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Thursday, March 29, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Earth Hour dilemma: When the "like" button harms the planet Small Rain Chances Before Great Weather Weekend Acorns, Not Weather, to Blame for More Ticks Oil output in 2011 falls to lowest since 1970s The nation's weather Scientists pin down historic sea level rise In US, Maldives ex-leader urges vote, climate action Horizon and 3DClassworks Tackle Climate Change with Education: "Destination Zero Carbon" Goes Global IPCC Report Blames Extreme Weather on Climate Change…But Should It? Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters Scientists pin down historic sea level rise Climate change to drive weather disasters: UN experts Miner Xstrata wins Australia climate test case Major landmarks to turn off the lights for Earth Hour on March 31 Concerned about air quality? Find out pollution levels where you live with these apps Flare still burning at North Sea gas leak Will Happer on Global Warming US sets new carbon standard for power plants Summary Box: Wheat price falls as weather improves Yellowstone elk herd declines another 10 per cent as weather, predators, hunters take toll SBA offers disaster aid to W.Va. storm victims Wheat prices fall as weather prospects improve 2C warming target 'out of reach' - ex UN climate chief Cities on front line of climate change Cities on front line of climate change Earth Hour dilemma: When the "like" button harms the planet Thu,29 Mar 2012 10:35 AM PDT AFP - Green groups around the world are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour on Saturday, when lights are turned off for an hour to signal concern about global warming. Full Story Top Small Rain Chances Before Great Weather Weekend Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:30 AM PDT CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top Acorns, Not Weather, to Blame for More Ticks Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:00 AM PDT Business Wire - The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is forecasting a heavier tick season than in previous years, but it's not due to the unseasonably mild winter as one might expect. Rather, acorns can be blamed for the predicted surge in tick populations this year, particularly in the Northeastern U.S. Full Story Top Oil output in 2011 falls to lowest since 1970s Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:45 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Oil production fell more than 17 percent to average 1.04 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2011, government figures released on Thursday showed, underlining the difficulty in slowing down a decade-long fall in output. Output fell 17.4 percent compared with 2010 to average 52 million tonnes (381.2 million barrels), the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said in a statement, the lowest level of production since the 1970s. "This decrease stems from a number of unexpected slowdowns.... ... Full Story Top The nation's weather Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:18 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, March 29, 2012. Full Story Top Scientists pin down historic sea level rise Thu,29 Mar 2012 01:20 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 meters (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting of polar ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise, threatening the lives of millions, scientists say. ... Full Story Top In US, Maldives ex-leader urges vote, climate action Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:36 PM PDT AFP - The recently ousted president of Maldives on Wednesday pressed for new elections and urgent action on climate change as he took his often lonely campaign to a top-watched US television show. Full Story Top Horizon and 3DClassworks Tackle Climate Change with Education: "Destination Zero Carbon" Goes Global Wed,28 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Business Wire - Developing the next innovators is a critical enabler in achieving our ambitious carbon emission reduction targets in the future. If every student in the world was exposed to the climate change challenge, a much larger and stronger innovator community could grow beyond what exists today. Full Story Top IPCC Report Blames Extreme Weather on Climate Change…But Should It? Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:14 PM PDT The Blaze - "...scientific gaps regarding asserted connections between global warming and extreme weather events." Full Story Top Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:58 AM PDT Associated Press - Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists said in a new report issued Wednesday. Full Story Top Scientists pin down historic sea level rise Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:13 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 metres (46-60 feet), a study showed on Wednesday, data which could help make more accurate climate change predictions. The melting of polar ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise, threatening the lives of millions, scientists say. ... Full Story Top Climate change to drive weather disasters: UN experts Wed,28 Mar 2012 09:57 AM PDT AFP - Climate change is amplifying risks from drought, floods, storms and rising seas, threatening all countries but small island states, poor nations and arid regions in particular, UN experts warned on Tuesday. Full Story Top Miner Xstrata wins Australia climate test case Wed,28 Mar 2012 09:07 AM PDT AFP - Swiss mining giant Xstrata has won a test case against what is set to be Australia's largest open-cut coal mine, with a court ruling that the economic benefits outweighed its climate change impacts. Full Story Top Major landmarks to turn off the lights for Earth Hour on March 31 Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:01 AM PDT AFP Relax News - On March 31 at 8:30pm local time, governments around the world will switch off the lights, plunging some of their countries' most famous monuments into darkness for 60 minutes for the annual global event Earth Hour, which is designed to raise awareness of climate change and the environmental issues facing the planet. Full Story Top Concerned about air quality? Find out pollution levels where you live with these apps Wed,28 Mar 2012 05:51 AM PDT AFP Relax News - On March 31 individuals, businesses and cities around the world will take part in the annual Earth Hour celebrations, designed to raise awareness of climate change and environmental issues.  In honor of Earth Hour, Relaxnews has compiled a list of some of the apps that measure, or provide information on, one of the most potentially harmful environmental problems on our health -- air quality.  Full Story Top Flare still burning at North Sea gas leak Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:18 AM PDT Associated Press - Energy company Total S.A. said a flare is still burning on the North Sea offshore platform that is leaking gas, but claimed Wednesday there is no threat of an explosion given the weather conditions. Full Story Top Will Happer on Global Warming Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:25 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | A Wall Street Journal article today put the truth out about global warming. Will Happer, Professor of Physics at Princeton University and noted climate change skeptic, noted nature's lack of cooperation with the notion of a warming Earth. Full Story Top US sets new carbon standard for power plants Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:04 PM PDT AFP - The United States on Tuesday set the first national standards on carbon emissions from power plants, taking aim at the burning of coal, which is considered a top culprit in climate change. Full Story Top Summary Box: Wheat price falls as weather improves Tue,27 Mar 2012 01:35 PM PDT Associated Press - RAINS IN THE PLAINS: Recent rainfall in key growing states has made investors more optimistic about this year's wheat crop. The rain comes just as wheat is ending its winter dormancy period and needs moisture. Full Story Top Yellowstone elk herd declines another 10 per cent as weather, predators, hunters take toll Tue,27 Mar 2012 01:30 PM PDT Associated Press - BILLINGS, Mont. - A major elk herd that migrates between Yellowstone National Park and Montana suffered another steep decline last year due to a hard winter, predator attacks and hunting, state and federal scientists said Tuesday. Full Story Top SBA offers disaster aid to W.Va. storm victims Tue,27 Mar 2012 01:13 PM PDT Associated Press - The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering disaster assistance to businesses, homeowners and renters affected by recent severe weather in southern West Virginia. Full Story Top Wheat prices fall as weather prospects improve Tue,27 Mar 2012 12:29 PM PDT Associated Press - Wheat futures are closing down 3 percent as recent rainfall in crop-producing states makes traders more optimistic about this year's harvest. Full Story Top 2C warming target 'out of reach' - ex UN climate chief Tue,27 Mar 2012 12:09 PM PDT AFP - The UN's former climate chief on Tuesday said the global warming pledge he helped set at the Copenhagen Summit little more than two years ago was already unattainable. Full Story Top Cities on front line of climate change Tue,27 Mar 2012 09:12 AM PDT AFP - The world's cities face the brunt of climate change but some are starting to respond vigorously to the threat, experts say at a conference here staged ahead of the June Rio summit. Full Story Top Cities on front line of climate change Tue,27 Mar 2012 07:40 AM PDT AFP Relax News - The world's cities face the brunt of climate change but some are starting to respond vigorously to the threat, experts say at a conference here staged ahead of the June Rio summit. Full Story Top

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