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Former NY Army Corps Commander On Post-Sandy Reality: ‘Climate Change Is Real,’ ‘We’ve Got To Stop Ignoring It’

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:25:00 +0000

Former NY Army Corps Commander On Post-Sandy Reality: ‘Climate Change Is Real,’ ‘We’ve Got To Stop Ignoring It’

from ThinkProgress » Climate Progress by Brad Johnson, Guest Bloggerhttp://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/05/23/2032721/former-new-york-army-corps-commander-on-post-sandy-reality-climate-change-is-real-weve-got-to-stop-ignoring-it/?mobile=nc

Screwed by climate change: 10 cities that will be hardest hit

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:09:00 +0000

Screwed by climate change: 10 cities that will be hardest hit

from Grist by Jim Meyer

Susie Cagle Here at Grist, climate change is our bread and melting butter. But this month, we’re feeling especially hot and bothered. As part of our in-depth look at the warming planet, we’ve compiled a list of the U.S. cities that we think will be in the hottest water as the mercury rises — in some cases, up to their foreheads.http://grist.org/cities/screwed-by-climate-change-10-cities-that-will-be-hardest-hit/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed

The Oklahoma Tornado Is One Of The 5 Costliest Weather Events In US History

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:59:00 +0000

The Oklahoma Tornado Is One Of The 5 Costliest Weather Events In US History

The worst of it lasted for about an hour. But the human, physical and economic toll in Oklahoma will rank among the most devastating weather events of its kind. "This is going to be one of the top five costliest tornadoes in U.S. history," said Evan Gold, vice president of client services at Planalytics, a weather consulting firm. The full impact of the human loss was still unknown Tuesday as exh

9 by John W. Schoen / 6h http://www.businessinsider.com/oklahoma-tornado-one-of-5-costliest-2013-5?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

All Around The US, Risks Of A Water Crisis Are Much Bigger Than People Realize

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:56:00 +0000

All Around The US, Risks Of A Water Crisis Are Much Bigger Than People Realize

With about half of the country still suffering from extreme drought, farmers and businesses in the Western United States are looking at another hot, dry summer. And the country's water risk is a lot worse than most assessments suggest, according to a recent study from the Columbia University Water Center. Taking into account past patterns of drought and water use, the Columbia study reveals that

100+ by Grace Wyler / 3h http://www.businessinsider.com/us-drought-water-scarcity-2013-5?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

Widespread Greenland Melting To Become The Norm In Next Two Decades

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:51:00 +0000

Widespread Greenland Melting To Become The Norm In Next Two Decades

By Michael D. Lemonick via Climate Central When 97 percent of Greenland’s ice experienced at least some melting in July 2012, scientists wondered if it was a one-time phenomenon. Now a new study in Geophysical Research Letters indicates it is a sign of things to come and by 2025, there is a 50-50 chance of it happening annually. Extent of surface melt over Greenland’s ice sheet on July 8, 2012 (l

by Climate Guest Blogger / 9h http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/05/22/2047231/widespread-greenland-melting-to-become-the-norm-in-next-two-decades/?mobile=nc&utm_source=feedly

Don’t Fight GMO Labels

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:46:00 +0000

Don’t Fight GMO Labels

I support GMOs. And we should label them. We should label them because that is the very best thing we can do for public acceptance of agricultural biotech. And we should label them because there’s absolutely nothing to hide. Let me explain. First, so you don’t mistake me for a GMO basher, let me introduce myself. I’m a computer scientist by training. I’m also the author of three books, all of

by Ramez Naam / 5h http://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/programs/conservation-and-development/dont-fight-gmo-labels/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thebreakthrough+%28The+Breakthrough+Institute+Full+Site+RSS%29

Changing Arctic: What should be done?

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:44:00 +0000

Changing Arctic: What should be done?

In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing conditions in the Arctic, and potential responses to those changes.

30 1d http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130521105708.htm?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_environment+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Environment%29

Does Climate Change Cause Bigger Tornadoes?

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:42:00 +0000

Does Climate Change Cause Bigger Tornadoes?

Shaunacy Ferro, PopSciScientists generally agree that climate change will increase the likelihood of extreme weather events, but the jury is still out on how tornadoes will fare in a warming world. Tornadoes are fickle beasts, and it remains tough to predict a tornado a week from now, much less what they might be like over the next few years.

by Shaunacy Ferro, PopSci / 5h http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-05/fyi-could-climate-change-cause-more-tornadoes

Grassroots Groups Accuse EDF of Being in Bed with Natural Gas Industry

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:00 +0000

Grassroots Groups Accuse EDF of Being in Bed with Natural Gas Industry

Grassroots environmental groups are calling out the Environmental Defense Fund for tacking too closely to natural gas industry views on the hydraulic fracturing issue. “More than 60 leading grassroots and national organizations focused on citizen and environmental issues will send a message Wednesday to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) disapproving of the group’s willingness to… Keep reading →http://breakingenergy.com/2013/05/22/grassroots-groups-accuse-edf-of-being-in-bed-with-natural-gas-industry/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=bfbf9e7dd7-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-bfbf9e7dd7-407304281

Obama's new Energy chief: Climate change ‘not debatable’

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:21:00 +0000

Obama's new Energy chief: Climate change ‘not debatable’

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/301287-new-energy-secretary-need-to-address-climate-change-not-debatable

EU to review fracking

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:00 +0000

EU to review fracking

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/05/eu-to-review-fracking.html?cmpid=EnlDailyPetroMay222013

CO2 at 400 ppm by Bill Sweet

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:12:00 +0000

CO₂ at 400 ppm

by Bill Sweet

Last Thursday, global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, as measured atop the Mauna Loa volcano, in Hawaii, reached 400 parts per million.
The good news is that most educated people now know what “400 ppm” refers to. The bad news is that the world is more confused than ever regarding what to do about global warming.
So, what now? Is it not time for the United States to get into the game of climate diplomacy in a serious way? Read morehttp://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/global-co2-reaches-400-ppm

Sea level influenced tropical climate during the last ice age

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:52:00 +0000

Sea level influenced tropical climate during the last ice age
Honolulu, HI (SPX) May 22, 2013 - Scientists look at past climates to learn about climate change and the ability to simulate it with computer models. One region that has received a great deal of attention is the Indo-Pacific warm pool, the vast pool of warm water stretching along the equator from Africa to the western Pacific Ocean. In a new study, Pedro DiNezio of the International Pacific Research Center, University of H ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Sea_level_influenced_tropical_climate_during_the_last_ice_age_999.html

Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rain forest

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:51:00 +0000

Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rain forest
Seattle WA (SPX) May 22, 2013 - The Amazon rain forest, popularly known as the lungs of the planet, inhales carbon dioxide as it exudes oxygen. Plants use carbon dioxide from the air to grow parts that eventually fall to the ground to decompose or get washed away by the region's plentiful rainfall. Until recently people believed much of the rain forest's carbon floated down the Amazon River and ended up deep in the ocean ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Amazon_River_exhales_virtually_all_carbon_taken_up_by_rain_forest_999.html

Slow earthquakes: It's all in the rock mechanics

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:00 +0000

Slow earthquakes: It's all in the rock mechanics
Philadelphia PA (SPX) May 22, 2013 - Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes, only for the past five to 10 years because of new tools and new observations, but these tools may explain the triggering of some normal earthquakes and could help in earthquake prediction. "New techn ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Slow_earthquakes_Its_all_in_the_rock_mechanics_999.html

Shifts in global water systems markers of The Anthropocene epoch

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:00 +0000

Shifts in global water systems markers of The Anthropocene epoch
Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 22, 2013 - A suite of disquieting global phenomena have given rise to the "Anthropocene," a term coined for a new geologic epoch characterized by humanity's growing dominance of the Earth's environment and a planetary transformation as profound as the last epoch-defining event - the retreat of the glaciers 11,500 years ago. And in Bonn, Germany May 21-24, world experts will experts will focus on how ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Shifts_in_global_water_systems_markers_of_The_Anthropocene_epoch_999.html

Scientists explore roots of future tropical rainfall

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:00 +0000

Scientists explore roots of future tropical rainfall
Cape Cod MA (SPX) May 22, 2013 - How will rainfall patterns across the tropical Indian and Pacific regions change in a future warming world? Climate models generally suggest that the tropics as a whole will get wetter, but the models don't always agree on where rainfall patterns will shift in particular regions within the tropics. A new study, published online May 19 in the journal Nature Geoscience, looks to the past to ... more http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Scientists_explore_roots_of_future_tropical_rainfall_999.html

Bacteria use hydrogen, carbon dioxide to produce electricity

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:00 +0000

Bacteria use hydrogen, carbon dioxide to produce electricity
Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2013 - Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst report their findings at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. "This represents the first result of current production solely ... morehttp://www.biofueldaily.com/reports/Bacteria_use_hydrogen_carbon_dioxide_to_produce_electricity_999.html

WHO: World Unprepared for Mass Flu Outbreak

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:00 +0000

WHO: World Unprepared for Mass Flu Outbreak
http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/who-world-unprepared-for-mass-flu-outbreak/

THE world is unprepared for a massive virus outbreak, the deputy chief of the
World Health Organization has warned, amid fears that H7N9 bird flu striking
China could morph into a form that spreads easily among people.

Last chance: EPA: The Next Four Years

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:00 +0000

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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A panel of industry authorities present and discuss current and proposed air, water and waste regulations and their likely impact on the electric power industry. The webinar is a rebroadcast of a live event at ELECTRIC POWER on May 14 that focuses on recent and pending Environmental Protection Agency rules affecting electric power generating units. Among the rules to be discussed are those affecting mercury, particulates, SO₂, and NO_x emissions and the soon-to-be-released water intake rules under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act.
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Keeping Pesticides Out of Water

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:00 +0000

Keeping Pesticides Out of Water

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Crop Protection industry rolls-out new scheme for water and biodiversity protection

http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=6875935&access=EH

Playing The Odds on Tornado Warnings

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:18:00 +0000

Playing The Odds on Tornado Warnings

Pinpoint predictions are a long way off, but taking into account daily odds might help make the public more alert.

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/515086/playing-the-odds-on-tornado-warnings/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130522

The climate sceptics have already won

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:06:00 +0000

The climate sceptics have already won The real and present dangers are shoved to one side because they are simply too uncomfortable to confront
http://link.ft.com/r/WDI4RR/OFOCEY/LQER5V/WTPB7N/A518BZ/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=22

Will Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter Stop Meaning Anything When Climate Change Hits?

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:13:00 +0000

Will Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter Stop Meaning Anything When Climate Change Hits?

My kids and their friends and everyone roughly their age will, in fact, be the last human beings to remember a stable, predictable procession of seasons. This article first appeared at Orion magazine under the title "The Discontent of Our Winter." You can enjoy future Orion articles by signing up to the magazine's free trial subscription program.My children have snow anxiety. For the record

1K by Sandra Steingraber, Or... / 1d http://www.alternet.org/environment/will-spring-summer-fall-and-winter-stop-meaning-anything-when-climate-change-hits?utm_source=feedly

Origins of human culture linked to rapid climate change

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney) — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:02:00 +0000

Origins of human culture linked to rapid climate change
Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, during the Middle Stone Age, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, according to new research. http://phys.org/news/2013-05-human-culture-linked-rapid-climate.html#nwlt

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Former NY Army Corps Commander On Post-Sandy Reality: ‘Climate Change Is Real,’ ‘We’ve Got To Stop Ignoring It’

Former NY Army Corps Commander On Post-Sandy Reality: ‘Climate Change Is Real,’ ‘We’ve Got To Stop Ignoring It’

Screwed by climate change: 10 cities that will be hardest hit

Screwed by climate change: 10 cities that will be hardest hit

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