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Hawaii responds to global warming threat against Waikiki beach

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Climate scientists have issued frequent warning about the effects of rising sea levels from global warming on cities such as Miami and New York. that may suffer the effects of climate change could be Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, according to a 2017 report by the Hawaii Climate Commission report, which showed.

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Study Provides Evidence That Low-Level Clouds Act as Positive Feedback to Climate Change

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Low-level stratiform clouds—which play an important climatic role because of their net cooling effect on the global climate—appear to dissipate as the ocean warms, thereby enhancing the warming (i.e., a positive feedback), according to a new study of the NE Pacific by researchers from the University of Miami and UC San Diego.

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World's largest solar powered boat reaches Cancun for climate change conference

National Green Transportation

Last week they arrived in Miami for a promotional stop, and they are now in Cancun for the UN Climate Change. The TÛRANOR PlanetSolar is a large 100% solar powered "multi-hull" catamaran boat that's on an around the world trip.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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The largest greening BUAs are Pearl River Delta (PRD), Tokyo, Yangtze River Delta (YRD), Miami, Beijing, Chicago, Seoul, Tianjin, São Paulo, and Osaka. Of the 841 cities studied, 325 showed significant greening with more than 10% of greening BUAs. 101 of these are located in China.

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World's largest solar powered boat reaches Cancun for climate change conference

National Green Transportation

Last week they arrived in Miami for a promotional stop, and they are now in Cancun for the UN Climate Change. The TÛRANOR PlanetSolar is a large 100% solar powered "multi-hull" catamaran boat that's on an around the world trip.

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World's largest solar powered boat reaches Cancun for climate change conference

National Green Transportation

Last week they arrived in Miami for a promotional stop, and they are now in Cancun for the UN Climate Change. The TÛRANOR PlanetSolar is a large 100% solar powered "multi-hull" catamaran boat that's on an around the world trip.

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Can Software Save the World at a Profit?

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Can software save the world from climate change and other environmental threats? We’re not going to know the answer to that question for a very long time, but a venture capital firm is betting that companies that develop business management software for addressing climate change can be profitable while they are trying.