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September 02, 2015

NASA to Study Arctic Climate Change Ecosystem Impacts
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 01, 2015
As part of a broad effort to study the environmental and societal effects of climate change, NASA has begun a multi-year field campaign to investigate ecological impacts of the rapidly changing climate in Alaska and northwestern Canada, such as the thawing of permafrost, wildfires and changes to wildlife habitats. The Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) will bring together on-the-ground research in Alaska and northwestern Canada with data collected by NASA airborne instruments, satellit ... read more

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				Dutch govt to appeal court ruling on greenhouse gases The Dutch government said Tuesday it would appeal a landmark court ruling ordering it to slash greenhouse gases across the country by 25 percent by 2020. ... more		Japan arrests 'Flipper' trainer as dolphin hunt starts Japanese police said Tuesday they had arrested US animal rights activist Ric O'Barry, who trained dolphins for the TV show "Flipper", near the town of Taiji as it kicked off its controversial dolphin hunt. ... more

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China's Xi calls indicted Sudanese leader Bashir 'old friend' China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday welcomed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir - who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court - as an "old friend of the Chinese people". ... more		Lebanon activists step up campaign, occupy environment ministry Lebanese activists angered by a trash crisis and government incompetence stepped up their campaign Tuesday, occupying part of Lebanon's environment ministry to demand the minister's resignation. ... more		Adapt or die: Arctic animals cope with climate change When it comes to coping with climate change in the Arctic region, which is warming at three times the global average, some animals are more equal than others. ... more		Dominica pleads for help as storm death toll tops 30 Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is pleading with world leaders to come to the rescue of his Caribbean island nation after it was battered by a tropical storm that killed at least 31 people. ... more

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