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Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Climate change threatens California power supply-report Native American Communities Suffer Most from Climate Change Storms knock out power to thousands in Michigan PSE&G 2nd-quarter profit falls on lower prices European Climate Law Poses Problems for U.S. Airlines, Policymakers Fresh iPhone Apps for July 31: Weather HD 2 Free, HipGeo update, Jurassic Park Builder Former Global Warming Skeptic Makes a 'Total Turnaround' East Africa's forests shrink, especially near parks The nation's weather Hot weather outlook again boosts natural gas Natural gas resumes 3-month surge on hot weather Midday US weather updates drier than before Weather service forecasts 110 degrees in Arkansas Global warming is due to humans: US ex-skeptic Greener Olympics Mean Cleaner Air N. Korea forecasts new storm damage after deadly floods Scientists find CO2-sucking funnels in Southern Ocean Scientists unlock ocean CO2 secrets key to climate: study Ecstasy Impairs Memory; Massive Stars Likened to Vampires Two dead, over 130,000 without power after fierce storms Deny This: Contested Himalayan Glaciers Really Are Melting, and Doing So at a Rapid Pace-Kind of Like Climate Change Analysis: Evidence for climate extremes, costs, gets more local Hot, dry weather heightens West Nile virus risk Northeast cleans up from intense storms; 2 dead NASA Greenland Ice Melt Report Sparks Global Warming Debate 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top Former Global Warming Skeptic Makes a 'Total Turnaround' Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT LiveScience.com - 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. Full Story Top 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 Top The nation's weather Tue,31 Jul 2012 02:53 AM PDT Associated Press - Weather Underground Forecast for Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Full Story Top Hot weather outlook again boosts natural gas Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT Associated Press - As the temperature keeps rising, so does the price of natural gas. Full Story Top Natural gas resumes 3-month surge on hot weather Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:43 AM PDT Associated Press - As the temperature keeps rising, so does the price of natural gas. Full Story Top Midday US weather updates drier than before Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (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. ... Full Story Top 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 Top Global warming is due to humans: US ex-skeptic Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:02 AM PDT AFP - A 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. Full Story Top 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 Top N. Korea forecasts new storm damage after deadly floods Sun,29 Jul 2012 12:26 PM PDT AFP - North 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. Full Story Top Scientists find CO2-sucking funnels in Southern Ocean Sun,29 Jul 2012 10:25 AM PDT AFP - Scientists 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. Full Story Top 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 Top Ecstasy Impairs Memory; Massive Stars Likened to Vampires Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:38 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Discovered: 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. Full Story Top Two dead, over 130,000 without power after fierce storms Fri,27 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT Reuters - ELMIRA, 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. ... Full Story Top 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 Top Analysis: Evidence for climate extremes, costs, gets more local Fri,27 Jul 2012 07:23 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (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. ... Full Story Top Hot, dry weather heightens West Nile virus risk Fri,27 Jul 2012 06:33 AM PDT Associated Press - 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. Full Story Top Northeast cleans up from intense storms; 2 dead Fri,27 Jul 2012 05:17 AM PDT Associated Press - 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. Full Story Top 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 Top

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