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Warming gas levels hit 'troubling milestone'
Thu,31 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT
Associated Press -

In this image released by NOAA, Chris Carparelli, adjusts a glass flask that line the walls of an air sample processing room at NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Researchers at the lab measure the levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in air sent in weekly from sites that are part of an international cooperative air sampling network. The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollution. Monitoring stations across the Arctic this spring are measuring more than 400 parts per million of the heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere. The number isn't quite a surprise, because it's been rising at an accelerating pace, having years ago blown by the 350 mark that many scientists say is the highest safe level for carbon dioxide. So far only the Arctic has reached that 400 level, but the rest of the world will soon follow. (AP Photo/NOAA, Will von Dauster)The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollutant.


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Clinton to assert U.S. claim in scramble for Arctic
Thu,31 May 2012 04:27 AM PDT
Reuters -

Hillary Clinton listens as Mohamed Kamel Amr answers a question during a joint news conference in WashingtonOSLO (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will assert U.S. interest in the Arctic, where the prospects for abundant oil, gas and new trade routes has been likened to a modern-day gold rush, when she visits the region on Saturday. As the sea ice recedes with climate change, huge oil and gas fields are adding vast amounts to global reserves, while sea passages are opening for longer periods each year and cutting thousands of miles off trade routes between Europe and Asia. ...


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The nation's weather
Thu,31 May 2012 01:41 AM PDT
Associated Press -

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows a swirl of clouds off the Georgia coast associated with Subtropical Storm Beryl as it makes its way toward the northeast coast of Florida. Several inches of rain is likely for northern Florida and southern Georgia, helping the exceptional drought in the region. Beryl is expected to make landfall late Sunday night or early Monday morning. An intense heat wave gripped the Southeast Saturday, and more hot weather is expected into Memorial Day. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, May 31, 2012.


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Severe Storms & Cooler Weather In Forecast
Wed,30 May 2012 01:43 PM PDT
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Sun-powered plane waits for better weather to continue trip
Wed,30 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT
AFP -

Solar ImpulseThe Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse is waiting for weather conditions to improve before continuing on its first transcontinental flight, organisers said Wednesday.


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Global carbon market value rises to record $176 billion
Wed,30 May 2012 08:36 AM PDT
Reuters -

Smoke billows from a heating plant in Beijing.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. ...


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Lost Photographs Reveal History of Greenland's Glaciers
Wed,30 May 2012 07:14 AM PDT
LiveScience.com -

Lost Photographs Reveal History of Greenland's GlaciersA 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."


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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

Severe Weather Causes Power Outages, Flight Delays
Tue,29 May 2012 06:10 PM PDT
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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
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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
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Concert on National Mall shut down by thunder
Sun,27 May 2012 09:36 PM PDT
Associated Press -

A Marine salutes as motorcycles drive past during the annual Rolling Thunder parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)The National Memorial Day Concert has been canceled due to a line of thunderstorms that moved into the District of Columbia on Sunday night.


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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
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Beryl to bring rain, winds to southeast US coast
Sat,26 May 2012 11:03 PM PDT
Associated Press -

This image provided by NASA shows Subtropical Storm Beryl along the South Carolina Georgia coastlines. The image was acquired Friday May 25, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. EDT. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength Friday night and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service said that the storm's maximum sustained winds were at 45 mph. But they are expected to increase as the storm moves over the waters of the Atlantic. (AP Photo/NASA)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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Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast US coast
Sat,26 May 2012 04:24 PM PDT
Associated Press -

This image provided by NASA shows Subtropical Storm Beryl along the South Carolina Georgia coastlines. The image was acquired Friday May 25, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. EDT. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength Friday night and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service said that the storm's maximum sustained winds were at 45 mph. But they are expected to increase as the storm moves over the waters of the Atlantic. (AP Photo/NASA)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.


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Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast coast
Sat,26 May 2012 11:40 AM PDT
Associated Press -

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows shows clouds off the Carolina Coast associated with Subtropical Storm Beryl. The storm is expected to move slowly southwestward over the next few days, eventually making landfall as a tropical storm along the northeast coast of Florida. This region is currently in an exceptional drought, so the rain from Beryl may turn out to be partially a good thing. For more information, please see http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/. Clouds in the Plains are associated with a front that produced some severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in Kansas. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)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.


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Tropical storm warnings for Southeast coast
Fri,25 May 2012 11:17 PM PDT
Associated Press -

This image provided by NASA shows Subtropical Storm Beryl along the South Carolina Georgia coastlines. The image was acquired Friday May 25, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. EDT. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength Friday night and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service said that the storm's maximum sustained winds were at 45 mph. But they are expected to increase as the storm moves over the waters of the Atlantic. (AP Photo/NASA)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 -

FILE- Smoke billows from a chimney of a heating plant as the sun sets in Beijing in this file photo dated Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. U.N. climate talks being held in Bonn, Germany, are in gridlock Thursday May 24, 2012, as a rift between rich and poor countries risked undoing some of the advances made last year in the two-decade-long effort to control carbon emissions from fast-growing economies like China and India as well as developed industrialized nations that scientists say are overheating the planet.(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)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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