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In new year, nation sees winter weather at last
Sun,1 Jan 2012 11:05 AM PST
Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - The new year is bringing the return of a phenomenon that has been mostly absent across the nation through December -- winter. After a mild start to the season, temperatures are dropping throughout the country and strong winds are making the cold air feel colder Sunday, according to weather.com. Gale-force winds that raked Colorado on Saturday were blamed for one death. In the Midwest through Sunday night, sustained winds of 20 to 35 miles per hour are likely with gusts of more than 40 and 50 miles per hour possible, the weather website said. ... Full Story | Top |
Winds, winter storms snarl some holiday travel
Sat,31 Dec 2011 03:15 PM PST
Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - High winds and snow slowed travelers in Colorado and Nebraska ahead of the new year, as many Americans hit the roads over the holiday weekend, officials said on Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for eastern Colorado, parts of Nebraska, Wyoming and the Dakotas. The warning was in effect until sundown on Saturday when the winds were expected to die down. ... Full Story | Top |
New Hampshire Scientists Urge Candidates to Accept Climate Change Reality
Sat,31 Dec 2011 07:46 AM PST
Yahoo! Contributor Network - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- No less than 50 New Hampshire scientists, experts, and academics from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds have signed onto a letter urging all candidates for public office to accept the "overwhelming" evidence that climate change is real, and that action must be taken both to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and prepare communities for its impact. Full Story | Top |
Gingrich Kills Chapter on Climate Change in Upcoming Book
Sat,31 Dec 2011 06:19 AM PST
National Journal - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich says he has killed a chapter on climate change in a post-election book of essays about the environment. But the intended author of the chapter, who supports the scientific consensus that humans contribute to climate change, says that's news to her.From National Journal:YEAR IN REVIEW Biggest Flops of 2011 CAMPAIGN 2012Ron Paul's Fans: Will They Vote GOP in 2012? YEAR IN REVIEW Backdrop to Action: The Capitol Building in 2011 Full Story | Top |
Warmer Water Leads to Male Offspring -- if You're a Fish
Fri,30 Dec 2011 12:10 PM PST
Time.com - To a list that includes extreme weather patterns and disappearing polar bears, you can add another dispiriting effect of climate change: too many males. Three years ago, Francesc Piferrer and other scientists working at Barcelona's Institute of Marine Sciences proved that rising water temperatures caused some species of fish to produce a disproportionate ratio of males to females. Now, Piferrer and his team have gone on to discover something of a mechanism behind that imbalance. Full Story | Top |
Scientists Hunt for Meteor Crash Clues in 200-Million-Year-Old Murder Mystery
Fri,30 Dec 2011 10:23 AM PST
SPACE.com - Mass extinctions are a relatively common theme in the history and evolution of life on Earth, and the most famous one is the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. A plethora of research has been conducted to determine how the dinosaur era ended, generating theories of massive volcanic eruptions, catastrophic climate change and giant impactors from space. Full Story | Top |
Kenya 2011 tea auction sales dip on poor weather
Fri,30 Dec 2011 03:48 AM PST
Reuters -  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tea sold through the Kenyan auction fell by 4.1 percent to 333.9 million kg this year from 348.15 million in 2010, Africa Tea Brokers said on Friday. Kenya, the world's leading exporter of black tea, exported 247.3 million kg, or 74 percent of the total, down from 259 million in 2010. The rest came from eight regional producers including Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Burundi, which sell their produce through the auction in the port city of Mombasa. ...
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2011 renewables investment by firms $3.9 billion - DECC
Thu,29 Dec 2011 04:16 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Companies have announced plans to invest almost 2.5 billion pounds in renewable energy projects in the UK this year, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said on Thursday. The plans could potentially create almost 12,000 jobs, DECC said, and compare with estimates from various consultants of around 2.1 billion pounds for the previous year. "Renewable energy is not just helping us increase our energy security and reduce our emissions. It is supporting jobs and growth across the country," Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said. ... Full Story | Top |
Airlines face EU pollution bill from New Year
Wed,28 Dec 2011 07:19 PM PST
AFP -  Airlines will have to buy pollution permits to fly in Europe from January 1 under a disputed EU system to fight climate change, but slumping carbon market prices could make the bill less painful.
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IMF approves new $46.3 million loan for Mali
Tue,27 Dec 2011 09:48 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday approved a new $46.3 million loan program for Mali and approved an immediate disbursement of $9.3 million. "The loan arrangement was made under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) in support of the country's strategy to increase growth and reduce poverty," the IMF said in a statement. The economic outlook for Mali is favorable, but subject to downside risks because the country's agricultural sector remains highly vulnerable to adverse weather conditions, the IMF said. ...
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Summary Box: Crop prices jump on dry weather
Tue,27 Dec 2011 01:34 PM PST
Associated Press - CROPS RISE: January soybeans rose 37 cents Tuesday to $12.095 per bushel. March wheat rose 22.75 cents to finish at $6.4475 per bushel. March corn rose 13.75 cents to $6.3325 per bushel. Full Story | Top |
Soggy weather and wind whipping up East Coast
Tue,27 Dec 2011 11:24 AM PST
Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - A storm system expected to drench the Southeast on Tuesday was set to barrel northward later in the day, forecasters said, bringing damaging winds and some snow to parts of the Northeast. Strong-to-severe thunderstorms were forecast to rumble across parts of the Southeast coast, with areas from southern North Carolina to northern Georgia the most likely to be hit, according to AccuWeather.com. Damaging winds and downpours are the major threats, with the possibility of a tornado from the strongest storms, it said. ... Full Story | Top |
Tips to Protect Skin From Cold Winter Weather
Mon,26 Dec 2011 08:48 PM PST
HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Cold weather is drier and can have damaging or negative effects on skin, but there are steps people can take to look and feel better, according to Dr. Amy McMichael, a dermatologist at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Full Story | Top |
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