Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Daily News: Weather News Headlines - Were Colorado floods result of global warming? Probably not

Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 03:09 PM PDT

Were Colorado floods result of global warming? Probably not 
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 03:09 PM PDT
The record-breaking storm that caused the Colorado floods has been called a "thousand-year event," leading to speculation about whether the storm and flooding owed anything to climate change.
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Rain for the Weekend 
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 02:45 PM PDT
A cold front arrives Saturday night and will be the focus for widespread showers and thunderstorms.   Severe weather is not expected although there could be a few stronger storms. The cold front is currently back […]
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Twitter turns its social messaging platform into an emergency alert system 
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 11:36 AM PDT
Twitter turns its social messaging platform into an emergency alert systemBuilding on previous disaster response efforts, Twitter is rolling out a feature that will let agencies broadcast messages in a crisis. The program, called simply Twitter Alerts, lets users sign up for emergency messages from agencies like FEMA, the World Health Organization, and local police departments. Once you opt into an individual organization's alerts, it can send you push notifications and text messages in case of an emergency, like a less formal version of the severe weather warnings the National Weather Service sends straight to smartphones. ...
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In new report, climate experts to warn of sea peril 
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 09:08 AM PDT
View of the Norvegian fjord Kongsfjord off the coast of Ny-Alesund on June 5, 2010Stockholm (AFP) - UN experts are expected to warn on Friday that global warming will hoist sea levels higher than was projected six years ago, threatening millions of lives.
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NWS: Storms pushed NM out of 'extreme drought' 
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:49 AM PDT
Much of New Mexico remains beset by drought, but the recent heavy rains brought some relief — especially in the driest areas. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that 75 percent of the state remains ...
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4 Things to Know About the IPCC's Climate Change Report 
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:00 AM PDT
This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international organization established by the United Nations to assess the science, risks and impacts of global warming, will release its latest big report on the science of climate change — the group's first assessment since 2007.
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