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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: 2,000 Years of Climate Change Graphed; Being Overweight Isn't Unhealthy Grain prices snap higher as hot weather persists More sunshine needed for Ivorian main crop: farmers More Storms In North Texas Weather Forecast The nation's weather Storms In Forecast, Cooler Weather Extreme heat persists in U.S. but relief arriving Monday Maldives eyes $100 million tourist tax for CO2 plan First Aid By American Red Cross is a fix for what ails you Huge swaths of U.S. swelter amid prolonged outages, new storms Global Warming Shrinking Plant Leaves Lull in hot weather helps crews at Western blazes IGNORING EVIDENCE AROUND US, GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS RULE 2 dead as violent storm lashes Great Smokies Unsettled Weather Set for Next Week Moderating weather helps Western fire crews Can You Sue the Weather Forecasters Even if They're Right? Ala begins tax holiday for severe weather gear Heat complicates Ohio repairs amid storms, outages European Rocket Launches New US Satellite, Weather-Tracking Spacecraft NJ down to 8,500 without power Severe storms lash Great Smoky Mountains National Park; many hurt Severe storms lash Smokies park, visitors hurt Milder weather helps fire crews in upper Rockies Predicted rain could douse some wildfires in West 2,000 Years of Climate Change Graphed; Being Overweight Isn't Unhealthy Mon,9 Jul 2012 02:11 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Discovered: Discovered: What 2,000 years of climate change looks like, just being fat isn't actually unhealthy, a molecule that could make teeth cavity proof, and get ready for R-rated movies just for smoking. Full Story Top Grain prices snap higher as hot weather persists Mon,9 Jul 2012 12:55 PM PDT Associated Press - Prices for corn, wheat and soybean futures rose sharply Monday as hot weather continues to blanket the Midwest and threaten crops planted there. Full Story Top More sunshine needed for Ivorian main crop: farmers Mon,9 Jul 2012 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Weather conditions last week in Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions boosted flowers on trees for the 2012/13 main cocoa crop, but more sunshine is needed in coming weeks to strengthen the crop, farmers and analysts said on Monday. Farmers said the weather was mostly cloudy as the April-to-September mid-crop harvest tails off. In the western region of Daloa, which produces about a quarter of Ivory Coast's national output, farmers reported one good downpour and mostly overcast weather during the week. "Flowering is ongoing. ... Full Story Top More Storms In North Texas Weather Forecast Mon,9 Jul 2012 06:30 AM PDT Full Story Top The nation's weather Mon,9 Jul 2012 03:22 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Monday, July 09, 2012. A cold front will continue moving southward into the Southern Plains and Southeast Monday, providing further cooling after a record setting heat wave. The hottest areas of the East will be Texas and the Southeast as the cold front will fail to make significant progress into the area by the afternoon. Thus, continue to expect temperatures in the 90s and some 100s for this region. Cooler conditions are expected in the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic due to cooler air moving into the region. Full Story Top Storms In Forecast, Cooler Weather Sun,8 Jul 2012 02:49 PM PDT Full Story Top Extreme heat persists in U.S. but relief arriving Monday Sat,7 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Another day of scorching temperatures blanketed the United States from Iowa to the East Coast on Saturday, but forecasters said some of the areas hit hardest by the prolonged heat wave would soon get relief. The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for cities including Washington, where temperatures reached 103 Fahrenheit (39 Celsius) by 1 p.m., New York and Philadelphia, where temperatures hovered near or at triple digits. "It's hotter than hell," said John Ghio, a tourist from St. Louis after visiting the White House. ... Full Story Top Maldives eyes $100 million tourist tax for CO2 plan Sat,7 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A voluntary tax on tourists who visit the luxury resorts and white sands of the Maldives could raise up to $100 million a year towards the country's aim to become carbon neutral by 2020, President Mohamed Waheed said. The Maldives is made up of 1,192 low-lying islands in the Indian Ocean. With average ground level of 1.5 meters above sea level, it is also the world's lowest country and one of the most vulnerable as climate change raises sea levels. ... Full Story Top First Aid By American Red Cross is a fix for what ails you Sat,7 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT Appolicious - Whether looking for quick advice on dealing with medical emergencies, severe weather or just a place to make a charitable donation, First Aid by American Red Cross is as thorough as a medical app could be. The amount of information available is staggering, but it's never presented in a way that speaks over users' heads or feels too layered to mentally unpack. Full Story Top Huge swaths of U.S. swelter amid prolonged outages, new storms Sat,7 Jul 2012 07:51 AM PDT Reuters - LEWISBURG, West Virginia (Reuters) - Weary West Virginians dumped rotting food from their refrigerators and tried to clear fallen trees from the roads on Friday as new storms prolonged the power outages that have already lasted a week. The forecast for the weekend called for more record-breaking heat across the Midwest and into the Eastern United States, with heavy rains and severe storms in the upper Midwest, the National Weather Service said. The temperature in Chicago hit 100 Fahrenheit (37. ... Full Story Top Global Warming Shrinking Plant Leaves Sat,7 Jul 2012 05:58 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Warming temperatures are turning a native Australian shrub into a mini version of itself, revealing the effect climate change is already having on the globe. Full Story Top Lull in hot weather helps crews at Western blazes Fri,6 Jul 2012 10:34 PM PDT Associated Press - Firefighters around the West on Friday were taking advantage of improving weather conditions to make strides against stubborn wildfires — even containment in some locales — that have destroyed homes, forced evacuations and scorched hundreds of thousands of acres of timber and brush. Full Story Top IGNORING EVIDENCE AROUND US, GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS RULE Fri,6 Jul 2012 10:02 PM PDT Cynthia Tucker - For multiple days already this summer, the interior of the country has cooked underneath a bowl of hot air. As that heat wave wore on, a freakish storm erupted from Chicago to Washington, D.C., bringing winds that resembled the edge of a hurricane. And in what has become a summer ritual, wildfires are raging not only in the western United States but in parts of the eastern U.S., too.If global warming is a hoax, it is a strangely powerful one, hoisting global temperatures to record highs, melting the Arctic ice cap, and threatening agriculture and ecosystems across the planet. ... Full Story Top 2 dead as violent storm lashes Great Smokies Fri,6 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT Associated Press - Violent thunderstorms swept through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, toppling massive trees throughout the popular tourist spot and killing at least two people. Full Story Top Unsettled Weather Set for Next Week Fri,6 Jul 2012 01:59 PM PDT Full Story Top Moderating weather helps Western fire crews Fri,6 Jul 2012 08:21 AM PDT Associated Press - Firefighters around the West took advantage of improved weather to make inroads against wildfires that have destroyed homes, forces residents to evacuate and burned hundreds of thousands of acres of timber and brush. Full Story Top Can You Sue the Weather Forecasters Even if They're Right? Fri,6 Jul 2012 08:19 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - You can't sue god or mother nature, so Belgium tourism officials want to do the next best thing: Sue the people who forecast the weather. ... Full Story Top Ala begins tax holiday for severe weather gear Fri,6 Jul 2012 06:03 AM PDT Associated Press - It's a good time to stock up on batteries, plywood, generators and other severe weather supplies in Alabama. Full Story Top Heat complicates Ohio repairs amid storms, outages Fri,6 Jul 2012 04:50 AM PDT Associated Press - Some central Ohio residents frustrated by on-and-off power outages over the past week found themselves in the dark again after the latest round of thunderstorms. Full Story Top European Rocket Launches New US Satellite, Weather-Tracking Spacecraft Fri,6 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT SPACE.com - A European-built rocket roared into space from South America Thursday (July 5) carrying two new satellites on very different missions. Full Story Top NJ down to 8,500 without power Fri,6 Jul 2012 04:17 AM PDT Associated Press - Five days after severe thunderstorms slammed into southern New Jersey, some 8,505 utility customers are still without power. Full Story Top Severe storms lash Great Smoky Mountains National Park; many hurt Thu,5 Jul 2012 11:06 PM PDT Associated Press - TOWNSEND, Tenn. - Violent thunderstorms have slammed into parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and nearby communities in East Tennessee. Full Story Top Severe storms lash Smokies park, visitors hurt Thu,5 Jul 2012 10:54 PM PDT Associated Press - Violent thunderstorms have slammed into parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and nearby communities in East Tennessee, toppling trees onto streets and homes, leaving tens of thousands without power and stranding and injuring park visitors. Full Story Top Milder weather helps fire crews in upper Rockies Thu,5 Jul 2012 04:38 PM PDT Associated Press - Firefighters took advantage of a lull in searing heat and shifting winds in Wyoming and Montana on Thursday to attack wildfires that have charred thousands of acres and forced dozens of residents to flee their homes. Full Story Top Predicted rain could douse some wildfires in West Thu,5 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT Associated Press - Firefighters battling enormous wildfires up and down the Rocky Mountain region were hopeful that predicted severe thunderstorms might drop buckets of rain and help their hard work of scraping lines of defense across rugged landscapes. Full Story Top

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