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Flood risk to rise fourfold by 2035: report
Tue,10 Jul 2012 04:02 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The risk of flooding for many English homes and businesses could increase fourfold by 2035 if more action to deal with the impact of climate change is not taken, government advisers said on Wednesday. As severe floods continue to batter parts of Britain after the wettest June since records began, the climate advisers said more investment and better planning for new housing in flood plains was needed. "We must take adaptation more seriously if we are to manage the growing risks of floods and droughts," said John Krebs, the chairman of a climate change advisory panel. ... Full Story | Top |
Texas drought, British heat linked to climate change
Tue,10 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change increased the odds for the kind of extreme weather that prevailed in 2011, a year that saw severe drought in Texas, unusual heat in England and was one of the 15 warmest years on record, scientists reported on Tuesday. Overall, 2011 was a year of extreme events - from historic droughts in East Africa, northern Mexico and the southern United States to an above-average cyclone season in the North Atlantic and the end of Australia's wettest two-year period ever, scientists from the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Insurers face $2 billion U.S. weather claims: Aon
Tue,10 Jul 2012 07:00 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Insurers face claims of almost $2 billion from fires, hail and thunderstorms that hit parts of the United States last month, broker Aon Benfield said, though the impact of natural catastrophes so far in 2012 remains well below last year. Hailstorms in New Mexico and Texas will generate insured losses of more than $1 billion and a separate storm in Wyoming and Colorado will cost the industry more than $700 million, Aon said on Tuesday in a monthly round-up of catastrophe claims. ...
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Britain outlines water industry shake-up
Tue,10 Jul 2012 06:47 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The government on Tuesday outlined plans to make it easier for water companies in England and Wales to merge, new players to enter the market and businesses to switch suppliers. The draft bill reinforced changes to the water sector proposed last December aimed at improving the industry's ability to cope with increasing demand and the effects of climate change like floods and droughts. The government said reforming the water industry could save the economy 2 billion pounds ($3 billion) over the next 30 years. ... 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 |
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. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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.
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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.
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