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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

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News: Severe Storms and Cooler Weather in Forecast for North Texas Sun-powered plane waits for better weather to continue trip Global carbon market value rises to record $176 billion Lost Photographs Reveal History of Greenland's Glaciers Global carbon market value hits record $176 billion Studies show land rights key to saving forests The nation's weather Severe Weather Causes Power Outages, Flight Delays NOAA Takes Remedial Steps After National Weather Service Chief's Departure Weather service money shifting problems hit agency Weather causes big tree to fall on road Huge Ancient Civilization's Collapse Explained Huge Ancient Civilization's Collapse Explained 7 Desktop Weather Stations to Follow the Forecast Concert on National Mall shut down by thunder Concert on National Mall shut down by thunder Tropical Storm Beryl edges closer to southeast U.S. coast June Weather Until… June Beryl to bring rain, winds to southeast US coast Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast US coast Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast coast Tropical storm warnings for Southeast coast Is China poor? Key question at climate talks Wheat climbs as dry weather lingers over Kansas For Qatar, climate forum offers a test but also a chance Severe Storms and Cooler Weather in Forecast for North Texas Wed,30 May 2012 01:43 PM PDT Full Story Top Sun-powered plane waits for better weather to continue trip Wed,30 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT AFP - The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse is waiting for weather conditions to improve before continuing on its first transcontinental flight, organisers said Wednesday. Full Story Top Global carbon market value rises to record $176 billion Wed,30 May 2012 08:36 AM PDT Reuters - COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Carbon market trading rose 11 percent to a record value of $176 billion in 2011 as an increase in secondary trading volumes offset lower prices and slowing economies, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Companies and governments are turning to emissions trading as a tool for fighting climate change, with the European Union by far the most active since its cap-and-trade scheme began in 2005. ... Full Story Top Lost Photographs Reveal History of Greenland's Glaciers Wed,30 May 2012 07:14 AM PDT LiveScience.com - A set of 80-year-old photographs discovered in a basement archive reveals the remarkable sensitivity of Greenland's glaciers to climate change, according to a new study that one scientist called "glaciological research with a splash of Indiana Jones." Full Story Top Global carbon market value hits record $176 billion Wed,30 May 2012 02:43 AM PDT Reuters - COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Carbon market trading reached a record value of $176 billion in 2011, rising 11 percent spurred by secondary trading volumes which offset lower prices and slowing economies, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Companies and governments are turning to emissions trading as a tool for fighting climate change, with the European Union by far the most active since its cap-and-trade scheme began in 2005. ... Full Story Top Studies show land rights key to saving forests Wed,30 May 2012 02:33 AM PDT Associated Press - A report says that ensuring forest dwellers' rights over their own land is a crucial step in the effort to slow deforestation and combat climate change. Full Story Top The nation's weather Wed,30 May 2012 01:39 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Full Story Top Severe Weather Causes Power Outages, Flight Delays Tue,29 May 2012 06:10 PM PDT Full Story Top NOAA Takes Remedial Steps After National Weather Service Chief's Departure Tue,29 May 2012 02:36 PM PDT National Journal - The sudden retirement on Friday of National Weather Service chief Jack Hayes coincided with a set of remedial actions agency superiors took following the mishandling of appropriated funds. The actions include improved training and oversight of budget execution and better communication with Congress. Full Story Top Weather service money shifting problems hit agency Tue,29 May 2012 02:19 PM PDT Associated Press - The head of the National Weather Service has suddenly retired and the agency is seeking an emergency $35.6 million from Congress because of allegations of financial mismanagement and money shifting within the agency. Full Story Top Weather causes big tree to fall on road Tue,29 May 2012 10:03 AM PDT Full Story Top Huge Ancient Civilization's Collapse Explained Tue,29 May 2012 05:34 AM PDT LiveScience.com - The mysterious fall of the largest of the world's earliest urban civilizations nearly 4,000 years ago in what is now India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh now appears to have a key culprit — ancient climate change, researchers say. Full Story Top Huge Ancient Civilization's Collapse Explained Tue,29 May 2012 05:34 AM PDT LiveScience.com - The mysterious fall of the largest of the world's earliest urban civilizations nearly 4,000 years ago in what is now India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh now appears to have a key culprit — ancient climate change, researchers say. Full Story Top 7 Desktop Weather Stations to Follow the Forecast Tue,29 May 2012 04:24 AM PDT Mashable - 1. La Crosse Wireless Forecast Station Full Story Top Concert on National Mall shut down by thunder Sun,27 May 2012 09:36 PM PDT Associated Press - The National Memorial Day Concert has been canceled due to a line of thunderstorms that moved into the District of Columbia on Sunday night. Full Story Top Concert on National Mall shut down by thunder Sun,27 May 2012 07:00 PM PDT Yahoo! OMG (RSS) - The National Memorial Day Concert has been canceled due to a line of thunderstorms that moved into the District of Columbia on Sunday night. Full Story Top 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 June Weather Until… June Sun,27 May 2012 07:06 AM PDT 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. Full Story Top Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast US coast Sat,26 May 2012 04:24 PM PDT Associated Press - A cluster of thunderstorms that stalled off the southeastern U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in tourist towns from Florida to South Carolina. Full Story Top Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast coast Sat,26 May 2012 11:40 AM PDT Associated Press - A cluster of thunderstorms stalled off the U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in tourist towns from Florida to South Carolina. Full Story Top 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. Full Story Top 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. Full Story Top Wheat climbs as dry weather lingers over Kansas Fri,25 May 2012 01:34 PM PDT Associated Press - Wheat prices rose 2.6 percent Friday as questions persisted about how much dry weather has affected the crop in Kansas. Full Story Top For Qatar, climate forum offers a test but also a chance Fri,25 May 2012 11:29 AM PDT AFP - As the world's biggest emitter per capita of greenhouse gases, Qatar faces a test of credibility but also an opportunity when it hosts the UN forum on climate change in December, say veteran watchers of the process. Full Story Top

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