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150,000 US Heat Deaths by 2100 – Report
Killer heat fueled by climate change could cause an additional 150,000 deaths this century in the biggest US cities if no steps are taken to curb carbon emissions and improve emergency services, according to a new report by the NRDC, … Continue reading
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Past Year Hottest Ever Recorded, NOAA Says
Americans just lived through the hottest year ever recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported recently, Matt Pearce notes at the LA Times. NOAA reported that the US also just experienced its third-warmest April on record. This is the warmest … Continue reading
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Continuing Climate Change Complicates Water Management – Idaho
The effects of global warming are making it more difficult for reservoir managers to control floods and manage flows for irrigation, recreation and fisheries reports Rocky Barker at the Idaho Statesman. Two days of record high temperatures and two days … Continue reading
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Climate Change Versus the Easter Bunny
Easter is still a great day for celebrations and egg hunts, but climate change is making it worse for bunnies. Rising temperatures are harming at least five species of US rabbit, reports Dean Kuipers at the LA Times. The endangered … Continue reading
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Climate Change Boosts Natural Variability Into Record Heat
An “unprecedented” March heat wave in much of the continental United States has set or tied more than 7,000 high temperature records, and signals a warming climate, weather experts said recently, reports Deborah Zabarenko of Reuters. “It’s hard to grasp … Continue reading
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Increasing Climate Change Brings Increasing Deaths from Wildfires – Study
Wildfires are expected to become more severe and common around the world due to global warming, and a new study shows that a third of a million people die annually from land fires, reports Kerry Sheridan at Agence France Presse. … Continue reading
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Record-Breaking Warm Winter Weather Across Canada Prairies
Instead of snow, temperature records are the only thing falling across much of the Prairies so far this winter, reports Jennifer Graham of the Canadian Press. Fahrenheit temperatures well above freezing, into the 50s and even 60s are occurring in … Continue reading
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Climate Change Cutting Down White Christmas
There was time when dreaming of a white Canadian Christmas would almost always be a dream come true, reports the Canadian Press at Global News. Indeed, the name Canada derives from Latin meaning “white”, referring to Canada’s historically snowy condition. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, Canada, climate change, extreme heat, extreme weather, global warming
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Global Warming for Dummies — Climate Change for Dummies
Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas for our energy has increased levels of heat-absorbing gases, especially carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere. So, our planet has warmed over one degree Fahrenheit, and will continue to heat further and … Continue reading
Heat of Global Warming Could Already Be Harming Crops
In recent years, those who monitor crops have been most worried about harmful changes in the global water cycle under global warming – think droughts, severe storms, and floods, for example. Now, a new global warming worry has sprung up, … Continue reading
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