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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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Most Americans Link Climate Change To Extreme Weather – Poll
Storms and tornadoes lashed Midwestern states, hail buried vehicles in Texas, and a dust then thunderstorm hit New Delhi, India – all just a small sample of extreme weather events worldwide that occurred in one recent week, reports John Platt … Continue reading
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Unusually Hot Summers Increasingly Likely Soon – Study
If you thought last summer was hot, just wait. What are now considered to be unusually hot summer temperatures are likely to be the new norm in just a few decades, reports Andrew Freedman at Climate Central. In a trend … Continue reading
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Canadian Warm Winter Threatens Cold-Adapted Wildlife
The mild tennis-playing temperatures of December and January in Toronto is stressing wildlife adapted to frigid temperatures, reports Mary Ormsby at the Toronto Star. “We don’t need statistics to tell us something odd is happening,” says Ryan Ness, manager of … 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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CIA Should Be Open on Climate Change, US Agency Urges
After a year of epic weather, drought, heatwaves, hurricanes and floods, a new report from the Defence Science Board, a US government agency, suggests that it’s time the CIA stopped treating climate change as a secret, reports Suzanne Goldenberg at … Continue reading
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More Severe Climate Predicted for Southern Europe – UN report
Southern Europe will be gripped by fierce heatwaves, drought in North Africa will be more common, and small island states face ruinous storm surges from rising seas, says a report by United Nations climate scientists, reports Marlowe Hood at Agent … Continue reading
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