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Friday, July 27, 2012 8:30 PM PDT
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Ecstasy Impairs Memory; Massive Stars Likened to Vampires
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:38 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -

Ecstasy Impairs Memory; Massive Stars Likened to VampiresDiscovered: Tanzania might profit from global warming; massive stars suck their partners dry; it's hard to remember things on ecstasy; researching the benefits of barefoot running.


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Two dead, over 130,000 without power after fierce storms
Fri,27 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT
Reuters -

A utility worker repairs damage to power lines the morning after the town was hit by a tornado in Elmira, New YorkELMIRA, New York (Reuters) - Violent thunderstorms barreled through the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic regions of the eastern United States late on Thursday, killing two people and cutting power to more than 130,000 homes and businesses in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The storms spawned at least one tornado, which touched down in Elmira, New York, toppling trees and ripping off rooftops, the National Weather Service said. Officials in Pennsylvania and New York reported two storm-related deaths. ...


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Deny This: Contested Himalayan Glaciers Really Are Melting, and Doing So at a Rapid Pace-Kind of Like Climate Change
Fri,27 Jul 2012 08:01 AM PDT
Scientific American - Deny This: Contested Himalayan Glaciers Really Are Melting, and Doing So at a Rapid Pace-Kind of Like Climate Change Full Story
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Analysis: Evidence for climate extremes, costs, gets more local
Fri,27 Jul 2012 07:23 AM PDT
Reuters -

A pedestrian walks across a bridge above a main road on a day with high air pollution in BeijingOSLO (Reuters) - Scientists are finding evidence that man-made climate change has raised the risks of individual weather events, such as floods or heatwaves, marking a big step towards pinpointing local costs and ways to adapt to freak conditions. "We're seeing a great deal of progress in attributing a human fingerprint to the probability of particular events or series of events," said Christopher Field, co-chairman of a U.N. report due in 2014 about the impacts of climate change. ...


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Hot, dry weather heightens West Nile virus risk
Fri,27 Jul 2012 06:33 AM PDT
Associated Press -

This undated photo provided by the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District shows a Culex pipiens, left, the primary mosquito that can transmit West Nile virus to humans, birds and other animals. It is produced from stagnant water. The bite of this mosquito is very gentle and usually unnoticed by people. At right is an Aedes vexans, primarily a nuisance mosquito produced from freshwater. It is a very aggressive biting mosquito but not an important transmitter of disease. (AP Photo/courtesy the Northwestern Mosquito Abatement District)Life's a picnic this year for the small, sneaky mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus and pose a deadly risk to humans. Hot, dry weather in the Midwest has created the perfect conditions in still-damp ditches and underground storm water basins where the Culex mosquito breeds.


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Northeast cleans up from intense storms; 2 dead
Fri,27 Jul 2012 05:17 AM PDT
Associated Press -

Storm clouds loom over Times Square as Manhattan braced for heavy weather, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in New York. The storm resulted in more than 20,000 customers without power in the Elmira area in upstate New York, where buildings were damaged, power lines and trees toppled, and hospitals placed on disaster status after a possible tornado hit the city Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)Communities around the Northeast are cleaning up after strong thunderstorms swept from Ohio into upstate New York, knocking out power to tens of thousands and leaving at least two people dead.


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The nation's weather
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:44 AM PDT
Associated Press -

The forecast for noon, Saturday, July 21, 2012 shows a frontal boundary lingers over the Southeast, kicking up scattered showers and thunderstorms from the Gulf coast through the Mid-Atlantic states. Meanwhile, thunderstorms develop over the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, July 27, 2012.


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NASA Greenland Ice Melt Report Sparks Global Warming Debate
Thu,26 Jul 2012 02:32 PM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - A NASA report describing an "unprecedented" instance of ice melting in Greenland has sparked a new debate about global warming and has elicited accusations that the space agency has become politicized where climate science is concerned. Full Story
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Midday weather update shows minor relief
Thu,26 Jul 2012 01:19 PM PDT
Reuters -

The Morse Reservoir turns to mud as water levels drop due to the current drought near Cicero, IndianaCHICAGO (Reuters) - Little change was noted in midday weather updates for the crop-growing areas of the Midwest, indicating drought stress on U.S. corn and soybean crops is likely to continue for at least the next couple of weeks, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday. "There are only minor changes, a little drier in Indiana and Ohio for the next couple of days, a little more rain for Illinois Sunday and Monday," said Andy Karst, meteorologist for World Weather Inc. Karst said weather maps early on Thursday had indicated 0.75 inch to 1. ...


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Elephants' move has to wait for cooler weather
Thu,26 Jul 2012 09:55 AM PDT
Associated Press - A trip to move three elephants from the Toronto Zoo to a Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in Northern California has been delayed because of extreme heat expected in Canada in early August. Full Story
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Mars Rover Curiosity to Double as Martian Weather Station
Thu,26 Jul 2012 07:48 AM PDT
SPACE.com -

Mars Rover Curiosity to Double as Martian Weather StationWhen NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity, arrives at the Red Planet next month, it will help pave the way for the humans who might one day follow.


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Climate Change Deniers in the House of Representatives Targeted for Defeat
Wed,25 Jul 2012 02:48 PM PDT
Takepart.com - The current House of Representatives has been called one of the most environmentally hostile in history. Part of the problem, according to leading environmental groups is that many members simply refuse to admit, for personal or political reasons, that humans are causing climate change. Full Story
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Zoloft Treats Fungal Infections Too; Blind Mice See the Light
Wed,25 Jul 2012 02:28 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -

Zoloft Treats Fungal Infections Too; Blind Mice See the LightDiscovered: Weird weather informs beliefs about global warming; sight brought to blind mice; encroachment on tropical reserves; the popular anti-depressive Zoloft can prevent fungal infections. 


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Cavers find mass fossil deposit Down Under
Wed,25 Jul 2012 10:32 AM PDT
AFP -

One of the world's largest stalagmites dominates the main chamber of the Cathedral Cave near WellingtonAustralian scientists said Wednesday cavers had stumbled upon a vast network of tunnels containing fossils that could offer key insights into species' adaptation to climate change.


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Drugmakers Lilly, Bristol weather patent cliffs
Wed,25 Jul 2012 09:50 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co beat profit forecasts and vowed to bounce back by 2015 from its steep patent cliff due to cost cutting and new medicines, while rival U.S. drugmaker Bristol-Myers signaled it is weathering its own painful patent expirations as well as expected. But hopes for 2012 deteriorated at British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, which on Wednesday warned that full-year sales will be flat as pressure on drug prices intensifies in Europe due to government austerity measures aimed at curbing healthcare costs. Its shares fell 1.3 percent. ... Full Story
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Hot-Weather Workout Tips
Wed,25 Jul 2012 09:45 AM PDT
U.S.News & World Report LP - Going for your usual run or bike ride in hot temperatures can bring scary health hazards if you aren't adequately prepared. Heat can place strain on the cardiovascular system and cause serious illnesses such as dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heat stroke. Heat exhaustion, when someone's body temperature skyrockets to 104 degrees or higher, can develop from enduring many days of extreme temperatures and failing to properly rehydrate. ... Full Story
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Parents Turn Blind Eye to Climate Change, Royally Screw Up Kids' Future
Wed,25 Jul 2012 08:42 AM PDT
Takepart.com - Discussions about climate change can sometimes get bogged down in rather wonky facts and figures, and the arguments between believers versus deniers. So it was interesting to come across a straightforward appeal this week from Mark Hertsgaard, author of the book Hot. Full Story
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Hot & Windy Weather For North Texas
Wed,25 Jul 2012 06:06 AM PDT
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Kenya H1 tea output down 11 pct, earnings to remain
Wed,25 Jul 2012 03:55 AM PDT
Reuters -

A worker picks tea at a plantation in GithunguriNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's tea output fell 11.4 percent in the first half of the year due to extreme weather conditions, the tea board said on Wednesday, with full-year production projected to decline 5 percent compared to 2011. The tea board said 2012 output was expected to fall to 360 million kg, down from 377 million kg recorded in 2011, mainly due to lower production in the first half of the year. But with average tea prices increasing to around $3 per kg at auctions, up from $2.97 in the first half of 2011, the loss of earnings is expected to be minimal. ...


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Midwest cities see increase in dangerously hot weather: report
Tue,24 Jul 2012 09:01 PM PDT
Reuters -

Corn plants struggle to survive on a drought-stricken field in Oakland City(Reuters) - Dangerously hot summer days have become more common across the U.S. Midwest in the last 60 years, and the region will face more potentially deadly weather as the climate warms, according to a report issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists on Wednesday. The report looked at weather trends in five major urban areas - Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis and St. Louis - along with weather in nearby smaller cities such as Peoria, Illinois, and Toledo, Ohio. ...


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Southern French worms wriggle as far north as Ireland
Tue,24 Jul 2012 04:37 PM PDT
AFP -

A woman plows on a farm in June 2012 on land in southwestern FranceA community of French earthworms has been discovered stealthily colonising a farm in Ireland, possibly aided by global warming to thrive so far north of their natural habitat, a study said.


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Firefighters battling Neb. fires face hot weather
Tue,24 Jul 2012 11:36 AM PDT
Associated Press - The firefighters battling wildfires in north-central Nebraska will again face temperatures above 100 degrees on Tuesday. Full Story
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Hot, dry weather affecting ND crops, pastures
Tue,24 Jul 2012 10:37 AM PDT
Associated Press - Hot, dry weather in North Dakota is hurting crops and grazing land in North Dakota. Full Story
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Want to Understand Climate Change? Try This Simple Book
Tue,24 Jul 2012 07:31 AM PDT
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Science Says: Climate Change Could Give You Diarrhea
Mon,23 Jul 2012 03:16 PM PDT
Takepart.com - Pervasive jellyfish and increasingly acidic waters are two anticipated effects of climate change on the world's oceans. Research published yesterday in Nature Climate Change unveiled yet another threat: waterborne bacteria that can cause serious stomach trouble.    Full Story
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