Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:31 PM PDT
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Warmer weather pushes Home Depot 1Q profit up
Tue,15 May 2012 02:51 PM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2011, file photo shows a Home Depot store in Edmond, Okla. Home Depot is expected to report its earnings Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Home Depot said Tuesday, May 15, 2012 that its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 27.5 percent as warmer weather brought consumers out for spring gardening and lawn products. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)Home Depot said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income climbed nearly 28 percent as unseasonably warm winter and increased business from contractors and other professional customers boosted results at the world's biggest home-improvement company.


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Many Mammals Won't Survive Climate Change; An Organism That Eats Plastic
Tue,15 May 2012 02:35 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -

Many Mammals Won't Survive Climate Change; An Organism That Eats PlasticDiscovered: Many of our mammal brethren will not survive climate change, high fructose corn syrup keeps getting better, finally a plastic bag solution that works for the environment, and America will get a lot warmer over the next sixty years. 


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Unseasonable Michigan Weather Means Imported Cherries
Tue,15 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - Michigan is the leading grower of cherries in the United States. It won't be this year, however. Unseasonably high temperatures coupled with late, heavy frosts have damaged much of the state's cherry crop. Michigan retailers are importing cherries from other countries, says Michigan Radio. Here are details. Full Story
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Weather concern for Colorado wildfire crews
Tue,15 May 2012 08:21 AM PDT
Associated Press - Crews fighting a wildfire in northern Colorado have brought in a helicopter and about 80 more firefighters to try to bring the blaze under control. Full Story
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Mild weather contributed to less maple syrup in NH
Tue,15 May 2012 08:04 AM PDT
Associated Press - The New Hampshire Maple Producers Association says the maple syrup season ran about seven to 10 days earlier this year, with mild weather contributing to lower-than-anticipated syrup production. Full Story
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The Angry Sun: How to Predict Space Weather
Tue,15 May 2012 06:54 AM PDT
LiveScience.com -

The Angry Sun: How to Predict Space WeatherGet ready for some solar action. Earth is entering a period where potentially damaging solar storms can wreak havoc on communications and satellites. That's what the experts at the Space Weather Prediction Center tell us.


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Relaxnews app selection: crowdsourced weather, tennis results and sunscreen alerts
Tue,15 May 2012 06:36 AM PDT
AFP Relax News -

The official iPhone app of the Cannes Festival.Follow film and fashion at Cannes, enjoy the Euro 2012 football and take in some tennis at Roland Garros, or simply check the weather and get away from it all with this selection of some of the coolest, most interesting and downright fun applications for iOS and Android devices as selected this month by the journalists at leading leisure news wire agency Relaxnews.  


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The nation's weather
Tue,15 May 2012 03:37 AM PDT
Associated Press -

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows clouds cover the Eastern US as a low pressure system moves through the Southeastern US and a cold front slides across the Great Lakes and Northeastern US. This kicks up widespread showers and thunderstorms across most of the Eastern US. Meanwhile, another low pressure system develops over northern Texas, producing scattered thunderstorms over the Southern Plains. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Weather Underground Forecast for Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The most active weather in the country on Tuesday will be a storm system that will move very slowly through the eastern third of the country. This storm will provide light to moderate rain from the Southeast through the Northeast. Some of this rain will come from thunderstorms that may develop, however there is only a slight chance that any of these thunderstorms will be severe.


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Tories admit to closing enviro research group because they disliked results
Mon,14 May 2012 02:52 PM PDT
Associated Press - OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed what the rumour mill suspected: it shut down an arm's length, independent advisory group because it didn't like the advice it was getting on addressing climate change. Full Story
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Pop-Up Showers Before Warm DFW Weather
Mon,14 May 2012 06:08 AM PDT
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Evolution and Climate Change Should Be Taught in Schools, Say States
Fri,11 May 2012 03:08 PM PDT
Scientific American - Evolution and Climate Change Should Be Taught in Schools, Say States Full Story
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Celebrity weather reports: A video roundup
Fri,11 May 2012 02:30 PM PDT
The Week (RSS) - "Now here's Prince Charles with the weather," says Madeleine Davis at Jezebel. BBC viewers in Scotland were treated to a surprise weather report when Prince Charles dropped by the BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow this week and made a detour to the weather desk. But the royal is hardly the first celebrity "drafted to point at isobars." Here, a look at six celebrity meteorologist cameos:1. Prince Charles The heir to the throne was given a rather predictable report to deliver to Scottish viewers: "Cold, wet, and windy." But he did a charming job of it, says Jessica Derschowitz of CBS... Full Story
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Celebrity weather reports: A video roundup
Fri,11 May 2012 10:30 AM PDT
The Week - Prince Charles tries his royal hand at delivering the forecast, joining the ranks of Steve Carell, Ellen DeGeneres, and other A-list weather desk crashers Full Story
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North Texas Weather Headlines Are All Wet
Fri,11 May 2012 06:30 AM PDT
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Rainy Weather On The Way For Rangers Game
Thu,10 May 2012 01:51 PM PDT
CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story
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Prince Charles turns weatherman for Scotland
Thu,10 May 2012 01:44 PM PDT
Reuters -

A still image from video shows Britain's Prince Charles presenting a special weather forecast during a visit to BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow(Reuters) - Television audiences watching the weather forecast in Scotland received an unexpected surprise on Thursday as Britain's Prince Charles delivered the local weather report for the region. Dressed in a dark suit, blue shirt and striped tie, Charles looked the consummate professional as he gestured towards the map behind him, describing the wet and cold conditions in store for Scotland over the coming days. "There will be snow for the higher grounds of the highlands and Aberdeenshire. ...


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Prince Charles Delivers the Weather Report
Thu,10 May 2012 01:08 PM PDT
Yahoo! TV - Your forecast today: cloudy with a chance of royalty. None other than Prince Charles delivered the weather report on the BBC. Full Story
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Up next on TV: The weather with Prince Charles
Thu,10 May 2012 08:47 AM PDT
Associated Press -

BRitain's Prince Charles reads the weather in the Six O'Clock studio whilst on a tour of the BBC Scotland Headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland where they met staff to celebrate sixty years of BBC Scotland Television Thursday May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan/PA Wire) UNITED KINGDOM OUTIf this king thing doesn't work out, Prince Charles may be able to fall back on a budding career as a weather man.


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Prince Charles turns weatherman for Scotland
Thu,10 May 2012 08:45 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Television audiences watching the weather forecast in Scotland received an unexpected surprise on Thursday as Britain's Prince Charles delivered the local weather report for the region. Dressed in a dark suit, blue shirt and striped tie, Charles looked the consummate professional as he gestured towards the map behind him, describing the wet and cold conditions in store for Scotland over the coming days. "There will be snow for the higher grounds of the highlands and Aberdeenshire. ... Full Story
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Coconuts, wind and sun to power Pacific nations
Thu,10 May 2012 07:44 AM PDT
AFP -

Now instead of finding ways to escape the heat, like this schoolboy in Tuvalu, islanders will use it to create energyTiny Pacific nations which are most at threat from rising seas have vowed to dump diesel and other dirty expensive fuels blamed for causing global warming and replace them with clean sources.


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Up next on TV: The weather with Prince Charles
Thu,10 May 2012 06:47 AM PDT
Yahoo! OMG (RSS) - If this king thing doesn't work out, Prince Charles may be able to fall back on a budding career as a weather man. Full Story
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Bill Nye the Science Guy: Climate change more important than economy [VIDEO]
Wed,9 May 2012 08:16 PM PDT
The Daily Caller - Bill Nye the Science Guy told the Daily Caller on Tuesday that climate change is a bigger problem than the economy or high unemployment. Full Story
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Hot Sauce and Weight Lose; Artificial Leaf May Come in Handy
Wed,9 May 2012 01:39 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -

Hot Sauce and Weight Lose; Artificial Leaf May Come in HandyDiscovered: A potentially delicious weight-loss solution, an artificial leaf that can save us from climate change, biodiversity is our next environmental issue and a big pretty picture of a ball of old stars. 


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Calfrac profit beats, rev misses on mild winter
Wed,9 May 2012 06:49 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Calfrac Well Services Ltd reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong drilling activity in North America, although revenue missed market forecasts as mild winter weather in Canada hampered movement of equipment. Drillers and well service companies such as Calfrac and Precision Drilling Corp rely on frozen ground to move heavy gear across boggy terrain during winter. Precision Drilling, which reported last month, missed analysts' profit expectations. ... Full Story
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Cooler Weather Here To Stay, Low Rain Chances
Tue,8 May 2012 01:43 PM PDT
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