NewsRack: 'Climate Change Impacts' news in 'Air and Climate-National' topic for user flenvcenter

Obama Planning To Tackle Global Warming	20.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to...
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Obama Climate Change Strategy Coming Soon	20.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will target carbon emissions from power plants as part of a second-term climate change...
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U.S. Airports Face Increasing Threat From Rising Seas	20.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
From Climate Central's Andrew Freedman: When Hurricane Sandy struck New York City on October 29, 2012, the dark waters of Flushing Bay poured over the...
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Climate Change will Trap Millions in Poverty According to World Bank Report Warming could surpass the 2°C guardrail in the next two to three decades Interaction of climate impacts can cause ‘domino-effect’ ultimately affecting long-term human development	20.6.2013	ENN Network News - ENN
Washington DC — In a new report released today, the World Bank warned that climate change-driven increasing severe weather, sea-level rise, storm surges will threaten the food security and livelihoods of millions of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. According to the report, climate-related extremes events from current warming are already pushing the most vulnerable households below the poverty trap threshold and will make promoting economic growth, poverty and inequality eradication increasingly challenging as temperatures continue to rise. By 2030, the report warns, between 40% and 80% of the land used to grow maize in Sub-Saharan Africa will be unable to sustain crops due to droughts and heat, while sea-level rise and increased tropical storms could inundate much of the Thai Capital, Bangkok and other low-lying coastal cities and islands.
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Take a 'Snapshot' of How Climate Change Affects Your Community	19.6.2013	Switchboard, from NRDC
Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, New York: Today, NRDC is launching a new webtool that lets you take a ‘Snapshot’ of what climate change means in your area. You can read whether current conditions and trends in your area indicate a higher vulnerability to extreme weather events, such as...
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New FEMA Study: Climate Change Will Greatly Increase Flood Risk, Debt	19.6.2013	Switchboard, from NRDC
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City: 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 climate change....
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Obama Talks Climate Change In Berlin	19.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
BERLIN, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States understood it had to do more to fight climate change...
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Nobel Laureates to Obama: No Keystone XL!	19.6.2013	CommonDreams.org Headlines
A group of Nobel Peace laureates called for the immediate rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline in a letter sent to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday. read more
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Bleak outlook for warming world	19.6.2013	Yahoo: Opinion/Editorial
Africa will lose farmland and Bangkok will flood by 2030, World Bank says.
IHT Rendezvous: And the Weatherman Says There’s More to Come	19.6.2013	NY Times: World
Europe has been enduring another year of unseasonable weather, and climate scientists warn that the pattern of cold winters and wet summers could last for years. Is it a natural phenomenon or does man-made climate change play a part?
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Report Highlights Climate-Poverty Link	19.6.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens." In a...
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Climate change threatens trouble in the near future, World Bank says	19.6.2013	Washington Post
The World Bank is beginning to commit billions of dollars to flood prevention, water management and other projects to help major Asian cities avoid the expected impact of climate change, a dramatic example of how short the horizon has become to alleviate the effects of global warming. ...
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World Bank highlights climate-poverty link	19.6.2013	Yahoo: Top Stories
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens." ...
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World Bank highlights climate-poverty link	19.6.2013	Boston Globe: Latest
World Bank highlights climate-poverty link
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Deborah Burger: Nurses, Environmentalists to March on Golden Gate Bridge Thursday With Call to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline	19.6.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
It's an event that that will feature a land, sea and air protest that matches a triad of reasons to oppose the Keystone project - for health, economic, and, of course, environmental imperatives.
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Is it too Late to Combat Climate Change?	18.6.2013	Pressroom
This post originally appeared on the National Journal’s Energy Insiders blog. Climate change impacts…
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Activists Await New Climate Plan Before Filing EPA Lawsuit	18.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Environmental groups and a dozen states and cities said Monday they will delay planned legal action...
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Shaye Wolf: New York Climate Plan Should Push Obama to Act	18.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
As a scientist, I applaud the mayor for trying to protect New Yorkers from climate chaos. But who's looking out for the rest of America? It's hard to understand why President Obama isn't responding to the climate crisis with the same urgency displayed by the leader of our largest city.
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Sarah van Gelder: Climate Change Is Happening, But We Can Meet the Challenge	17.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It can be hard for youth to deal with the overwhelming effects of climate change. But, by taking action, we can erode the hold that oil, fracking, and coal has on people and the environment.
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St. Paul Mayor Coleman joins U.S. mayors in climate-change preparedness effort	17.6.2013	MinnPost
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is one of 45 mayors from around the nation to sign on to a national "Resilient Communities for Change" campaign that urges cities to be more prepared to respond to extreme weather. Organizers say it is crucial for cities to bounce back from climate change-related problems. They list four challenges: Extreme weather: Record-breaking and destructive extreme weather fueled by a changing climate cost us $110 billion in 2012 with 11 disasters that brought $1 billion or more in damages, following a record 14 major disasters in 2011. Energy security: A power grid taxed by hotter temperatures, energy sources whose carbon emissions exacerbate climate change, and reliance on costly energy sources all weaken our resilience. Faltering infrastructure: Aging and unreliable infrastructure (water, energy, transportation, etc.) is further stressed by extreme weather and energy challenges. Economic uncertainty: Ongoing economic uncertainty has left millions out of ...
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