Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News:
Chesapeake Wyoming well response delayed by weather
Thu,26 Apr 2012 05:13 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s crews have delayed their attempt to control a well blowout in Wyoming until the weather improves, the company said on Thursday. Chesapeake lost control of the well near Douglas, Wyoming on Tuesday leading to a blowout that leaked natural gas and drilling mud. "We're waiting for the wind direction and speed to change," Chesapeake spokeswoman Kelsey Campbell said. She declined to specify the exact weather issues stalling the company's response to the blowout. ... Full Story
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Deckers ' 1st-qtr profit falls short of forecasts
Thu,26 Apr 2012 04:14 PM PDT
Associated Press - Deckers Outdoor Corp. said Thursday that the unusually warm winter weather hurt demand for its Ugg boots, which helped send its first-quarter profit down 59 percent. The shoe maker also lowered its full-year guidance, and its shares plunged more than 15 percent after hours. Full Story
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Rain Quicker to Arrive and Dry Up During Global Warming
Thu,26 Apr 2012 04:12 PM PDT
LiveScience.com - Global warming is revving up the planet's cycle of evaporation and precipitation, making wet places even wetter and dry places dryer, a new study suggests. Full Story
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Chesapeake Wyoming well response delayed by weather
Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s crews have delayed their attempt to control a well blowout in Wyoming until the weather improves, the company said on Thursday. Chesapeake lost control of the well near Douglas, Wyoming on Tuesday leading to a blowout that leaked natural gas and drilling mud. "We're waiting for the wind direction and speed to change," Chesapeake spokeswoman Kelsey Campbell said. She declined to specify the exact weather issues stalling the company's response to the blowout. ... Full Story
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Travellers should make sure insurance is on their packing list for next trip
Thu,26 Apr 2012 12:50 PM PDT
Associated Press - CALGARY - First the severe thunderstorms hit. Then a landing gear malfunction forced the evacuation of a plane at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Full Story
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CMS Energy 1st-qtr profit halved by warm weather
Thu,26 Apr 2012 12:18 PM PDT
Associated Press - CMS Energy Corp. on Thursday reported that its profit fell by half in the first quarter, as a warm Michigan winter cut heating demand for the company's customers. Full Story
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Consol Energy 1Q earnings, revenue decline
Thu,26 Apr 2012 10:17 AM PDT
Associated Press - Coal miner Consol Energy Inc. said Thursday that first-quarter earnings fell 49 percent as mild winter weather and cheap natural gas sapped demand for coal. Full Story
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Obama Throws Environmentalists a Bone; Get Ready for 'Agent Orange Corn'
Thu,26 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT
The Atlantic Wire - The Washington Post on Obama and climate change For those who've complained about President Obama's mum-ness on climate change, the commander-in-chief has broken this silence on the issue, somewhat. The editorial board at The Washington Post discusses comments made by the president to Rolling Stone, in which he said, of the upcoming election, "I will be very clear in voicing my belief that we're going to have to take further steps to deal with climate change in a serious way. ... Full Story
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U.S. voters favor regulating carbon dioxide: survey
Thu,26 Apr 2012 08:56 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three out of four U.S. voters favor regulating carbon dioxide as a greenhouse-gas pollutant, and a majority think global warming should be a priority for the president and Congress, a survey of American attitudes on climate and energy reported on Thursday. The survey was released one day after Rolling Stone magazine published an interview with President Barack Obama in which he suggested that climate change would become a campaign issue this year. ... Full Story
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Warm Weather Can Create Pollution Problems
Thu,26 Apr 2012 06:05 AM PDT
CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story
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DNAinfo Weather Update
Thu,26 Apr 2012 04:40 AM PDT
DNAinfo (RSS) - Full Story
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The nation's weather
Thu,26 Apr 2012 01:46 AM PDT
Associated Press -

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 12:45 a.m. EDT shows clouds cover the Eastern Seaboard as a strong low pressure system strengthens over the Southeast. This system continues pulling moisture and energy onshore, producing scattered showers and thunderstorms from the Northeast through the Southeast. Snow showers develop along the northern edge of this system, due to cooler air pouring in from Canada. Behind this system, scattered clouds move into the Great Lakes, bringing scattered thunderstorms with it. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, April 26, 2012.


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Record Texas Heat & Very Windy Weather
Wed,25 Apr 2012 02:09 PM PDT
CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story
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'Gaia' Scientist Takes Back Climate Change Predictions
Wed,25 Apr 2012 09:27 AM PDT
LiveScience.com - A scientist and author, James Lovelock, who once predicted doomsdaylike fallout from climate change has backtracked, calling his own projections and those of others "alarmist." Even so, climate scientists stress Lovelock's backtracking doesn't negate the reality of climate change, and in fact, his past predictions highlight some overall misunderstanding about planetary warming. Full Story
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National Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Wed,25 Apr 2012 09:08 AM PDT
CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story
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Prompt gas prices rise on undersupplied system
Wed,25 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Prompt gas prices rose on Wednesday morning as the market was more than 20 million cubic metres (mcm) undersupplied and the immediate weather forecast showed a continuation of cool and rainy weather. Gas for day-ahead delivery was up 0.65 pence a therm to 59.60 pence at 1010 GMT and within-day gas was trading around 58.70 pence per therm. The gas market was expected to be 22.10 mcm undersupplied on Wednesday, according to data from National Grid, as storage flows into the system dropped. ... Full Story
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A Common Mining Byproduct Spreading Breast Cancer; Reading Palm Trees
Tue,24 Apr 2012 12:49 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire - Discovered in Green: Small amounts of a common contaminant is spreading breast cancer, reading palm trees teaches us about plant diversity and climate change, handling bark beetles, and how to get plant's to act less defensive.  Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Small doses of cadmium are spreading breast cancers. Small concentrations over a long period of time causes breast cancers to develop and spread in a more aggressive way. ... Full Story
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Schweinsteiger: Bayern must weather the early storm in Madrid
Tue,24 Apr 2012 11:26 AM PDT
Yahoo! Sports - Schweinsteiger: Bayern must weather the early storm in Madrid Full Story
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German scientists unveil 'intelligent' tyre for all weather
Tue,24 Apr 2012 09:54 AM PDT
AFP Relax News -

German scientists unveil 'intelligent' tyre for all weatherAre you fed up of having to change your summer tyres for winter tyres at the first sign of snow? Or of being caught out on a long car journey by sudden changes in the weather?


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Bears interrupt weather report at Pa. TV station
Tue,24 Apr 2012 08:29 AM PDT
Associated Press - A mama bear and three of her cubs were caught on camera at a northeastern Pennsylvania television station seconds before a live weather report was about to begin. Full Story
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Wet weather hampers corn planting in Iowa
Tue,24 Apr 2012 07:37 AM PDT
Associated Press - Iowa farmers are off to slow start in planting corn as cool, wet weather hampers the progress. Full Story
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S.Africa further cuts 2012 maize crop forecast
Tue,24 Apr 2012 07:33 AM PDT
Reuters -

Black South African commercial farmer Motsepe Matlala inspects the maize growing on his farmJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa cut its 2012 maize output forecast by nearly 2 percent on Tuesday, bang in line with market expectations, citing continued unfavourable weather conditions. The government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said in its third production forecast for the May 2011-April 2012 season that the country is now expected to harvest 11.12 million tonnes of maize from 11.3 million tonnes in the previous forecast. The estimate was the exact mirror of a forecast of 11.12 million tonnes, according to a Reuters poll. The traders said a late-season drought weighed on yields. ...


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Moroccan Agmin sees cereals harvest at 4.8 mln tonnes
Tue,24 Apr 2012 07:32 AM PDT
Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's cereals harvest should reach 4.8 million tonnes this year, the agriculture minister said on Tuesday, which is above the most recent forecasts, but far below last year's level and the crop budget for 2012. Aziz Akhannouch said the decline was due to bad weather conditions, according to remarks carried by the official MAP news agency. He did not give a breakdown per variety. The finance ministry has revised down its economic growth projections for 2012 to between 3 and 4 percent versus the 4. ... Full Story
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DFW Weather Will Be Getting Downright Hot
Tue,24 Apr 2012 06:30 AM PDT
CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - Full Story
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Gas falls on warm week-ahead weather forecast
Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:16 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British prompt gas prices defied an undersupplied market on Tuesday and fell on the back of warmer weather forecasts for next week which is expected to hit demand, while weak economic indicators painted a bearish picture for curve contracts. Gas for day-ahead delivery fell 0.75 pence to 59.05 pence per therm at 10.10 a.m. British time and within-day gas slipped 0.30 pence to 59.70 pence, ignoring impact from a short gas market. The UK gas market was 15. ... Full Story
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