, warm winter
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Solar Panels Competing with Dirty Natural Gas
Renewable energy is growing rapidly in the U.S., with wind and solar industries enjoying double-digit growth each year. Partly, it comes from more homeowners choosing to install solar panels economically with government subsidies. But the price of one fossil fuel … Continue reading
Climate Change Hitting Latin America with Extreme Weather
From Chile to Colombia to Mexico, Latin America has been battered recently by wildfires, floods and droughts, report Cesar Garcia And Ian James of Associated Press at the Sacramento Bee. While leading climate scientists are unable to pin any single … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, deforestation, droughts, extreme weather, flooding, global warming, Latin America, Mexico, South America
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US Saved Mucho Energy in 2010 Via Energy Efficiency
A recent report from the Institute for Electric Efficiency notes that the US saved enough electricity to power almost 10 million homes in 2010, about 112 MWh), reports Elisa Woods of Clean Techies at the Environmental News Network. And that’s … Continue reading
Climate Change Clogging Transport Routes in Europe
Germany’s driest November has shrunk Europe’s rivers, creating monthlong delays for oil- and ore- carrying barges, reports Jonathan Tirone and Misha Savic at Bloomberg News. The city of Koblenz evacuated 45,000 residents in late November after the Rhine River’s retreat … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, droughts, economic disruption, Europe, extreme weather, global warming, rivers, transport
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Climate Change Will Magnify Extreme Weather in Cities Worldwide – Report
As record rainfall sparked flooding that killed more than 1,000 people in the Philippines recently, the British Hadley Center for Climate Change forecasted an overall increase in extreme weather in cities worldwide, reports George Webster at CNN. Their report, “Climate: … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, climate change, environment, extreme weather, flooding, global warming, migration, refugees, rising sea levels
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