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Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2001, the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity affirmed that “cultural rights are an integral part of human rights, which are universal, indivisible, and interdependent….” Many climate threats to intangible heritage have been identified.

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Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

For example, researchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists have directly linked fossil fuel producers’ Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions to increases in ocean acidification , global temperature, sea level rise and North American wildfires.

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20 New Stories - Real Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

11, 2001- DEP’s Betsy Mallison, One Of Thousands To Respond [PaEN] -- Groups Gathering Support For Letter Urging DEP, Gov. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

We are already seeing the depletion of the ice caps and rising sea levels. It was signed by 46 states and the 28 European Union member states, coming into force on the 30 th October 2001. Dilution of salts in our oceans can affect the ecological balance of that ocean.

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Living at high altitudes may lower chance of having a deadly stroke

Frontiers

We wanted to contribute to new knowledge in this population that is often considered to be the same as the population living at sea level, and from a physiological point of view we are very different.”. Solving the mystery.

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Climate change horror stories from around the world

Edouard Stenger

It is worth noting that if all ice melt in Antarctica, sea level would rise by 60 meters (around 200 feet). “ Its surface area was 25 000 sq km in the early 1960s, compared with 1350 sq km in 2001″ Is Mankind ready to change this drastically and do it fast ?

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168 Years of Climate Science

Legal Planet

Systematic measurements of atmospheric CO2 levels begin at Mauna Loa observatory. First paper on risk of sea level rise due to climate change. Antarctic ice cores extend record of global temperatures and CO2 levels back 150,000 years. Measurements continue to present, tracking annual increases.