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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Polar bears older than previously thought: study Evening Weather Update 4-19-2012 Mild weather spurs record March visitation, Smokies park up nearly 20 per cent year to date Is Warm Weather Casting a Cloud Over U.S. Job Growth? Pool Corp. reports 1Q profit on warm weather Warm & Windy Weather Blows Through North Texas The nation's weather China 'river pig' deaths raise extinction fears Poll: More Americans Link Global Warming with Extreme Weather Events Southern Africa to build climate change study centre Most Americans Link Global Warming to Weather Madness Shell Weighs $4B Onshore Nigeria Investment: Report Can Statistics Predict Weather Without Meteorologists? This App Thinks So Warm DFW Weather Before Small Storm Chance Shell looks at $4B in possible projects in Nigeria 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 US greenhouse gases back up after decline Front-runner in Alberta election says climate science 'not settled' Polar bears older than previously thought: study Thu,19 Apr 2012 06:02 PM PDT AFP - Polar bears diverged from their closest relatives 600,000 years ago, far earlier than previously thought, suggesting more challenges in the face of climate change, scientists said. Full Story Top Evening Weather Update 4-19-2012 Thu,19 Apr 2012 03:00 PM PDT DNAinfo (RSS) - Full Story Top Mild weather spurs record March visitation, Smokies park up nearly 20 per cent year to date Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:58 AM PDT Associated Press - GATLINBURG, Tenn. - Officials of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park say mild weather probably had a lot to do with March being a record month for visits. Full Story Top Is Warm Weather Casting a Cloud Over U.S. Job Growth? Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:13 AM PDT U.S.News & World Report LP - Spring break may be long past, but the economy could long be feeling the hangover from the February and March it had. Full Story Top Pool Corp. reports 1Q profit on warm weather Thu,19 Apr 2012 08:55 AM PDT Associated Press - With record temperatures across much of the U.S. putting summer in the minds of homeowners, the Pool Corp. reversed last year's first-quarter loss and boosted its outlook for 2012 Thursday. Full Story Top Warm & Windy Weather Blows Through North Texas Thu,19 Apr 2012 07:30 AM PDT CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top The nation's weather Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:21 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, April 19, 2012. Full Story Top China 'river pig' deaths raise extinction fears Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:10 AM PDT AFP - China says 16 endangered finless porpoises have been found dead since the beginning of the year and experts blame water pollution and climate change for pushing the species toward extinction. Full Story Top Poll: More Americans Link Global Warming with Extreme Weather Events Wed,18 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - According to the New York Times, a poll shows a large majority of Americans attribute recent and unusual seasonal weather to global warming. The poll, conducted by Yale University and George Mason University, asked about extreme weather events that people were personally impacted by and their belief in the role of global warming in these events. The results indicate a correlation between individual's personal experience with an extreme weather event and an affirmative belief in global warming. Full Story Top Southern Africa to build climate change study centre Wed,18 Apr 2012 01:28 PM PDT AFP - Southern African countries on Wednesday agreed to launch a centre to tie together climate change studies across the region. Full Story Top Most Americans Link Global Warming to Weather Madness Wed,18 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Severe droughts in Texas and the Great Plains. Hurricane Irene sweeping the Eastern Seaboard. Tornadoes in the Midwest, and floods in Mississippi. Record-breaking temperatures across the U.S. With such widespread madness, it's no surprise that the majority of Americans say they have personally experienced an extreme weather event or natural disaster in the past year. Full Story Top Shell Weighs $4B Onshore Nigeria Investment: Report Wed,18 Apr 2012 08:40 AM PDT Fox Business (RSS) - Shell is reportedly considering investing another $4 billion worth of onshore efficiency projects in Nigeria that would help it to cut down on gas fires, known as flaring, that contribute to global warming and can sicken people living nearby. Full Story Top Can Statistics Predict Weather Without Meteorologists? This App Thinks So Wed,18 Apr 2012 08:07 AM PDT Mashable - A new app called Ourcast aims to replace the weatherman with statistics and crowdsourcing. Full Story Top Warm DFW Weather Before Small Storm Chance Wed,18 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story Top Shell looks at $4B in possible projects in Nigeria Wed,18 Apr 2012 05:12 AM PDT Associated Press - Royal Dutch Shell PLC is considering $4 billion worth of onshore projects in Nigeria to help capture natural gas currently burning at oil wells that contribute to global warming and can sicken those living nearby, the company's CEO said Wednesday. Full Story Top 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 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

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