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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Is Obama finally getting serious about climate change? Just Explain It: Predicting Weather Disasters Viral Video: Prancercise UN panel calls for end to extreme poverty by 2030 Arctic Sea Ice Melt Disrupts Weather Patterns Weak demand and wet weather hammers Kingfisher profits

Is Obama finally getting serious about climate change?  Thursday, May 30, 2013 04:56 PM PDT Environmentalists have long accused President Obama of moving slower than a glacier when it comes to dealing with climate change. They say that despite repeated calls for forceful government action, Obama has never truly delivered, instead allowing the issue to quietly fade from view.Close watchers of Obama's presidency have speculated that he'd use his second term to push for legacy-cementing policies, including ones that would seriously address climate change. On Wednesday, he touched on the subject, saying at a fundraiser that he didn't "have much patience for people who deny climate ... Full Story	Top
Just Explain It: Predicting Weather Disasters  Thursday, May 30, 2013 03:18 PM PDT A meteorologist predicts the chances of several $100 billion weather disasters in the next 30 years. Full Story	Top
Viral Video: Prancercise  Thursday, May 30, 2013 02:46 PM PDT Also Check Out: Man Killed In Southlake Town Square Shooting Severe Weather Moves Across North Texas Cousins Beef Over Gas Money; One Dead Tornado Twists Through Oklahoma Taking Lives Severe Weather Pictures: May 15, 2013 MOST VIEWED GALLERIES PHOTOS: Your Pet […] Full Story	Top
UN panel calls for end to extreme poverty by 2030  Thursday, May 30, 2013 02:20 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A high-level U.N. panel recommended an ambitious roadmap Thursday to tackle the world's major challenges, from climate change to equality for women, with a key goal of ending extreme poverty everywhere by 2030. Full Story	Top
Arctic Sea Ice Melt Disrupts Weather Patterns  Thursday, May 30, 2013 09:34 AM PDT Shrinking Arctic sea ice is shifting polar weather patterns, especially in fall and winter, a new climate modeling study finds. Full Story	Top
Weak demand and wet weather hammers Kingfisher profits  Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:53 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Kingfisher, Europe's largest DIY retailer, posted a near-30 percent drop in first quarter profit as weak demand and poor weather continued to hit trade in its key markets. The group, which runs B&Q and Screwfix in the UK and Castorama and Brico Depot in France, on Thursday said retail profit was 114 million pounds ($172 million) in the 13 weeks to May 4, down 29.2 percent on a year ago and well below a company compiled consensus forecast of 137 million pounds. Revenue was 2.6 billion pounds, down 4.2 percent on a like for like basis, and deteriorating from a 3. ... Full Story	Top

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