Agency warns of effects from global warming
Washington Post Jul 17, 08 4:46 PM CDT
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Climate change will bring longer, hotter, smoggier summers in the coming decades across the US, a new EPA reports says. Expect more wildfires and hurricanes, too, along with water problems in the West, the Washington Post reports. The federal report is noteworthy because it refutes the Bush administration's rosier outlook on global warming, the Post notes.
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Predicted heat wave will magnify 1,700 fires in Calif.
Los Angeles Times Jul 6, 08 3:03 PM CDT
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Thousands of California firefighters battled a huge blaze today that threatened homes in Santa Barbara County, but lost ground to another fire near Big Sur, the Los Angeles Times reports. And weather likely will not help: Winds, lightning strikes, and fierce heat are expected to hit the state this week. "That just gives us a day of lull," a forest service official said. "The calm before the storm."
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Triple-digit temperatures blamed for death of 77-year-old
Los Angeles Times Jun 20, 08 9:30 AM CDT
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Southern California is sweltering in a record-breaking heat wave that has killed at least one person, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 77-year-old woman died after wandering out of her car in 116-degree heat, and her husband is in critical condition. Forecasters warn the exceptionally high heat will continue through the weekend. As Californians cranked up the air-conditioning, energy use in Los Angeles was the highest ever recorded in June.
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Driving and flying is about to get
more unpleasant
Newsweek Mar 12, 08 7:05 PM CDT
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As if the notion of heat waves and rising sea levels weren't bad enough, climate change also has the potential to royally screw up your travel plans. A new report shows that increased flooding in coastal areas could put a serious kink in road and rail travel, not to mention washing out the occasional bridge. And hotter days will make it tougher for airplanes to take off with their usual payload, which could cause major headaches, reports a Newsweek science blog.
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Hottest ever for global lands
USA Today Jan 16, 08 5:02 AM CST
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Last year was the hottest on record for global land masses, with temperatures almost 2 degrees warmer than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scorching heat waves socked Asia, Europe and the USA, where 2,000 daily temperature peaks were busted. It's an undeniable trend with seven of the world's warmest-ever years on record occurring since 2001, scientists say.
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LiveScience Dec 30, 07 2:45 PM CST
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What were the most important scientific findings of 2007? LiveScience gives you the top 10: Climate change: The IPCC issued its strongest warning yet that humans are causing global warming. Arctic melting: Two studies found retreating arctic ice. Extreme weather: Global warming is contributing—specifically hurricanes and heat waves. Alternative energy: Biofuels’ futures are uncertain as researchers uncovered pros and cons for gasoline’s successors.
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Record heat, safety concerns end Chicago race after 3½ hours
Chicago Tribune Oct 7, 07 11:26 PM CDT
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A 35-year-old man competing in the Chicago Marathon collapsed on the course and died yesterday, an apparent victim of record temperatures that topped out around 88 degrees. Officials called off the race at 11:30 a.m., with thousands still running and some complaining about a lack of water available along the way, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Climate change conference insists that humans will have to adapt to survive
BBC Sep 19, 07 4:21 PM CDT
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The European Union set itself an ambitious goal when it pledged to rein in global rises in temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius. That goal is now unlikely to be met, reports a UN-established group that presented its findings in London today. Martin Parry, who leads the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, estimated that the rise could be constrained to between 2C and 3C.
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Eight days of triple-digit temperatures hits hard
Los Angeles Times Sep 6, 07 4:07 AM CDT
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Southern California's heat wave finally seems to be breaking after killing at least 27 people in crushing temperatures. The deaths include an elderly couple who told neighbors they were turning off their air conditioning to save money. Several victims died while illegally crossing the US-Mexico border in searing heat.
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Electric companies scramble as 23,000 homes lose power
Los Angeles Times Sep 3, 07 3:05 PM CDT
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Continued triple-digit temperatures across Southern California fried transformers as everyone turned on the AC, knocking out power across the region. The LA Times reports 21,000 homes were still waiting for power last night, and Southern California Edison was scrambling to keep up. "We need is a break in the weather to slow the pace in calls," a spokesman said.
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Triple-digit temperatures take
toll in Midwest, Southeast
Associated Press Aug 19, 07 11:48 AM CDT
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The heat wave sweeping across the Midwest and Southeast has claimed at least 49 lives over the past week. Officials in Alabama and Memphis reported the 10 most recent deaths on Saturday, mostly elderly citizens. The weather forecast for next week predicts some relief from the triple digit-temperatures that has baked the two states for more than a week without a break.
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Region reaches for
the iced tea as temps shatter records
CNN Aug 10, 07 12:42 PM CDT
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A heat wave brought record high temperatures to much of the Southeast yesterday, with highs of over 100 degrees recorded in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky. Excessive heat warnings ruled the day, prompting the National Weather Service to urge people to stay inside in air-conditioning and drink plenty of fluids, reports CNN.
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Temperatures endanger many across the country, keeping even the hardiest indoors
Associated Press Aug 7, 07 5:09 PM CDT
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Heat, not hurricanes, is generally the biggest weather-related cause of death in the US, and with a heat wave is sweeping over much of the country, health experts are urging people to stay indoors and keep cool. It's so hot in St. Louis that the Rams have temporarily moved their daytime workouts indoors to keep players from passing out of the field.
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Most victims are elderly; Hungary hit hardest
BBC Jul 25, 07 5:55 AM CDT
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More than 500 people have died in the last week in the heat wave gripping central Europe. Most of the victims lived in Hungary, with some casualties reported in nearby Romania, the BBC reports. The elderly have been hardest hit. Temperatures in some areas have reached 107 degrees; the intense heat has already destroyed almost a third of Serbia's harvest.
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Sizzling towns open swelter shelters for elderly as heat goes on
CNN Jul 6, 07 5:51 AM CDT
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A searing heat wave is likely to continue barbecuing the western U.S. today after record temperatures soared to 127 in Death Valley, 125 in nearby Baker and 116 in Phoenix yesterday. Las Vegas sizzled at 116 degrees with humidity in the single digits, and even northeastern Oregon cracked 107 degrees.
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