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Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Weather woes overshadow Fourth of July in US Western firefighters hoping for calmer weather The nation's weather Climate change no longer tops US environment worries 9% of Today's Warming Caused By Preindustrial People Video: Destructive Derecho Windstorm Sweeps Across US North Carolina lawmakers reject sea level rise predictions First Person: Cincinnati Could Only Escape Heat, Nasty Weather for so Long The Colorado wildfires: Is this what global warming looks like? Exactly How Hot Is It? Picking the Right Weather Site for You Exactly How Hot Is It? Which Weather Site Is Right for You This summer is 'what global warming looks like' Twin Cities reaches record high temperature Warm weather causing declining SD crop conditions Power out for 300K Ohio customers days after storm Great DFW Weather For July 4 Fireworks Feds OK help for fruit growers hammered by weather Science, Politics Collide Over Extreme Weather, Climate Change This US summer is 'what global warming looks like' Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: From the Big Bang to the Big Controversy (aka Climate Change) Dry weather warnings on road, fireworks How the 'derecho' storm came to be such a surprise to the mid-Atlantic 2nd round of storms cuts power for more Ohioans Colorado Governor Seeks Assistance for Weather-Related Crop Losses Third-driest June in Nashville, hottest day ever Weather woes overshadow Fourth of July in US Wed,4 Jul 2012 02:47 PM PDT AFP - More than a million customers in the storm-hit United States remained without power Wednesday, as canceled firework displays and no air-conditioning made for a miserable July 4 holiday for many Americans. Full Story Top Western firefighters hoping for calmer weather Wed,4 Jul 2012 09:50 AM PDT Associated Press - Firefighters battling wildfires in the West were hoping a holiday of calmer winds and higher humidity would help efforts against scores of fires burning across the region, while keeping a nervous eye for fireworks and other hazards. Full Story Top The nation's weather Wed,4 Jul 2012 03:20 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Wednesday, July 04, 2012. Full Story Top Climate change no longer tops US environment worries Tue,3 Jul 2012 06:32 PM PDT AFP - Americans no longer see climate change as the world's number-one environmental issue, according to a public opinion poll released Tuesday amid an ongoing heat wave in much of the United States. Full Story Top 9% of Today's Warming Caused By Preindustrial People Tue,3 Jul 2012 04:11 PM PDT LiveScience.com - Humans started causing climate change long before the Industrial Revolution and the beginning of the fossil fuel era. A new study shows that the echoes of the earliest human-caused carbon emissions are still present in our atmosphere. Full Story Top Video: Destructive Derecho Windstorm Sweeps Across US Tue,3 Jul 2012 02:34 PM PDT LiveScience.com - A destructive derecho — a rare, powerful, and long-reaching windstorm that accompanies lines of thunderstorms — swept from the Midwest to the East Coast on Friday, June 29, and a new video stitched together from satellite images shows the storm's furious progress. Full Story Top North Carolina lawmakers reject sea level rise predictions Tue,3 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT Reuters - RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Lawmakers in North Carolina, which has a long Atlantic Ocean coastline and vast areas of low-lying land, voted on Tuesday to ignore studies predicting a rapid rise in sea level due to climate change and postpone planning for the consequences. Opponents of the measure said it was a case of legislators "putting our heads in the sand" to avoid acknowledging the possible effects of global warming. ... Full Story Top First Person: Cincinnati Could Only Escape Heat, Nasty Weather for so Long Tue,3 Jul 2012 01:21 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - Yahoo! asked contributors for their quick take on how the current spate of power outages and bad weather -- heat waves, floods, storms, wildfires and more -- are affecting their day-to-day lives. Here's one look. Full Story Top The Colorado wildfires: Is this what global warming looks like? Tue,3 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT The Week (RSS) - "Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful freak wind storm called a derecho," says Seth Borenstein for The Associated Press. These are the kinds of extreme weather conditions that have assailed swathes of the country in recent weeks, from the raging wildfires in Colorado to a devastating East Coast thunderstorm — the derecho — that killed 20 people and left millions without power. The deadly weather is hardly a surprise to scientists who have long predicted that climate change would lead to precisely these types... Full Story Top Exactly How Hot Is It? Picking the Right Weather Site for You Tue,3 Jul 2012 11:16 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Just as the weather has started getting all freaky global warming on us, the Weather Channel has bought up the beloved weather site, Weather Underground, leading us to question whether we're still using the best weather site. When it comes to checking the weather, we tend to be creatures of habit since most weather forecasts are the same — they emanate from the National Weather Service. The main difference is presentation. ... Full Story Top Exactly How Hot Is It? Which Weather Site Is Right for You Tue,3 Jul 2012 11:16 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Just as the weather has started getting all freaky global warming on us, the Weather Channel has bought up the beloved weather site, Weather Underground, leading us to question whether we're still using the best weather site. When it comes to checking the weather, we tend to be creatures of habit since most weather forecasts are the same — they emanate from the National Weather Service. The main difference is presentation. ... Full Story Top This summer is 'what global warming looks like' Tue,3 Jul 2012 10:11 AM PDT Associated Press - Is it just freakish weather or something more? Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Full Story Top Twin Cities reaches record high temperature Tue,3 Jul 2012 08:17 AM PDT Associated Press - Just how hot is it out there? The National Weather Service says the Twin Cities hit a record high temperature. Full Story Top Warm weather causing declining SD crop conditions Tue,3 Jul 2012 07:45 AM PDT Associated Press - Crop development is still ahead of the five-year average in South Dakota, but crop conditions are continuing to decline due to a lack of moisture. Full Story Top Power out for 300K Ohio customers days after storm Tue,3 Jul 2012 07:44 AM PDT Associated Press - More than 300,000 customers remain without power in central and southwest Ohio as utility crews work to restore service interrupted by two rounds of weekend thunderstorms. Full Story Top Great DFW Weather For July 4 Fireworks Tue,3 Jul 2012 06:38 AM PDT Full Story Top Feds OK help for fruit growers hammered by weather Tue,3 Jul 2012 06:23 AM PDT Associated Press - The federal government Monday declared Michigan a disaster area because of damage to fruit crops from erratic spring weather, making growers eligible to seek low-interest loans. Full Story Top Science, Politics Collide Over Extreme Weather, Climate Change Tue,3 Jul 2012 03:52 AM PDT National Journal - According to some environmentalists and scientists, climate change was knocking down Washington's door—and its power lines—this past weekend. Full Story Top This US summer is 'what global warming looks like' Mon,2 Jul 2012 11:53 PM PDT Associated Press - If you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, scientists suggest taking a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Full Story Top Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: From the Big Bang to the Big Controversy (aka Climate Change) Mon,2 Jul 2012 02:30 PM PDT Scientific American - Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: From the Big Bang to the Big Controversy (aka Climate Change) Full Story Top Dry weather warnings on road, fireworks Mon,2 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT Full Story Top How the 'derecho' storm came to be such a surprise to the mid-Atlantic Mon,2 Jul 2012 01:57 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Weather forecasters first saw the small cluster of thunderstorms as they formed in northern Indiana on Friday afternoon. Full Story Top 2nd round of storms cuts power for more Ohioans Mon,2 Jul 2012 11:45 AM PDT Associated Press - When the lights began flickering during another bout of thunderstorms, Leo Welsh braced himself for his second power outage in three days and decided there was no point in getting upset. Full Story Top Colorado Governor Seeks Assistance for Weather-Related Crop Losses Mon,2 Jul 2012 11:05 AM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - Excessive heat. High winds. Low snowpack. Late freeze. Drought. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on Friday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for assistance for counties impacted by the state's extreme weather. Here are the details. Full Story Top Third-driest June in Nashville, hottest day ever Mon,2 Jul 2012 11:01 AM PDT Associated Press - The National Weather Service has crunched some end-of-June numbers that give dimension to the heat wave. Full Story Top

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