Tag: climate change
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Philippines Tragedy Demands Global Action at Warsaw Climate Talks
As people in the Philippines struggle with the devastation and death from the worst storm to hit land in recorded history, world leaders are meeting in Warsaw, Poland, to discuss the climate crisis. “What my country is going through as a result of this extreme climate event is madness. The climate crisis is madness,” Yeb…
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Extreme Weather Risk Index Unveiled at UN Climate Talks
By Paul Brown Haiti topped the chart as the country most at risk from extreme weather events in this year’s Global Climate Risk Index, because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 that left 200,000 people homeless and destroyed many crops. The Index, released on the second day of the UN climate conference…
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Fox Slams George Clooney for Stance on Climate Change, Comments on Typhoon Haiyan
By Shauna Theel Fox Business disparaged actor George Clooney as “irresponsible” and “foolish” for allegedly “blaming” Super Typhoon Haiyan on climate change. However, Clooney merely stated that regardless of “whether or not this particular storm” can be attributed to climate change, denying the existence of manmade climate change—as those censuring Clooney have—is “ridiculous.” Super Typhoon…
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Global Warming Slowdown Attributed to Phase-Out of CFCs
By Tim Radford What appears to be a slowdown in the rate of atmospheric warming this century may have a simple explanation, Mexican scientists say. It could be the consequence of protecting the ozone layer. Scientists who looked at the whole history of climate in the twentieth century have come up with a new possible…
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5 Amazing Places to Visit Before Climate Change Alters Them Forever
Some of the world’s most amazing sights are gradually disappearing because of climate change.. Here, courtesy of Fodor’s Travel, are five places that are on the brink of disappearing or changing forever because of pollution. If you’ve thought of traveling to these destinations, you might want to see them soon. 1. Antarctica—The frozen continent of…