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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: February auto sales seen up slightly Artists, scientists to study remote French island off Mexico Summary Box: German jobless rate rises to 7.4 pct No Lions Here: Warm Weather For North Texas More Americans believe in climate change: poll German jobless rate up to 7.4 pct in February Injuries reported as windy weather whips Midwest The nations weather More Americans believe in climate change: poll Small Rain Chance Tonight, Warm Weather Rest of the Week! Arctic Melt Could Fuel Deep Freezes, Big Snows Poll: US belief in warming rises with thermometer Ohio nuclear plant owner: Weather caused cracks Watch Out for Deadly Nighttime Twisters in Winter Caribbean to use loans to ready for climate change Administration Will Weather Latest Afghan Storm Inhofe: Cap and trade is 'dead, gone, forever' How global warming is changing winemaking How global warming is changing winemaking Summary Box: Lowe's 4th-qtr profit climbs 13 pct Himalayan Sherpas lament climate change devastation Scientists: Cassava will thrive in climate change Taking a human rights approach to climate change Hailstorms, Wacky Weather Chilled Ancient Baghdad Himalayan Sherpas lament climate change devastation February auto sales seen up slightly Wed,29 Feb 2012 03:34 PM PST Reuters - DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales for February are expected to post a modest rise from year-earlier levels, as the industry continues its gradual recovery thanks to a rise in consumer confidence and the need to replace aging cars and trucks. "Between surprisingly strong sales over Presidents Day weekend, optimistic economic news, and unseasonably mild weather conditions across the country, things seem to be breaking the right way for both car buyers and dealers," said Jessica Caldwell, analyst at Edmunds.com. Automakers will post U.S. sales results for February on Thursday. ... Full Story Top Artists, scientists to study remote French island off Mexico Wed,29 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST AFP - Twenty artists and scientists from eight countries set sail Thursday for Clipperton Island, an isolated French atoll off Mexico's Pacific coast, to investigate effects of climate change and the island's history. Full Story Top Summary Box: German jobless rate rises to 7.4 pct Wed,29 Feb 2012 12:48 PM PST Associated Press - SNOW EFFECT: Harsh winter weather pushed Germany's jobless rate up to 7.4 percent in February from 7.3 percent in January. Hard winter weather typically weighs on activity in sectors such as construction. Full Story Top No Lions Here: Warm Weather For North Texas Wed,29 Feb 2012 05:30 AM PST CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top More Americans believe in climate change: poll Wed,29 Feb 2012 04:49 AM PST AFP Relax News - Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that climate change is real -- the highest level in two years -- as the public trusted its own observations of rising temperatures, a poll said Tuesday. Full Story Top German jobless rate up to 7.4 pct in February Wed,29 Feb 2012 03:02 AM PST Associated Press - Harsh winter weather pushed Germany's jobless rate up to 7.4 percent in February, while unemployment was static in seasonally adjusted terms after three months of declines, official data showed Wednesday. Full Story Top Injuries reported as windy weather whips Midwest Wed,29 Feb 2012 02:59 AM PST Associated Press - Injuries and significant damage were reported early Wednesday as a line of possible tornadoes moved across the Midwest. Full Story Top The nations weather Wed,29 Feb 2012 02:20 AM PST Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Full Story Top More Americans believe in climate change: poll Tue,28 Feb 2012 04:28 PM PST AFP - Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that climate change is real -- the highest level in two years -- as the public trusted its own observations of rising temperatures, a poll said Tuesday. Full Story Top Small Rain Chance Tonight, Warm Weather Rest of the Week! Tue,28 Feb 2012 02:12 PM PST CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top Arctic Melt Could Fuel Deep Freezes, Big Snows Tue,28 Feb 2012 02:10 PM PST LiveScience.com - The winter weather that has socked parts of the Northern Hemisphere in recent years has been extreme enough to spawn a new vocabulary: "Snowpocalypse" and "snowmageddon" were invented to describe the huge blizzards that dumped record-breaking snows on the Midwest and Northeast in 2010. Full Story Top Poll: US belief in warming rises with thermometer Tue,28 Feb 2012 02:06 PM PST Associated Press - Americans' belief in global warming is on the rise, along with temperatures and surprising weather changes, according to a new university poll. Full Story Top Ohio nuclear plant owner: Weather caused cracks Tue,28 Feb 2012 01:46 PM PST Associated Press - The owner of an Ohio nuclear plant along Lake Erie says a lack of exterior weatherproofing coating caused concrete to crack in the outer shell protecting the plant. Full Story Top Watch Out for Deadly Nighttime Twisters in Winter Tue,28 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST LiveScience.com - As recent tornado outbreaks around the country have shown, severe weather is getting a jump on the spring season. The main tornado season may still be weeks away, but the twisters of winter pack an extra threat. The odds of a killer tornado are greatest at night, and the shorter daylight hours of winter increase the chance of nighttime tornadoes. Full Story Top Caribbean to use loans to ready for climate change Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:16 AM PST Associated Press - International lenders will give $65 million in concessionary loans to 18 Caribbean nations to help the islands defend their coasts and fragile economies from the impact of climate change. Full Story Top Administration Will Weather Latest Afghan Storm Tue,28 Feb 2012 12:58 AM PST National Journal - For years, the Afghanistan war has suffered through unpopular civilian casualties, night raids, drone strikes, illiterate partner-soldiers, and not-so-friendly fire by trigger-happy uniformed Afghan security forces. Full Story Top Inhofe: Cap and trade is 'dead, gone, forever' Mon,27 Feb 2012 04:12 PM PST The Daily Caller - Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, the ranking Republican member of the Environment and Public Works committee, told The Daily Caller on Monday that climate change skeptics have won the debate over global warming on Capitol Hill. Full Story Top How global warming is changing winemaking Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:04 PM PST The Week (RSS) - As global temperatures rise, the grapes in Australia's wine regions are ripening ever earlier, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change. That's a problem for vintners, says lead researcher Leanne Webb, because early ripening "often has undesirable impacts on wine quality." The earlier the grapes mature, the hotter the weather at the time of harvest, and "hot vintages are not good for quality wines," says co-author Snow Barlow. Here's what you should know: Full Story Top How global warming is changing winemaking Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:04 AM PST The Week - Australian vintners are worried that climate change is affecting the flavors of their wines. But some oenophiles may actually toast the change Full Story Top Summary Box: Lowe's 4th-qtr profit climbs 13 pct Mon,27 Feb 2012 08:42 AM PST Associated Press - THE NEWS: Lowe's Cos. said Monday its fourth-quarter net income climbed 13 percent as mild winter weather spurred homeowners to complete more home-improvement projects. Full Story Top Himalayan Sherpas lament climate change devastation Mon,27 Feb 2012 08:23 AM PST AFP Relax News - Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest increasingly treacherous to climb, some of the world's top mountaineers have warned. Full Story Top Scientists: Cassava will thrive in climate change Mon,27 Feb 2012 08:20 AM PST Associated Press - Calling cassava "the Rambo of food crops," scientists Monday said the long-neglected root becomes even more productive in hotter temperatures and could be the best bet for African farmers threatened by climate change. Full Story Top Taking a human rights approach to climate change Mon,27 Feb 2012 02:23 AM PST OneWorld.net - GENEVA, 24 February (IRIN) - Many of the countries that have contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions will be the worst affected by global warming, a "climate injustice" that highlights the link to human rights, experts told a Human Rights Council gathering in Geneva. Full Story Top Hailstorms, Wacky Weather Chilled Ancient Baghdad Sun,26 Feb 2012 05:58 PM PST LiveScience.com - Diaries and writings from ninth-century Baghdad provide a glimpse of the weird weather from the era, findings that could help researchers reconstruct past climate. Full Story Top Himalayan Sherpas lament climate change devastation Sun,26 Feb 2012 12:52 PM PST AFP - Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest increasingly treacherous to climb, some of the world's top mountaineers have warned. Full Story Top

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