Daily News Digest: Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News | My Alerts | Edit Alert

Sunday, August 26, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Romney faces balancing act with convention, storm Shifting Storm Path Poses New Challenges for GOP Almanac forecast: Wintry weather _ and mystery New GOP Plan Subject To Weather On Climate, It's Not the Heat, It's the Timidity Rain finally arrives in drought-hit areas of U.S. UN green climate fund, aiding poor, to pick HQ in 2012 GOP delays convention business due to Isaac RNC chairman: Convention will convene Monday, then recess until Tuesday afternoon due to Isaac GOP Delays Convention Start Republicans Delay Convention Start to Tuesday Due to Weather Concerns Green Climate Fund to hold next meeting in South Korea New Space Weather Video Shows Sun Waking Up Stormy Weather Thwarts 2nd Launch Try for NASA Radiation Probes Storms spoil NASA's 2nd launch bid for satellites Will PBS' Jim Lehrer, Moderator of First Presidential Debate, Ask Obama and Romney About Climate Change? Chris May And Eyewitness Weather Team Host 'Eye On Extreme Weather' On Anniversary Of Hurricane Irene In Romney plan, oil drilling unfettered by politics Climate vs. weather: Extreme events narrow doubts The nation's weather Drought, food supply fears boost small-scale irrigation: study Air Board: Weather conditions helped disperse Chevron smoke plume Organizers meet to create $100b climate fund Obama vs. Romney: Energy--Graphic UN green climate fund, meant to aid poor, holds first talks Romney faces balancing act with convention, storm Sun,26 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT Associated Press - With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on the Gulf Coast, Republicans left open the possibility of bigger changes to Mitt Romney's already-shortened convention, mindful of political awkwardness in celebrating while severe weather threatens New Orleans on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Full Story Top Shifting Storm Path Poses New Challenges for GOP Sun,26 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT National Journal - Tropical Storm Isaac is veering away from a direct hit on Tampa Bay and toward a potentially large political problem for Mitt Romney and the Republican National Convention delegates poised to nominate him for president.The National Weather Service reported on Sunday evening that Isaac was spinning away from the Florida Gulf Coast as it travels north, but forecasters warned that up to 10 inches of rain could still pelt the Tampa area and that water could rise 2 to 4 feet, flooding low-lying areas. The service issued a hurricane warning for metropolitan New Orleans. ... Full Story Top Almanac forecast: Wintry weather _ and mystery Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:49 AM PDT Associated Press - The weather world is full of high-profile meteorologists like NBC's Al Roker and the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore. But the guy making the forecasts for the Farmers' Almanac is more like the man behind the curtain. Full Story Top New GOP Plan Subject To Weather Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:44 AM PDT National Journal - GOP, Eyeing Isaac, Issues New Convention ScheduleThe revised schedule is for a convention running from Tuesday to Thursday. Romney campaign adviser Russ Schriefer said officials are monitoring the weather closely and left the door open to more schedule changes.Schriefer said he didn't want to discuss "hypothetical" cancellations but "our concern has to be with the people in the path" of the storm.Under the revised schedule, Mitt Romney will be nominated Tuesday night and give his acceptance speech Thursday night.Former Arkansas Gov. ... Full Story Top On Climate, It's Not the Heat, It's the Timidity Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT National Journal - This year's unremitting heat, droughts, wildfires, and freak storms have thrust climate change back into the spotlight. But even with the issue fresh in people's minds—not to mention in media coverage and Washington's echo chamber—climate change hasn't made it onto the priority list that matters most: the one kept by the two presidential contenders. Full Story Top Rain finally arrives in drought-hit areas of U.S. Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:23 AM PDT Reuters - KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Weekend storms produced heavy rain in some parts of the drought-stricken central United States but gave other areas scant relief from the worst drought since 1956 and the widespread damage it has done to crops across the Midwest. Central Kansas received the most rain on Saturday and Sunday, three to four inches in many areas and six inches in some spots, according to the National Weather Service. Topeka and Wichita, after months of extreme drought, broke rainfall records for any August 25 with close to three inches in each city. ... Full Story Top UN green climate fund, aiding poor, to pick HQ in 2012 Sun,26 Aug 2012 01:29 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Leaders of a fledgling U.N. green fund agreed at a first meeting on Saturday to pick a headquarters this year as part of a plan to oversee billions of dollars in aid to help developing nations fight global warming. The three-day meeting in Geneva heard pitches from the six countries -- Germany, Mexico, Namibia, Poland, South Korea and Switzerland -- that want to host the Green Climate Fund, the main U.N. body due to manage $100 billion in aid from 2020. ... Full Story Top GOP delays convention business due to Isaac Sat,25 Aug 2012 04:12 PM PDT Associated Press - The Republican Party is delaying the bulk of its convention until Tuesday afternoon because of the severe weather expected from Tropical Storm Isaac. Full Story Top RNC chairman: Convention will convene Monday, then recess until Tuesday afternoon due to Isaac Sat,25 Aug 2012 04:06 PM PDT Associated Press - TAMPA, Fla. - The Republican Party will delay the bulk of its convention until Tuesday afternoon because of the severe weather forecast from Isaac. Full Story Top GOP Delays Convention Start Sat,25 Aug 2012 02:06 PM PDT National Journal - Severe weather pushes GOP convention to Tuesday.GOP officials are delaying the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa to at least Tuesday due to Tropical Storm Isaac, according to a memo released by Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus.The convention will officially convened Monday, and then immediately recessed until Tuesday, to accomodate travelers expected to encounter "severe transportation difficulties." Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strike the Tampa Bay region Monday, bringing with it sustained rain and high winds. ... Full Story Top Republicans Delay Convention Start to Tuesday Due to Weather Concerns Sat,25 Aug 2012 12:24 PM PDT National Journal - Republican officials are delaying the start of their convention until at least Tuesday as Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on the Tampa Bay region, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Saturday in a memo. Full Story Top Green Climate Fund to hold next meeting in South Korea Sat,25 Aug 2012 11:24 AM PDT AFP - The Green Climate Fund, which will help poor countries fight global warming, will hold its next meeting from October 18 to 20 in South Korea, the body said Saturday. Full Story Top New Space Weather Video Shows Sun Waking Up Sat,25 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT SPACE.com - A new video from a sun-watching spacecraft shows just how much our star has woken up in the last three years. Full Story Top Stormy Weather Thwarts 2nd Launch Try for NASA Radiation Probes Sat,25 Aug 2012 03:11 AM PDT SPACE.com - NASA delayed the launch of two new space radiation probes for the second day in a row Saturday (Aug. 25), this time due to stormy weather. Full Story Top Storms spoil NASA's 2nd launch bid for satellites Sat,25 Aug 2012 01:36 AM PDT Associated Press - Thunderstorms have ruined NASA's second attempt to launch a pair of science satellites. Full Story Top Will PBS' Jim Lehrer, Moderator of First Presidential Debate, Ask Obama and Romney About Climate Change? Fri,24 Aug 2012 11:52 AM PDT Takepart.com - Candidates for the highest office in the land should discuss their positions on climate change during the upcoming presidential debates, according to the League of Conservation Voters (LCV). Full Story Top Chris May And Eyewitness Weather Team Host 'Eye On Extreme Weather' On Anniversary Of Hurricane Irene Fri,24 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT Full Story Top In Romney plan, oil drilling unfettered by politics Fri,24 Aug 2012 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - In unveiling his energy policy on Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tapped into the oil industry's giddy optimism about shale drilling to paint a rosy picture of U.S. economic renaissance fueled by hydrocarbons. A 21-page energy policy white paper distributed by the Romney campaign is also notable for what it doesn't address: The document contains no mention of climate change, few proposals to curb U.S. fossil fuel demand, and sparse paragraphs on the merits of renewable energy. The promise of a drilling frenzy takes center stage. ... Full Story Top Climate vs. weather: Extreme events narrow doubts Fri,24 Aug 2012 04:54 AM PDT AFP - Heatwaves, drought and floods that have struck the northern hemisphere for the third summer running are narrowing doubts that man-made warming is disrupting Earth's climate system, say some scientists. Full Story Top The nation's weather Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:51 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, August 24, 2012. Full Story Top Drought, food supply fears boost small-scale irrigation: study Thu,23 Aug 2012 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Farmers in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly taking up small-scale irrigation schemes as drought threatens the security of food supplies, a report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) said. "With food security back on the international agricultural agenda, and climate change increasing the uncertainty of rainfall, it is an opportune time to reconsider investments related to irrigated agriculture," the study said on Friday. ... Full Story Top Air Board: Weather conditions helped disperse Chevron smoke plume Thu,23 Aug 2012 02:32 PM PDT Full Story Top Organizers meet to create $100b climate fund Thu,23 Aug 2012 10:21 AM PDT Associated Press - A new global fund on climate change that aims to channel $100 billion a year in aid to poor countries selected officials from South Africa and Australia as its leaders at its first meeting Thursday. Full Story Top Obama vs. Romney: Energy--Graphic Thu,23 Aug 2012 08:53 AM PDT National Journal - CLIMATE CHANGE In 2008, Obama campaigned on a pledge to enact a sweeping cap-and-trade law that would slash fossil-fuel pollution, mandate increased production of renewable electricity, and spend $150 billion on clean-energy research over a decade. The bill failed in the Senate, and "cap-and-trade" has become a politically toxic phrase, but the president has continued to pursue elements of climate-change and carbon-reduction policy. ... Full Story Top UN green climate fund, meant to aid poor, holds first talks Thu,23 Aug 2012 06:39 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Leaders of a U.N. green fund meant to channel billions of dollars to help developing economies cope with climate change met for the first time on Thursday after months of delays. The 24-strong board began 3-day talks in Geneva, trying to decide where the fund will be based and other details, officials said. Ways to extract planned new aid from the anaemic economies of rich countries will be left for later meetings. ... Full Story Top

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.