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Tropical Storm Beryl edges closer to southeast U.S. coast
Sun,27 May 2012 03:25 PM PDT
Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Beryl closed in on the southeastern U.S. coast on Sunday, dumping rain and whipping up heavy surf from northeastern Florida to South Carolina. The second named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to make landfall later on Sunday with possible wind gusts to hurricane force, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The powerful pack of thunderstorms has prompted tropical storm warnings along the coast in northern Florida, Georgia and parts of South Carolina, disrupting Memorial Day weekend plans for some beachgoers and travelers. At 5 p.m. ... Full Story | Top |
Beryl to bring rain, winds to southeast US coast
Sat,26 May 2012 11:03 PM PDT
Associated Press -  A menacing cluster of thunderstorms dubbed subtropical storm Beryl crawled closer to the Southeast U.S. coast early Sunday, poised to make for a rainy finale to the Memorial Day weekend on beaches and in tourist towns from northeast Florida to South Carolina.
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Tropical storm warnings for Southeast coast
Fri,25 May 2012 11:17 PM PDT
Associated Press - Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength early Saturday and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend.
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Is China poor? Key question at climate talks
Fri,25 May 2012 05:18 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Another round of U.N. climate talks closed without resolving how to share the burden of curbing man-made global warming, mainly because countries don't agree on who is rich and who is poor.
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Storms brewing for Midwest before summer-like holiday weekend
Thu,24 May 2012 01:00 PM PDT
Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forecasters put seven states on alert for severe weather on Thursday, saying a storm system brewing in the Upper Mississippi Valley could spawn tornadoes later in the day. But the dangerous conditions Thursday were expected to dissipate overnight and give way to sunny, summer-like conditions across much of the country for the long Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and hail would rake portions of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan on Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
The 10 weirdest new species of 2012
Thu,24 May 2012 12:22 PM PDT
The Week (RSS) - It's estimated that Earth is home to at least 8 million living species, and every year scientists add 15,000 to 20,000 new discoveries to that tally. But thousands of species are threatened with extinction, too, thanks to habitat destruction, climate change, and other factors. For the past five years, in an effort to bring attention to the biodiversity crisis, the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) at Arizona State University has worked in conjunction with biologists worldwide to cobble together the newly added animals and plants they find most interesting. More than... Full Story | Top |
China, North Korea ties hit rough weather
Thu,24 May 2012 07:14 AM PDT
Associated Press -  China's leadership is hitting a rough patch with ally North Korea under its new leader Kim Jong Un, as Beijing finds itself wrong-footed in episodes including Pyongyang's rocket launch and the murky detention of Chinese fishing boats.
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Countries doing too little on warming: researchers
Thu,24 May 2012 04:01 AM PDT
Reuters - BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 could rise to nine billion tonnes above what is needed to limit global warming as some countries look set to miss their emissions cut targets, a report by three climate research groups said on Wednesday. Countries have agreed that deep emissions cuts are needed to limit an increase in global average temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius this century above pre-industrial levels, a threshold that scientists say is the minimum required to limit devastating climate effects like crop failure and melting glaciers. ... Full Story | Top |
150,000 more US heat deaths projected by 2100
Wed,23 May 2012 02:11 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Killer heat fueled by climate change could cause an additional 150,000 deaths this century in the biggest U.S. cities if no steps are taken to curb carbon emissions and improve emergency services, according to a new report. The three cities with the highest projected heat death tolls are Louisville, with an estimated 19,000 heat-related fatalities by 2099; Detroit, with 17,900, and Cleveland, with 16,600, the Natural Resources Defense Council found in its analysis of peer-reviewed data, released on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Facebook Will Weather Lawsuits and IPO
Wed,23 May 2012 09:31 AM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | This has to be a land-speed record somewhere. Since its IPO on Friday, Facebook is facing its first maelstrom of investors angry enough over their losses to take Mark Zuckerberg and Morgan Stanley to court, according to Reuters. But are the plaintiffs justified? It's hard to tell. Full Story | Top |
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