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Climate change affecting native communities
Thu,19 Jul 2012 04:22 PM PDT
Associated Press - Native American and Alaska Native leaders told of their villages being under water because of coastal erosion, droughts and more on Thursday during a Senate hearing intended to draw attention to how climate change is affecting tribal communities. Full Story | Top |
Why doesn't Generation X care about climate change?
Thu,19 Jul 2012 04:24 AM PDT
The Week (RSS) - Over the past several years, the U.S. has seen temperatures soar during the summer months, and several Obama administration officials have linked recent severe weather patterns to climate change. The perceived effects of global warming are clearly worrying to many Americans. And yet, a new survey suggests that Generation X — generally Americans born between 1961 and 1981 — is growing increasingly unconcerned about climate change. Here, a guide to the survey: Full Story | Top |
How to Be Cold: Weather is a State of Mind
Wed,18 Jul 2012 10:31 AM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -  It has come to our attention that it is hot. Really hot. How does one make him or herself otherwise? How does one become, internally and externally, through and through, back-to-front-and-front-to-back cold?
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No end in sight for drought-stressed Mo. farmers
Wed,18 Jul 2012 07:01 AM PDT
Associated Press - Relentless heat and historically dry conditions are showing no signs of easing in Missouri, with the National Weather Service predicting seven to 10 days of 100-degree temperatures, including several expected to reach at least 105 degrees. Full Story | Top |
Balloonists recount harrowing flight over Oregon
Tue,17 Jul 2012 07:56 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Two men flying matching lawn chairs suspended by helium-filled party balloons over Central Oregon last weekend said Tuesday they were floating along peacefully at 14,000 feet when thunderstorms grabbed control of their homemade craft like a giant hand.
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Midwest drought shows little sign of abating
Tue,17 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Broiling heat blanketed much of the Midwest on Tuesday, exacerbating the region's worst drought in more than 50 years and devastating corn, soy and other vital crops. From Chicago to St. Louis to Omaha, Nebraska, temperatures eclipsed 100 degrees Fahrenheit and the National Weather Service (NWS) issued heat advisories across Midwest and mid-Atlantic states. Many of the NWS heat advisories don't expire until next week. Temperatures in Kansas City, Kansas for instance, are expected to hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) on Wednesday. ...
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Green power subsidy decision delayed for second time
Tue,17 Jul 2012 07:06 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The government on Tuesday put off for a second time a crucial announcement on subsidy levels for renewable energy, risking further delays in projects that will help Britain meet its legally binding climate change targets. The government was due to announce by Tuesday new state support levels for renewable energy projects from April 2013, before Parliament breaks for summer recess. "We will not be making an announcement today. ... Full Story | Top |
Climate Change: Will Non-Believers Actually Defeat Believers?
Mon,16 Jul 2012 11:34 PM PDT
Takepart.com - In February, Bloomberg News compared German Chancellor Angela Merkel to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and suggested she was having her Iron Lady moment as she worked to steer Europe through its financial crisis. Let's hope that label starts to stick because then maybe more people will pay attention to Merkel's comments on climate change. Full Story | Top |
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