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Frequent Air Warnings on the West Coast as Spring Heats Up

2014-05-14 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: This past week the San Francisco Bay Area has declared three consecutive "Spare the Air" alerts, showing that even with a harsh winter just behind us, things are already heating up for the west coast of the United States. In the wake of a prolonged stretch of high temperatures and low winds, the Air Quality Management Districts for Sacramento and the Bay Area have both declared "Spare the Air" alerts for their regions, warning people who go outside that the air may be unhealthy for sensitive groups....

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Short-Term Beef Supply To Rise Just As Grilling Season Heats Up

2014-04-30 20:16:00| Beef

John Otte for Beef Producer Two key numbers in Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report came in on the market-friendly side of trade guesses. March placements, at 1.795 million head, were well below the average trade guess of around 1.916 million. The 10.860 million cattle on feed April 1 were below the average trade guess of about 11 million. March marketings, at 1.660 million, were below the average guess of around 1.7 million head. read more

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Salamanders Shrink as Climate Heats Up

2014-04-15 01:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LiveScience: Wild salamanders that live in the Appalachian Mountains are shrinking because they must burn more energy as the local climate gets hotter and drier, according to a new study. Researchers found that the salamanders they collected between 1980 and 2012 were 8 percent smaller than those collected in earlier decades, starting in 1957. The findings confirm predictions that some species will shrink in response to climate change. The climate where the salamanders live has gotten warmer and drier, researchers...

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Keystone XL Pipeline Fight Heats Up as Decision Nears

2014-04-11 20:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: Two large national public health groups today wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry, joining a request for an in-depth human health study on the Keystone XL pipeline before the President decides whether to permit the tar sands pipeline to cross the Canada-U.S. border. The American Public Health Association is the oldest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world, representing health providers, educators, environmentalists, policy makers and health officials at all...

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