Climate Change

Arctic warming to boost rise of sea levels

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OSLO — Global sea levels will rise faster than expected this century, partly because of quickening climate change in the Arctic and a thaw of Greenland’s ice, an international report said Tuesday.

The rise would add to threats to coasts from Bangladesh to Florida, low-lying Pacific islands and cities from London to Shanghai. It would also raise the cost of building tsunami barriers in Japan.No

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Study Shows European "Mega-Heatwaves" More Likely

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Study Shows European "Mega-Heatwaves" More Likely
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LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - "Mega-heatwaves" like the one that hit Russia and other parts of eastern Europe last year are up to 10 times more likely to occur over the next 40 years and could have serious consequences, scientists said on Thursday.

In a study published in the journal Science, researchers from Portugal, Switzerland, Germany and Spain said the 2010 heatwave was hotter and more widespread than Europe's 2003 heatwave, but another one like it was unlikely until after 2050.

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China Issues Warning on Climate and Growth

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Andrew Jacobs
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BEIJING — China’s environment minister on Monday issued an unusually stark warning about the effects of unbridled development on the country’s air, water and soil, saying the nation’s current path could stifle long-term economic growth and feed social instability

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Climate Change Drives Instability, U.N. Official Warns

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JOHN M. BRODER
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February 15, 2011,                                                             Christiana Figueres, in white blouse, met with children in Sehwan, Pakistan, who have been displaced by floods. 

In a speech to Spanish lawmakers and military leaders,

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Investments worth trillions at risk from climate change: study

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SINGAPORE | Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:33am EST

 Climate change could put trillions of investment dollars at risk over the next 20 years, a global study released on Wednesday said, calling for pension funds and other investors to overhaul how they allocate funds.

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Scenario To Cap World Emissions By 2020 Is Fading Fast, Warns IEA Economist

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From his perch as chief economist for the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol is virtually shouting his global warming predictions from the Paris rooftops.

Unless the United States, Europe, China, India and the other emerging economies get on a crash course to slash greenhouse gases, Birol contends, world leaders can simply forget about one of their oft-talked-about goals: stabilizing the average global temperature rise at 2 degrees Celsius.

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Figures On Global Climate Show 2010 Tied 2005 As The Hottest Year On Record

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New government figures for the global climate show that 2010 was the wettest year in the historical record, and it tied 2005 as the hottest year since record-keeping began in 1880.

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