NewsRack: 'Species' news in 'Global Warming' topic for user newstrust

What tigers and kiwi birds have in common (Cached)	18.5.2013	Boing Boing
What tigers and kiwi birds have in common
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May 16 News: Fish Are Fleeing Climate-Warmed Waters And Heading For The Earth’s Poles	16.5.2013	Think Progres
May 16 News: Fish Are Fleeing Climate-Warmed Waters And Heading For The Earth’s Poles
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Minoans and genes	16.5.2013	The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Health News
On Crete, people seem to stay. The Great Island reeks of really ancient culture and strange myths. So researchers decided to ask the ancients where they came from!
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World's fish are migrating to escape global warming	15.5.2013	New Scientist: Health
World's fish are migrating to escape global warming
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Today on New Scientist	15.5.2013	New Scientist: Health
Today on New Scientist
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Climate change brings disease threat for polar bears	15.5.2013	New Scientist: Health
Climate change brings disease threat for polar bears
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Warming Could Slash Species’ Habitat Ranges in Half	15.5.2013	The Moderate Voice
Warming Could Slash Species’ Habitat Ranges in Half (via Climate Central) By Michael D. Lemonick Follow @MLemonick Vast numbers of plant and animal species could see their ranges slashed in half later this century as a result of climate change, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. The result, say the authors, could be [...]
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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems	15.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Science
A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday.
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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems	15.5.2013	Boston Globe: Latest
Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems
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Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 parts per million, Threatens Climate Catastrophe (Cached)	14.5.2013	Informed Comment
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached the milestone of 400 parts per million, something not seen on earth for 2 or 3 million years. This time, it is driven by human emissions from burning coal, natural gas and petroleum. Climate change at this pace threatens 50,000 plant and animal species over [...]
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US windfarms avoiding prosecution for eagle deaths	14.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
More than 83,000 hunting birds are killed by windfarms each year but no wind energy company has been fined The Obama administration has never fined or prosecuted a windfarm for killing eagles and other protected bird species, shielding the industry from liability and helping keep the scope of the deaths secret, an Associated Press investigation has found. More than 573,000 birds are killed by the country's windfarms each year, including 83,000 hunting birds such as hawks, falcons and eagles, according to an estimate published in March in the peer-reviewed Wildlife Society Bulletin . Each death is federal crime, a charge that the Obama administration has used to prosecute oil companies when birds drown in their waste pits, and power companies when birds are electrocuted by their power lines. No wind energy company has been prosecuted, even those that repeatedly flout the law. Wind power, a pollution-free energy intended to ease global warming, is a cornerstone of President Barack ...
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First grey whale spotted south of the Equator	14.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
Namibia sighting suggests much-hunted whales are regaining ancient migratory routes, or may be down to climate disruption Astonishing news from Walvis Bay, Namibia, where scientists from the Namibian Dolphin Project on Tuesday confirmed the sighting of a grey whale . Not only has this North Pacific species been extinct in the Atlantic since the 18th century, it has never been seen south of the Equator. The signficance of this sighting is creating excitement among marine biologists. It may suggest good news – that the great whales are recovering from the disastrous hunts of the 20th century. Or it may indicate that the changing climate is disrupting their feeding habits – with unknown consequences. A unique sighting of a grey whale in the Mediterranean in May 2010 – the animal got as far as Israel – has overturned many preconceptions, with some scientists speculating that this much-hunted great whale – reduced to near extinction in the 20th century – is regaining ancient migratory ...
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One-third of animal species will be hit by climate change, scientists warn	13.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
Plant and animal species could see dramatic losses as habitats become unsuitable and ecosystems collapse One-third of common land animals could see dramatic losses this century because of climate change, scientists predict. More than half of plants could be hit the same way as habitats become unsuitable for numerous species. The collapse of ecosystems would have major economic impacts on agriculture, air quality, clean water access, and tourism. Global temperatures are set to rise 4C above preindustrial levels by 2100 if nothing is done to stem greenhouse gas emissions. This could have a hugely destructive effect on thousands of common as well as rare and endangered species around the world, according to the researchers. An estimated 57% of plants and 34% of animals were likely to lose half or more of their habitat range. But the damage would be greatly reduced if emissions were scaled down in time, the study shows. Losses are reduced by 60% if global warming is cut to 2% ...
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Study says common plants, animals are threatened by climate change	13.5.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
WASHINGTON -- Climate change could lead to the widespread loss of common plants and animals around the world, according to a study released Sunday, May 12, in the journal Nature Climate Change.
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Green diary rescue: Wading out of the abstract into the practicalities of sustainability	12.5.2013	Daily Kos
Every week Daily Kos diarists write dozens of environmentally related posts. Many don't get the readership they deserve. Helping improve the odds is the motivation behind the Green Diary Rescue. In the past seven years, there have been 225 of these spotlighting more than 12,630 eco-diaries. Below are categorized links and excerpts to 72 more that appeared in the past seven days. That makes for lots of good reading during the spare moments of your weekend. [ Disclaimer: Inclusion of a diary in the rescue does not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of it.] Sustainability: The Challenge of Change —by phoenixvoice : "I don’t know of any non-lethal ways to handle wasps’ nests—but I figure that wasps are probably good pollinators. I needed a quick solution, so that the guys could get on with the work I was paying them to do. They had dealt with this problem in the past, and wasp spray was how they would handle it. So we got the wasp spray. My friend recognized the can ...
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Recent study examines effects of climate change on cutthroat trout	9.5.2013	Steamboat Pilot
Colorado’s cutthroat trout live life on the edges, at high elevations and in isolated pockets other trout haven’t been able to reach. It appears to have toughened them up, according to a recent study looking at climate change’s impact on the species.
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Live Video: The House of Representatives Does the Benghazi Boogaloo	8.5.2013	Little Green Footballs
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New York at high risk of alien invasions	7.5.2013	New Scientist: GM Organisms
New York at high risk of alien invasions
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Protections for wolverines draw states' opposition	7.5.2013	AP Washington
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- State officials in the Northern Rockies are opposing a federal proposal that cites climate change as a looming threat to the carnivorous wolverine, which depends on deep mountain snows to survive....
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Can Humans Survive?	6.5.2013	Newsweek Top Stories
Five mass extinctions have nearly wiped out life on earth. The sixth is coming.
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