Tuesday, July 31, 2012

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:30 PM PDT
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Climate change threatens California power supply-report
Tue,31 Jul 2012 05:58 PM PDT
Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's electricity sector is more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, as higher temperatures will impede the state's ability to generate and transmit power while demand for air conditioning rises, a report said Tuesday. The data is part of the latest report released by the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Energy Commission, which are trying to help state and local leaders prepare for life in the hotter, drier California of the future. (Report: http://r.reuters. ... Full Story
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Native American Communities Suffer Most from Climate Change
Tue,31 Jul 2012 01:57 PM PDT
Takepart.com - Extreme weather, water scarcity, coastal erosion, and other devastating effects of climate change will bring disproportionate harm to Native American populations, as many indigenous communities rely heavily on natural resources for their livelihoods and ways of life, a report by PBS Newshour shows.   Full Story
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Storms knock out power to thousands in Michigan
Tue,31 Jul 2012 09:12 AM PDT
Associated Press - Consumers Energy says about 24,500 of its customers statewide are without electrical service following severe thunderstorms that moved across Michigan. Full Story
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PSE&G 2nd-quarter profit falls on lower prices
Tue,31 Jul 2012 07:59 AM PDT
Associated Press - Warmer-than-usual winter weather and lower prices weighed on electrical utility and power producer Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. in its second quarter and its net income declined. Full Story
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European Climate Law Poses Problems for U.S. Airlines, Policymakers
Tue,31 Jul 2012 07:50 AM PDT
National Journal - In two very different ways on Tuesday, Washington will seek to solve a climate-change and sovereign-law conundrum created by its usual European allies across the Atlantic. Full Story
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Fresh iPhone Apps for July 31: Weather HD 2 Free, HipGeo update, Jurassic Park Builder
Tue,31 Jul 2012 05:15 AM PDT
Appolicious - We've got some solid updates to start your Tuesday. Up first is a big update to Weather HD that brings a whole new version of the app, with 3-D maps and animations to bring you better weather information. Travel app HipGeo also received an update, adding video capabilities and creating travelogues based on locations from the experiences, photos and videos of its users. Finally, Jurassic Park Builder turns the 1992 classic film into a game in which you create your own dinosaur park, paddock by paddock. Full Story
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Former Global Warming Skeptic Makes a 'Total Turnaround'
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT
LiveScience.com -

Former Global Warming Skeptic Makes a 'Total Turnaround'A prominent scientist who was skeptical of the evidence that climate change was real, let alone that it was caused by humans, now says he has made a "total turnaround." Richard Muller, a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, says he has become convinced that "the prior estimates of the rate of warming were correct," and that humans are "almost entirely the cause" of that warming.


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East Africa's forests shrink, especially near parks
Tue,31 Jul 2012 03:24 AM PDT
Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Forests in East Africa have shrunk over the past years, especially around the fringes of parks, complicating efforts to protect wildlife and fight climate change, a study showed on Monday. The report indicated that forest cover decreased by about 9.3 percent overall from 2001-09 in about 12 nations studied. Losses were biggest in Uganda and Rwanda, while only southern Sudan - which is now the independent country South Sudan - made fractional gains. ... Full Story
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The nation's weather
Tue,31 Jul 2012 02:53 AM PDT
Associated Press -

The forecast for noon, Saturday, July 28, 2012 shows a front lingers over the Eastern US, triggering more showers and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms develop in the Northern Plains and monsoonal moisture maintains thunderstorms in the Central and Southern Rockies. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)Weather Underground Forecast for Tuesday, July 31, 2012.


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Hot weather outlook again boosts natural gas
Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT
Associated Press -

In this photo taken Monday, July 2, 2012, a man loads a fuel tanker truck at a North Little Rock, Ark., petroleum distributorship before making deliveries to gasoline retailers. Natural gas has been on a tear since hitting a 10-year low this spring. The futures contract in New York has surged 67 percent since April thanks to rising demand for natural gas from power plants and a sharp drop in drilling activity. Prices rose as high as $3.192 per 1,000 cubic feet Monday, July 30, 2012, as forecasters predicted the Midwest would see unseasonably warm weather next month. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)As the temperature keeps rising, so does the price of natural gas.


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Natural gas resumes 3-month surge on hot weather
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:43 AM PDT
Associated Press -

In this photo taken Monday, July 2, 2012, a man loads a fuel tanker truck at a North Little Rock, Ark., petroleum distributorship before making deliveries to gasoline retailers. Natural gas has been on a tear since hitting a 10-year low this spring. The futures contract in New York has surged 67 percent since April thanks to rising demand for natural gas from power plants and a sharp drop in drilling activity. Prices rose as high as $3.192 per 1,000 cubic feet Monday, July 30, 2012, as forecasters predicted the Midwest would see unseasonably warm weather next month. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)As the temperature keeps rising, so does the price of natural gas.


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Midday US weather updates drier than before
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT
Reuters -

Cobs of drought-damaged corn are pictured near KewaneeCHICAGO (Reuters) - Midday weather updates indicated even drier weather than earlier forecasts in the U.S. Midwest for the next week or two which will increase stress on corn and soybean crops that already have been slashed due to the worst drought in over 50 years, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday. "It doesn't look good for crops at all, now it's a matter of just how bad it's going to get," said Andy Karst, meteorologist for World Weather Inc. ...


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Weather service forecasts 110 degrees in Arkansas
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:14 AM PDT
Associated Press - The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures as high as 110 degrees and a high danger of wildfire in Arkansas. Full Story
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Global warming is due to humans: US ex-skeptic
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:02 AM PDT
AFP -

The Department of Water and Power (DWP) San Fernando Valley Generating Station is seen in 2008A prominent US skeptic of the human causes of climate change, Richard Muller, has reversed course and said on Monday that he now believes greenhouse gases are responsible for global warming.


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Greener Olympics Mean Cleaner Air
Mon,30 Jul 2012 06:16 AM PDT
Scientific American - A new analysis shows how the summer Olympics helped clear the air in Beijing--and combat climate change. David Biello reports Full Story
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N. Korea forecasts new storm damage after deadly floods
Sun,29 Jul 2012 12:26 PM PDT
AFP -

Juche Tower in Pyongyang in AprilNorth Korea said Sunday it was being lashed by severe thunderstorms that could cause major damage, just days after flooding that killed scores and left tens of thousands homeless.


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Scientists find CO2-sucking funnels in Southern Ocean
Sun,29 Jul 2012 10:25 AM PDT
AFP -

Scientists say they have unraveled the mechanism by which Earth-warming carbon is sucked deep into the Southern OceanScientists said Sunday they had unraveled the mechanism by which Earth-warming carbon is sucked deep into the Southern Ocean to be safely locked away -- a process that may itself be threatened by climate change.


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Scientists unlock ocean CO2 secrets key to climate: study
Sun,29 Jul 2012 10:07 AM PDT
Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - From giant whirlpools to currents 1,000 km wide, scientists said on Monday they have uncovered how vast amounts of carbon are locked away in the depths of the Southern Ocean, boosting researchers ability to detect the impact of climate change. Oceans curb the pace of climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels. The Southern Ocean is the largest of these ocean carbon sinks, soaking up about 40 percent of mankind's CO2 absorbed by the seas. ... Full Story
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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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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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