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Friday, June 1, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Clinton tours Arctic as big powers vie for resources Record-setting NM fire grows to 339 square miles NH celebrating spruced up Hampton Beach Next round of UN climate talks set for Bangkok Mild weather gives Mass. strawberries head start Secrets of Volcano Lightning Probed During Alaska Eruption The nation's weather UN report predicts increase in world's displaced Warming gas levels hit 'troubling milestone' Clinton to assert U.S. claim in scramble for Arctic Severe Storms & Cooler Weather In Forecast 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 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 Clinton tours Arctic as big powers vie for resources Fri,1 Jun 2012 07:25 PM PDT Reuters - TROMSO, Norway (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton boards a research ship on Saturday to tour the Arctic, where big powers are vying for vast deposits of oil, gas and minerals that are becoming available as the polar ice recedes. The top U.S. diplomat took the unusual step of visiting Tromso, a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle, to dramatize U.S. interests in a once inaccessible region whose resources are up for grabs as the sea ice melts with climate change. ... Full Story Top Record-setting NM fire grows to 339 square miles Fri,1 Jun 2012 02:12 PM PDT Associated Press - A wildfire burning in what New Mexico's governor called "impossible" terrain in an isolated, mountainous area of the state continued its rapid growth Friday as forecasters called for thunderstorms and dry lightning that could spark even more fires. Full Story Top NH celebrating spruced up Hampton Beach Fri,1 Jun 2012 01:27 PM PDT Associated Press - New Hampshire's Hampton Beach has survived years of severe weather and a number of fires. Now, it's celebrating a much-needed facelift. Full Story Top Next round of UN climate talks set for Bangkok Fri,1 Jun 2012 10:45 AM PDT AFP - A new round of climate talks will be held in Bangkok from August 30 to September 5 to prepare for minister-level negotiations at year end, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said on Friday. Full Story Top Mild weather gives Mass. strawberries head start Fri,1 Jun 2012 09:31 AM PDT Associated Press - The mild winter and warm spring has pushed up the start of the strawberry season in Massachusetts. Full Story Top Secrets of Volcano Lightning Probed During Alaska Eruption Fri,1 Jun 2012 07:01 AM PDT LiveScience.com - The searing hot plumes of ash rising above explosive volcanic blasts often burst with lightning storms, the largest of which rival the most powerful thunderstorms known on Earth. Now the most complete and detailed measurements of volcanic lightning are yielding insights into the roots of these electrical discharges, and could potentially help avert threats to global air traffic. Full Story Top The nation's weather Fri,1 Jun 2012 01:37 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, June 01, 2012. Full Story Top UN report predicts increase in world's displaced Thu,31 May 2012 09:44 PM PDT Associated Press - The number of people fleeing their homes and becoming refugees or displaced in their own countries will increase in the next 10 years as a result of a host of intertwined causes ranging from conflict and climate change to population growth and food shortages, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. refugee agency. Full Story Top Warming gas levels hit 'troubling milestone' Thu,31 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT Associated Press - The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollutant. Full Story Top Clinton to assert U.S. claim in scramble for Arctic Thu,31 May 2012 04:27 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (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. ... Full Story Top Severe Storms & Cooler Weather In Forecast 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 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. 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