The line between gentlemen's agreement and hard law, though, is fuzzy in the world of international affairs. The Kyoto Protocol was legally binding, yet Canada has grossly violated it without penalty; China, meanwhile, has technically adhered to the protocol, but only because it required nothing of Beijing. There is no reason to assume that a wise political deal cannot be more effective than an unambitious but legally binding one.
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A study from humanitarian organization Dara concludes that as many as five million people could die due to the effects of climate change.
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Chinese floodgates and spillways essentially give Beijing de facto control over Southeast Asia's water security.
Klima: Beulen im Weltmeer - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Wissenschaft - 0 views
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Informative article and graphics from Spiegel Online (German)
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a total of 725 weather-related natural hazard events with significant losses from January to September 2010, the second-highest figure recorded for the first nine months of the year since 1980. Some 21,000 people lost their lives, 1,760 in Pakistan alone, up to one-fifth of which was flooded for several weeks. Overall losses due to weather-related natural catastrophes from January to September came to more than US$ 65bn and insured losses to US$ 18bn.
Don't buy into the apathy about this year's climate negotiations in Cancun. - By Michae... - 1 views
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The political deal brokered by national leaders at Copenhagen was about the art of the possible.
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The failure of cap-and-trade in the United States has sapped the influence of the original agreement's biggest backer. Fiscal pressures have made it difficult for wealthy countries to move toward the $100 billion goal. China has had buyer's remorse from the moment that it agreed to the accord
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Gauges in the harbor have recorded the high tide mark rising by about 4 to 6 inches since 1960.
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calling on the state to undertake a complete review of zoning laws and building codes
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calls for so-called "soft engineering" solutions to trump hard infrastructure projects like sea walls or tide gates
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New York state is beginning to take the threat of sea level rise attributed to climate change seriously
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state officials in Albany will gather with members of the public to discuss a recently released 93-page report that recommends major changes to development planning and conservation along coastlines from the tip of Long Island all way up the Hudson River Valley.
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62 percent of New York state's population, the proportion estimated to reside now in areas that could be hard hit as rising land and ocean temperatures raise average sea levels around the globe.
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Jianjun Yin, a climate modeler at the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) at Florida State
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"The northeast coast of the United States is among the most vulnerable regions to future changes in sea level and ocean circulation, especially when considering its population density and the potential socioeconomic consequences of such changes," Yin said. "The most populous states and cities of the United States and centers of economy, politics, culture and education are located along that coast."
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Considering that much of the metropolitan region of New York City is less than 16 feet above the mean sea level, with some parts of lower Manhattan only about 5 feet above the mean sea level, a rise of 8.3 inches in addition to the global mean rise would pose a threat to this region, especially if a hurricane or winter storm surge occurs, Yin said.
Global Warming's Six Americas 2009: An Audience Segmentation Analysis - 0 views
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There is another article about how Republican sentiment has changed in recent years. This is just a general look at American perspectives.
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* Instability may worsen as food insecurity grows
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Michael Mann speaks at a meeting of science writers "There are legitimate uncertainties," Mann said, "but unfortunately the public discourse right now is so far from scientific discourse." Mann charged that the release of the e-mails had been deliberately targeted to sabotage the Copenhagen climate negotiations, which were to take place just a few weeks later. mentioned current attempts of Virginia's attorney general to get the University of Virginia to produce correspondence of Mann's while he was on faculty there between 1999 and 2005.
US researchers fight to reclaim climate science message | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 0 views
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U.S. science groups are organizing efforts to better communicate the science of climate change to the public, and address skeptics
