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    US envoy says*climate*deal is bigger than any one head of state
    <http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37982080>

BBC News 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

	
    The Paris*climate*agreement will survive a Trump presidency says the
    US special envoy on*climate change*Dr Jonathan Pershing.
    *Climate*Expert Says China Committed To Battling*Climate Change*--
    Even If The U.S. Drops Out Of Paris Accord
    <http://www.forbes.com/sites/jillbaker/2016/11/14/climate-expert-says-china-committed-to-battling-climate-change-even-if-the-u-s-drops-out-of-paris-accord/>Forbes


    <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/military-leaders-climate-change-advice-donald-trump_us_582a4082e4b060adb5700332>


    Global Security Leaders Have Some*Climate Change*Advice For Donald
    Trump
    <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/military-leaders-climate-change-advice-donald-trump_us_582a4082e4b060adb5700332>

Huffington Post 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

	
    International military and security experts have warned that if
    Donald Trump wants to protect U.S. national security, he must fight
    to combat global*climate change*― a phenomenon the Republican
    president-elect has dismissed as “bullshit” and a “hoax.”.


    Big Business Now The Only Thing Standing Between Trump And*Climate*
    Devastation
    <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/microsoft-wind-power_us_5829e134e4b060adb56f5133>

Huffington Post 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

	
    Because most electricity is generated by dirty fossil fuels, such as
    coal, datacenters now contribute nearly as much to*global warming*as
    the entire air travel industry. Microsoft's move comes nearly a week
    after Donald Trump won his presidential bid*...*


    Q&A: Why It Makes Business Sense for Trump to Tackle*Global Warming*
    <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/q-a-why-it-makes-business-sense-for-trump-to-tackle-global-warming/>

Scientific American 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

	
    She says that even if Trump does not believe in human-caused*global
    warming*, he still might be convinced that the Paris agreement and
    clean energy underlie good business strategies.


    Study: 82 percent of 'core ecological processes' affected by*global
    warming*
    <http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/11/14/Study-82-percent-of-core-ecological-processes-affected-by-global-warming/2141479137589/>

UPI.com 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

	
    14 (UPI) -- Most*climate change*models are built to predict the
    consequences of tomorrow. A new study, published this week in the
    journal Science, offers a snapshot of how*global warming*is
    affecting the planet -- and its flora and fauna -- right now*...*


    Report says almost 30 million homes in danger of*wildfire*
    <http://www.marketwatch.com/story/report-says-almost-30-million-homes-in-danger-of-wildfire-2016-11-14>

MarketWatch 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

	
    “The drought conditions that have plagued the western U.S. for the
    past several years, and continue to impact California, only serve to
    increase the threat of damaging fire events,” the report says.


    *Climate change*temperature hikes could be worse than thought
    <https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/14/climate-change-temperature-hikes-could-be-worse-than-thought/>

Engadget 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

	
    So long as us humans don't cut back on our use of fossil fuels,
    typical estimates have Earth's average temperature climbing 2.6 to
    4.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the year 2100.


    The kids' lawsuit over climate change is our best hope now. - Slate
    <http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2016/11/the_kids_lawsuit_over_climate_change_is_our_best_hope_now.html>

Slate Magazine 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

	
    After a week that sent advocates of a habitable Earth reeling, new
    hope has emerged that could make way for substantial climate action
    in the near term ...


*State of the climate and oceans Nov 2016 (video lecture) 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bmRdRX_9a4>*

    YouTube Video . "... mitigation,  be that two degree C or hopefully
    under 1.5 degrees C, would require quote substantial emissions
    reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of
    carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases."


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            Climate change is affecting all life on Earth – and that's
            not good news for humanity
            <http://theconversationus.cmail19.com/t/r-l-yhhydilk-hrkivktld-k/>


    Brett Scheffers, University of Florida; James Watson, The University
    of Queensland

    Study shows the footprint of climate change is already vast and that
    species are trying to adapt to rising temperatures.


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