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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Corn climbs on forecast for dry weather Readers Write: US must preserve, not develop Arctic; Way forward for Israelis, Palestinians Extreme Weather Hurts Low-Income People Most Extreme Weather Puts Low-Income Individuals At Risk New Android apps worth downloading: Yahoo! Weather update, BrainAttack, Telekinesis Kyle Where Is the Public on Energy and Climate Policy?

Corn climbs on forecast for dry weather  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 12:28 PM PDT Corn is gaining the most in almost four months as dry weather is forecast for the Midwest. December corn rose 22 cents, or 4.7 percent, to $4.85 a bushel Monday. That's the biggest one-day increase since ... Full Story	Top
Readers Write: US must preserve, not develop Arctic; Way forward for Israelis, Palestinians  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 11:14 AM PDT Despite the challenges that climate change is already bringing to Alaska, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) of Alaska makes an impassioned plea for charging ahead with a pioneering spirit to develop the Arctic, including drilling for oil, as melting sea ice opens up this once-inaccessible region ("Time is running out for US development in Arctic," July 29). Many of us in Alaska wish that Ms. Murkowski would instead focus on another important American value – leadership. Full Story	Top
Extreme Weather Hurts Low-Income People Most  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 10:24 AM PDT Low-income communities are disproportionately affected by extreme weather, according to a report out Monday from the Center for American Progress that offers policy recommendations to shore up infrastructure and protect against future damages.The report, titled "A Disaster in the Making: Addressing the Vulnerability of Low-Income Communities to Extreme Weather," states that neighborhoods where a majority of residents live at or below the poverty line are ill-prepared to deal with fallout from storms and other weather-related disasters. ... Full Story	Top
Extreme Weather Puts Low-Income Individuals At Risk  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 10:09 AM PDT Low-income communities are disproportionately affected by extreme weather, according to a report out Monday from the Center for American Progress that offers policy recommendations to shore up infrastructure and protect against future damages.The report, titled "A Disaster in the Making: Addressing the Vulnerability of Low-Income Communities to Extreme Weather," states that neighborhoods where a majority of residents live at or below the poverty line are ill-prepared to deal with fallout from storms and other weather-related disasters. ... Full Story	Top
New Android apps worth downloading: Yahoo! Weather update, BrainAttack, Telekinesis Kyle  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:02 AM PDT Get your weather information with beautiful, user-snapped photos in Yahoo! Weather, which kicks off today's App Worth Downloading list. It brings you all the weather information you're used to finding, plus more detailed data like wind pressure and UV indexes to supplement the usual forecasts. We've also got BrainAttack, an app meant to help doctors properly treat stroke victims, and Telekinesis Kyle, a puzzle-platformer in which players must use Kyle's ability to manipulate objects with his mind in order to clear obstacles and create paths forward. Full Story	Top
Where Is the Public on Energy and Climate Policy?  Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 11:00 PM PDT What do people throughout the United States think about energy and climate-change policies? Full Story	Top

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