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New study probes impact of climate change on ectotherms

Source: PhysOrg.com, Dec 12 2012, 3:24pm CST

A new study by biologists at Mercyhurst University focuses on the influence of climate change, particularly warmer winters, on the survival and potential fecundity of cold-blooded animals. Cold blooded animals, ...

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Protected areas provide African birds with stepping stones to survival

Source: PhysOrg.com  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:24am CDT

The protected area network in Tanzania is playing a vital role in the survival of savannah bird species as they move west in response to climate and environmental changes, according to new research led by the University of York. Usin ...

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Obama to seek limit on existing power plant CO2 fumes

Source: iStockAnalyst  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:04am CDT

WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- President Obama plans to limit existing U.S. power plants' carbon dioxide fumes, officials said, as Obama said slowing global warming required "bold action." Heather Zichal, White House coordinator for energ ...

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"Unlike some other insects that are benefitting from a changing climate, goldenrod gall fly populations would be predicted to decline"


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Blog - New FEMA Study: Climate Change Will Greatly Increase Flood Risk, Debt

Source: National Snow & Ice Data Center  |   Jun 20 2013, 2:59am CDT

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in a study finally released last week after five years in the making, predicted that areas at risk of flooding in the United States would increase 45 percent by 2100, largely because of ...

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Climate Change to Determine Economic Growth

Source: National Snow & Ice Data Center  |   Jun 20 2013, 2:59am CDT

Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, Development ...

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How fascinating from Ed Davey

Source: Tim Worstall  |   Jun 20 2013, 2:19am CDT

In his speech to businessmen in Europe the Liberal Democrat minister added: “And climate change’s long-term impact on the global economy? “Well, we can be sure it will make current economic troubles look mild in comparison. “So if yo ...

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Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says

Source: National Snow & Ice Data Center  |   Jun 20 2013, 1:59am CDT

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks at a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event, at Canary Wharf in east London June 19, 2013. Photo: Stefan Wermuth The world should stop arguing about whether humans are causing climate change and start taking action ...

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Rising temperatures, excessive rainfall, no longer distant risks: WB

Source: Economic Times  |   Jun 20 2013, 12:46am CDT

NEW DELHI: Rising temperatures on account of checked climate change would lead longer warm spells, heat extremes by as much as one-fifth of South Asia's land mass, and a higher incidence of excess rainfall. These are n ...

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Steve Lewis: Adapting to climate change necessary, but mitigation is still possible

Source: Madison.com  |   Jun 20 2013, 12:12am CDT

Thanks for being a frequent visitor to host.madison.com . You have now viewed of your FREE premium pages this 30-day period. After you have viewed FREE pages, we will ask you to purchase a subscription. Thanks for Sunday's article about ad ...

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Warmer World Will Keep Millions of People Trapped in Poverty

Source: Scoop - New Zealand News  |   Jun 19 2013, 10:07pm CDT

PRESS RELEASE Warmer World Will Keep Millions of People Trapped in Poverty, Says New Report June 19, 2013 LONDON, June 19, 2013 —Regular food shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa….shifting rain patterns in South Asia lea ...

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