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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 8:32 PM PST
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Baobab lights
Wed,30 Nov 2011 04:07 PM PST
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photoSouth Africans light up a Baobab tree by riding bikes in Durban as part of a renewable energies display on the beach front, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP17).


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U.N. Report Indicates 2011 to Be One of the Hottest Years on Record
Wed,30 Nov 2011 03:40 PM PST
Yahoo! Contributor Network - According to National Geographic, a United Nations report indicates 2011 is looking to be one of the 10 hottest years on record. The conclusion is especially problematic since this year is part of the La Nina period, a climate pattern marked relatively cooler global conditions. In addition, this year has had numerous extreme weather events, which are often a symptom of global warming and increasing average global temperatures. Full Story
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EU push for big climate deal 'too much': China
Wed,30 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST
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photoA European drive to forge a legally-binding deal on climate change by 2015 that would include all major carbon polluters is "too much", a senior Chinese negotiator said at UN talks here.


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Cold weather doesn't stop lake surfers
Wed,30 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST
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Thawing permafrost vents gases to worsen warming
Wed,30 Nov 2011 11:56 AM PST
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photo Massive amounts of greenhouse gases trapped below thawing permafrost will likely seep into the air over the next several decades, accelerating and amplifying global warming, scientists warn.


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Permafrost loss worse climate peril than thought
Wed,30 Nov 2011 10:14 AM PST
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photoThe threat to climate change posed by thawing permafrost, which could release stocks of stored carbon, is greater than estimated, a group of scientists said on Wednesday.


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Climate Alarmists Are At It Again
Wed,30 Nov 2011 09:55 AM PST
Fox Business (RSS) - Warm weather in the Northeast has brought out two undesirables -- cockroaches and global warming alarmists. The latter have been going through their usual wailing and beating of chests about the coming end of the world through devastating floods and violent hurricanes. Full Story
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UN scientist: fighting climate change saves costs
Wed,30 Nov 2011 08:01 AM PST
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photo The U.N.'s top climate scientist cautioned climate negotiators Wednesday that global warming is leading to human dangers and soaring financial costs, but containing carbon emissions will have a host of benefits.


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Weather Update Wednesday AM 11.30.11
Wed,30 Nov 2011 06:00 AM PST
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Garry Seith's Weather Forecast Includes Weekend Rain
Wed,30 Nov 2011 05:22 AM PST
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Banks seen as climate culprits at global talks: report
Wed,30 Nov 2011 02:54 AM PST
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photoDURBAN (Reuters) - Major global banks are exacerbating the fight against global warming by supplying power utilities and mining firms with ample funds to build coal-fired plants, according to a report released by non-governmental groups at the climate talks in Durban. The study examined the portfolios of 93 major banks and found that coal financing supplied by those institutions to the coal industry totalled 232 billion euros since 2005 when the Kyoto Protocol came into force. ...


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The nations weather
Wed,30 Nov 2011 02:14 AM PST
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photoWeather Underground Forecast for Wednesday, November 30, 2011.


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China decries Canada's "bad example" in climate talks
Tue,29 Nov 2011 11:38 PM PST
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Canada's failure to deny reports that it is about to ditch the Kyoto Protocol is "setting a bad example" to other developed nations as global climate change talks enter their third day, China's official news agency said on Wednesday. Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Monday that Kyoto was "the past", but he would not confirm media reports that Ottawa was planning to formally withdraw from the treaty, one of the main topics of global climate talks now under way in Durban, South Africa. . ... Full Story
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Annual Climate Change Talks Face Same Big Challenge
Tue,29 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PST
LiveScience.com - As this year's round of global climate talks begin in Durban, South Africa, negotiators once again try to tackle an elusive goal: Trimming nations' greenhouse gas emissions enough to meet the target of limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) before the end of the century. Full Story
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Financing battle emerges at climate change talks
Tue,29 Nov 2011 09:15 AM PST
AP - International climate negotiators were at odds Tuesday on how to raise billions of dollars to help poor countries cope with global warming. A major shipping group is willing to help, endorsing a proposal for a carbon tax on vessels carrying the world's trade. Full Story
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UN climate talks move to oil-rich Qatar in 2012
Tue,29 Nov 2011 08:58 AM PST
AFP - Qatar, the world's biggest per capita emitter of carbon dioxide, will host the 2012 round of UN talks tasked with beating back the mounting threat of global warming, the UN's top climate official said Tuesday. Full Story
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Warm Weather to Last Through the Week After Record-Breaking High
Tue,29 Nov 2011 08:50 AM PST
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Past decade ties for world's hottest: UN agency
Tue,29 Nov 2011 08:38 AM PST
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photoThirteen of the warmest years recorded have occurred within the last decade and a half, proving that global warming is a reality, the UN's World Meteorological Organisation said on Tuesday.


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Tuesday Morning Weather, Nov. 29, 2011
Tue,29 Nov 2011 06:20 AM PST
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Past decade ties for world's hottest: UN agency
Tue,29 Nov 2011 05:45 AM PST
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photoThirteen of the warmest years recorded have occurred within the last decade and a half, proving that global warming is a reality, the UN's World Meteorological Organisation said on Tuesday.


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Planet Earth Had a Great Fall
Tue,29 Nov 2011 05:17 AM PST
The Atlantic Wire - This certainly won't end well.Related: Starbucks Worried Climate Change Means No More Coffee Full Story
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Snow-vember Surprise: Why Deep South Is Seeing Frosty Weather
Tue,29 Nov 2011 05:12 AM PST
LiveScience.com - In a weird weather reversal, cities in the Deep South are under winter weather advisories while northern cities, more accustomed to snow this time of year, are flirting with record high temperatures. Full Story
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Fresh iPhone Apps for Nov. 29: Weathermob, Stamped, Rocket Riot, Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion
Tue,29 Nov 2011 05:12 AM PST
Appolicious - Add some social flare next time you check a weather forecast with Weathermob, an app that combines weather reporting with social networking to pair human reports with more traditional weather information. It's followed by Stamped, a social recommendation app that just focuses on what you and your friends like, without the noise and recommendations of strangers. In games, Rocket Riot includes rocket launchers and is about as crazy as the name implies. Then RAVENMARK: Scourge of Estellion slows the action down a bit for some turn-based medieval strategy. Full Story
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Qatar to host 2012 UN climate talks
Tue,29 Nov 2011 04:41 AM PST
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photoDURBAN (Reuters) - The 2012 U.N. climate talks known as the Conference of the Parties, or COP 18, will be hosted in major gas exporter Qatar, U.N. officials said on Tuesday. South Korea will host a ministerial meeting ahead of the conference. The 2011 meeting started this week in the South African city of Durban where negotiators are trying to reach agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions to head off what scientists say will be more extreme weather due to climate change.


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Concern climate change threatens global security
Mon,28 Nov 2011 11:43 PM PST
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photoOnce viewed as an issue of interest only to greens or academics, the threat posed by climate change to security is now eyed with deepening concern by politicians and defence chiefs.


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