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    Growing corn like it's 2065 to study*climate change*effects
    <http://www.startribune.com/growing-corn-like-it-s-2065-to-study-climate-change-effects/388618561/?theclimate.vote>

Minneapolis Star Tribune 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

The effort is part of a long-term plan to study how corn will grow under 
weather conditions considerably different from today's, predicted 
in*climate change *models for a half-century out. "Many models show that 
with increasing temperatures we could be seeing a reduction in corn 
yields, so that’s something we would like to investigate under 
controlled conditions,"*Researchers have constructed huge chest-high 
planters that contain 55 inches of soil excavated layer by layer from a 
traditional crop farm near Kenyon in southeastern Minnesota. To match 
the soil density, they painstakingly installed the layers in the same 
order within the containers, one inch at a time....*which is funded in 
part by the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council...**.Different 
models predict that corn yields could drop from 30 to 80 percent by the 
end of the century depending on locations and as a result of extreme 
heat, wetter springs, more intense rainstorms and drier summers.

    Where Was*Climate Change*at the Party Conventions?
    <http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/where-was-climate-change-at-the-party-conventions?theclimate.vote>

The New Yorker 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

*If Democrats are serious about addressing climate change, they’ll need 
to do more to marshal popular support.*.You didn’t hear much, though, 
about climate change, despite the fact that it’s arguably the most 
consequential long-term problem the U.S. faces, and one that requires 
government action....Hillary Clinton said, "I believe in science" (a 
sadly necessary counter to the G.O.P.’s denials of climate science), 
and, "We can save the planet." But she had far more to say about other 
issues, and said nothing about specific measures we might take to deal 
with the problem....Sanders explicitly articulated the nature of the 
threat, calling it "the great environmental crisis facing our planet," 
and talked about the consequences of failing to act. He also conveyed a 
real sense of urgency, saying that action was necessary "in the very 
near future." Although Sanders has a reputation for caring only about 
wealth inequality and campaign-finance reform, he spoke consistently 
about climate change throughout the primaries, and has highlighted 
Donald Trump’s refusal to take it seriously..*.The opponents of 
meaningful action on climate change are, for ideological and financial 
reasons, heavily invested in stopping or slowing action. That, combined 
with our political system’s tendency toward inertia, has made action 
difficult*—the only reason the U.S. could sign the Paris agreement, 
after all, was because Obama did an end-run around Congress.

    *Global warming*and the death of World Heritage sites
    <http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/07/30/commentary/world-commentary/global-warming-death-world-heritage-sites/?theclimate.vote>

The Japan Times 	 -‎6 hours ago‎ 	

*The future of priceless World Heritage sites — and, indeed, our planet 
— depends on the immediate reduction of climate-change-inducing 
greenhouse gas emissions. Yet many of the governments responsible for 
protecting these sites within their borders are not only failing to take 
strong climate action; they are actively pursuing dirty energy projects 
like coal mines and coal-fired power plants...Even as the Great Barrier 
Reef dies before our eyes, Australia continues to increase its 
exploitation of dirty fossil fuels. *In the past year, the Australian 
government has approved both the massive Carmichael coal mine and the 
Abbot Point terminal, located near the reef, to facilitate the global 
export of output from the Carmichael mine.* The emissions attributable 
to the mine will be some of the highest resulting from a single project 
anywhere in the world.*

<http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2016/07/29/protect-climate-public-health-americans-call-end-federal-coal-program?theclimate.vote> 

<http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2016/07/29/protect-climate-public-health-americans-call-end-federal-coal-program?theclimate.vote> 

    To Protect*Climate*, Public Health, Americans Call for End to
    Federal Coal Program
    <http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2016/07/29/protect-climate-public-health-americans-call-end-federal-coal-program?theclimate.vote>

Common Dreams (press release) 	 -‎Jul 29, 2016‎ 	

*Ending Public Coal Leasing, Mining Would Keep 212 Million Tons of  
Carbon in Ground, Save $7 Trillion*..."If we have any chance of avoiding 
the worst consequences of*global warming*, we have to move away from 
fossil fuels," said Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians'*climate*and 
energy program director. ..Based on conservative carbon-cost estimates 
that place the value of a metric ton of carbon dioxide at $37, future 
*coal leasing and mining threaten to saddle society with more than $7 
trillion in damages and health-related costs*...."The science is clear 
that there’s no reasonable path to avoiding the worst effects of climate 
change without the phaseout of coal mining and combustion," said Michael 
Saul, a senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity. "We 
can’t do that while simultaneously committing to massive new coal mining 
into the 2040s and beyond. It’s time for the Department of the Interior 
to start being honest with itself and American communities and shift 
policies now for a clean and sustainable future."*
*

    Russian biological warfare troops rushed to*Arctic*after outbreak of
    lethal anthrax hospitalises 40
    <https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1525256/russian-biological-warfare-troops-rushed-to-arctic-after-outbreak-of-lethal-anthrax-hospitalises-40/?theclimate.vote>

The Sun 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

This follows the death of 1,200 reindeer suspected of contracting the 
disease after a contaminated corpse -*buried at least 70 years ago - 
thawed because of a****heatwave*in the Yamal peninsula in northern 
Siberia. Russian experts have blamed*global**...*
*40 now hospitalised after anthrax outbreak in Yamal, more than half are 
children* 
<http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/n0691-40-now-hospitalised-after-anthrax-outbreak-in-yamal-more-than-half-are-children/?theclimate.vote>
Siberian TimesRussian army biological protection troops called in amid 
warnings 'utmost care' needed to stop deadly infection spreading.
The concern among experts is that*global warming thawed a diseased 
animal carcass at least 75 years old, buried in the melting permafrost, 
so unleashing the disease*...A total of 40 people, the majority of them 
children, from nomadic herder families in northern Siberia are under 
observation in hospital amid fears they may have contracted the anthrax. 
...  A prolonged period of exceptionally hot weather in an Arctic 
Siberian district - with temperatures of up to 35C - has led to melting 
of permafrost in Yamalo-Nenets and other regions...The outbreak of 
anthrax earlier this week is the first in this part of Russia since 
1941... Up to 1,200 reindeer were killed either by anthrax or a heatwave 
in the Arctic district where the infection spread...The concern follows 
an outbreak of the Bubonic Plague in the Altai Mountains in southern 
Siberia earlier this month...*.Anthrax has the potential to survive for 
a century or more.*
Anthrax sickens 13 in western Siberia, and a thawed-out reindeer corpse 
may be to blame 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/28/anthrax-sickens-13-in-western-siberia-and-a-thawed-out-reindeer-corpse-may-be-to-blame/>
Washington Post For one, anthrax bacteria are hardy microbe...the 
organisms turn into spores in the cold. They play the long game,*waiting 
in the soil for the temperatures to rise.  Once it hits a certain 
threshold, they morph back into a more mobile, infectious state*...."As 
a consequence of permafrost melting, the vectors of deadly infections of 
the 18th and 19th centuries may come back," the scientists warned, 
"especially near the cemeteries where the victims of these infections 
were buried." Cattle grave sites should be monitored, they concluded, 
and "public health authorities should maintain permanent 
alertness."...Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus 
anthracis. Among its forms are inhalation, which leads to fever, chest 
pain, and shortness of breath. The intestinal form presents with nausea, 
vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain. ..Until the 20th century, it 
killed hundreds of thousands of people and livestock each year...Anthrax 
has been developed as a lethal weapon in the past. ..*"It’s more of a 
threat if you’re a cow**"*

    World Carbon Producers Face Landmark Rights Case
    <http://www.climatecentral.org/news/worlds-carbon-producers-face-landmark-case-20569?theclimate.vote>

Climate Central 	 -‎15 hours ago‎ 	

The complaint argues that the*47 companies should be held accountable 
for the effects of their**greenhouse gas****emissions in the 
Philippines* and demands that they explain how human rights violations 
resulting from*climate change*will be "eliminated*...*

    <http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/Smith-in-another-global-warming-tiff-8656382.php?theclimate.vote>

    Smith in another*global warming*tiff
    <http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/Smith-in-another-global-warming-tiff-8656382.php?theclimate.vote>

mySanAntonio.com 	 -‎18 hours ago‎ 	

Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology 
Committee, has been an outspoken advocate for*climate-change*skepticism. 
He recently sent extraordinary subpoenas to two state attorneys general 
who are investigating ...

    78 Women Go to Antarctica to Spread Word About*Climate Change*
    <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/78-Women-Go-to-Antarctica-to-Spread-Word-About-Climate-Change-20160729-0038.html?theclimate.vote>

teleSUR English 	 -‎14 hours ago‎ 	

The Antarctica trip, the culmination of the program, will last three 
weeks and was chosen for being the most vulnerable to*global warming*. 
The team includes astronomers, engineers, physicists, science 
communicators, doctors and social scientists - all*...*

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