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Trees still affected by 1976 drought
2013-07-24 01:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The sizzling summer of 1976 caused permanent changes to British forests, new research suggests. Scientists found that the long dry spell that year - the UK's most intense drought between 1914 and 2006 - killed off many drought-sensitive beech trees. Growth of the trees is still restricted more than 30 years later, a study in the journal Functional Ecology said. The more drought-tolerant Sessile Oak survived better and is now dominating the beech. The scientific work was carried out at...
More heat, drought and floods in 2013
2013-07-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Global average temperatures in June were the fifth highest on record, as above-average heat conditions continued a multidecade streak, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported yesterday. June marked the 340th consecutive month -- a span of time more than 28 years -- that global temperatures surged above the 20th century average, according to the agency. "The last below-average June temperature was June 1976 and the last below-average temperature for any month was February 1985,"...
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Drought persists though worst levels shrinking
2013-07-18 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Severe levels of dryness persisted in the nation's midsection, south and in the western half of the country, though the land area suffering from the worst of it was shrinking, according to a weekly drought report issued on Thursday. The U.S. Drought Monitor, issued by state and federal experts, said drought areas in the "moderate to exceptional" range reached 46.13 percent, up from 44.85 percent a week ago. But the numbers reflected an increase in moderate and severe levels and a decrease in the...
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Red Cross appeals for worst drought in 30 years in Namibia
2013-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Desert-hardy Namibians, overwhelmed by the worst drought to hit their country in 30 years, are surviving off wild fruits with no harvest in sight until March 2014, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said as it launched an appeal on Monday. The government of Namibia, the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, declared a national emergency in May. Drought has resulted in crop failure and livestock deaths across the tiny country of 2.1 million people. Maize...
Expect an Angry Summer of More Wildfires, Drought and Extreme Heat
2013-07-03 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The recent rash of deadly wildfires and record breaking high temperatures across the western U.S. indicates the country may be in the grips of an "angry summer" made worse by climate change. July 2013 began with much of the western portion of the U.S. experiencing one of the most extreme heat waves on record in the region. During the days between June 24 and 29, there were 46 monthly high-temperature records set or tied in the U.S., along with 21 records for the highest overnight minimum temperature....
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