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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Wild Australian weather hits BHP iron ore production Air tax feud may affect climate change talks: US envoy Global warming mystery: Why are some glaciers growing? Warm, Damp Weather Means A Bumper Crop Of Snakes Eyewitness to Tornadoes in Kansas Global warming mystery: Why are some glaciers growing? Quiet & Mild Weather Pattern Continues For DFW Warm Weather Has Even The Desk-Bound Taking A Break The nation's weather US greenhouse gases back up after decline Front-runner in Alberta election says climate science 'not settled' Houston Weather Spawns More Spring Storms The new Cold War? As climate change melts polar ice cap, militaries vie for Arctic advantage Center City Philadelphia Weather Beckons Lunch-Goers To Linger A While Longer Warm weather boosts SD fishing license sales Six nations volunteer to host Green Climate Fund: UN Fire Weather Warning for New York No ice loss seen in major Himalayan glaciers: scientists Warm Weather Hits Big Apple US retail sales helped by warm weather in March Quiet Weather Week Expected For North Texas Chicago Fire 1-1 Houston Dynamo: Honors even in weather-shortened affair at Toyota Park As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge Very Nice Weather Ahead No ice loss seen in major Himalayan glaciers: scientists Wild Australian weather hits BHP iron ore production Tue,17 Apr 2012 05:53 PM PDT AFP - Global mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday said iron ore production fell eight percent in the March quarter from the previous three months due to Australian cyclone activity. Full Story Top Air tax feud may affect climate change talks: US envoy Tue,17 Apr 2012 12:13 PM PDT AFP - Disagreement over a European scheme to tax airlines for carbon emissions may affect talks seeking new global warming targets, US climate envoy Todd Stern said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Global warming mystery: Why are some glaciers growing? Tue,17 Apr 2012 11:38 AM PDT The Week (RSS) - Glaciers around the world are slowly melting, and scientists are quick to point their fingers at manmade climate change. But new research suggests that a few glaciers aren't shrinking at all, and may even be growing. Here, a brief guide to this counterintuitive phenomenon:  Full Story Top Warm, Damp Weather Means A Bumper Crop Of Snakes Tue,17 Apr 2012 09:55 AM PDT CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top Eyewitness to Tornadoes in Kansas Tue,17 Apr 2012 08:21 AM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - FIRST PERSON | BELLE PLAINE, Kan. -- Living in the Midwest, especially in Kansas, during severe weather is a bit terrifying for me. But considering that what happened this weekend, it's not as bad. Kansas weather is unpredictable most of the time. Full Story Top Global warming mystery: Why are some glaciers growing? Tue,17 Apr 2012 07:20 AM PDT The Week - Around the world, ice caps are melting due to climate change. But a few icy masses in the Himalayas are, weirdly enough, getting bigger Full Story Top Quiet & Mild Weather Pattern Continues For DFW Tue,17 Apr 2012 06:20 AM PDT CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top Warm Weather Has Even The Desk-Bound Taking A Break Tue,17 Apr 2012 04:35 AM PDT CBS Philly (RSS) - Full Story Top The nation's weather Tue,17 Apr 2012 01:53 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The main weather producer on Tuesday will continue to be a slow-moving front that will move slowly through Texas and the Southeast. With ample moisture still available, widespread showers and thunderstorms from southern Texas through the Southeast are likely. Some of these thunderstorms may be severe in nature, producing large hail and the possibility of weak tornadoes. Residents in the Southeast should monitor local weather conditions and prepared to take precautions should severe weather develop. Full Story Top US greenhouse gases back up after decline Mon,16 Apr 2012 03:17 PM PDT AFP - US emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change rose in 2010, ending a brief downward turn as the world's largest economy gradually recovers from recession, official data showed Monday. Full Story Top Front-runner in Alberta election says climate science 'not settled' Mon,16 Apr 2012 03:13 PM PDT Associated Press - EDMONTON - The woman who leads a front-running party in Alberta's provincial election says the science of climate change is not settled. Full Story Top Houston Weather Spawns More Spring Storms Mon,16 Apr 2012 02:04 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - FIRST PERSON | HUMBLE, Texas -- Rain, Rain go away, come again another day… Talk about wet and wild here just north of Houston. Full Story Top The new Cold War? As climate change melts polar ice cap, militaries vie for Arctic advantage Mon,16 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT Associated Press - YOKOSUKA, Japan - To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts. Full Story Top Center City Philadelphia Weather Beckons Lunch-Goers To Linger A While Longer Mon,16 Apr 2012 12:13 PM PDT CBS Philly (RSS) - Full Story Top Warm weather boosts SD fishing license sales Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:58 AM PDT Associated Press - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has sold more than twice as many annual resident fishing licenses than it did at this point last year thanks to an unseasonably warm spring. Full Story Top Six nations volunteer to host Green Climate Fund: UN Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:38 AM PDT AFP - Germany, Mexico, Namibia, Poland, South Korea and Switzerland have volunteered to host the Green Climate Fund that will help poor countries fight global warming, the UN climate forum said on Monday. Full Story Top Fire Weather Warning for New York Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - The lack of snow during the winter and the lack of rain in the spring is setting the stage for fire weather in much of southeastern New York as well as upstate. The National Weather Service issued a fire weather warning this morning for Orange, Putnam, Rockland and northern Westchester counties. An enhanced fire weather statement has been issued for Delaware and Sullivan counties. Full Story Top No ice loss seen in major Himalayan glaciers: scientists Mon,16 Apr 2012 09:28 AM PDT AFP Relax News - One of the world's biggest glacier regions has so far resisted global warming that has ravaged mountain ice elsewhere, scientists reported on Sunday. Full Story Top Warm Weather Hits Big Apple Mon,16 Apr 2012 07:40 AM PDT DNAinfo (RSS) - Full Story Top US retail sales helped by warm weather in March Mon,16 Apr 2012 07:12 AM PDT AFP - Unseasonably warm weather that boosted the construction sector helped drive US retail sales in March, Commerce Department figures showed Monday. Full Story Top Quiet Weather Week Expected For North Texas Mon,16 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top Chicago Fire 1-1 Houston Dynamo: Honors even in weather-shortened affair at Toyota Park Mon,16 Apr 2012 04:49 AM PDT Yahoo! Sports - Chicago Fire 1-1 Houston Dynamo: Honors even in weather-shortened affair at Toyota Park Full Story Top As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge Mon,16 Apr 2012 04:47 AM PDT Associated Press - To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts. Full Story Top Very Nice Weather Ahead Sun,15 Apr 2012 04:36 PM PDT CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top No ice loss seen in major Himalayan glaciers: scientists Sun,15 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT AFP - One of the world's biggest glacier regions has so far resisted global warming that has ravaged mountain ice elsewhere, scientists reported on Sunday. Full Story Top

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