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UK weather: changing jet stream linked to flooding crisis
2014-02-17 12:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The system of winds that is responsible for bringing weather to Northern Europe and North America may be changing, new research has found. A study suggests that the jet stream, a high-speed air current that carries weather around the globe, is taking a longer, more meandering route than usual. This means that weather patterns will remain the same in some areas for longer periods. If accurate, these findings could explain the recent stormy spell that has brought devastating flooding to many...
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GM Recalls 778,562 Cars After Defect Linked to Six Deaths
2014-02-14 01:59:51| Automakers - Topix.net
General Motors Co. is recalling 778,562 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 sedans in North America after six deaths were linked to faulty ignition switches that may have caused engines and air bags to turn off.
Met Office: evidence says exceptional UK weather is linked to climate change
2014-02-10 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Although there is no definitive answer to what has driven the UKs flooding emergency, all the evidence suggests that changes in global climate patterns have been a major contributor, according to the Met Office. In a new report, called A Global Perspective on the Recent Storms and Floods in the UK, the organisation investigates the link between the extreme weather that has hit Britain recently causing widespread disruption and flooding and climate change. The Met Office s chief scientists...
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Stronger Pacific trade winds linked to stable air temperatures
2014-02-09 22:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: An Australian-led research team claims to have solved one of the biggest puzzles in climate science -- why air temperatures have largely plateaued since 2001 even as greenhouse gas levels have continued to climb. While most scientists have long accepted that the Earth continues to trap extra heat with the bulk of it ending up in the oceans, they have been uncertain about the precise process slowing the rise in atmospheric temperatures and whether it will persist. The answer, says Matthew England...
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University studies if quakes in North Texas linked to fracking
2014-02-08 00:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A team of scientists has launched a study of seismic activity in North Texas to determine if fracking may be the cause of a series of earthquakes that have rattled two towns in the region since November. The seismic activity in Azle and Reno, northwest of Fort Worth, has national implications, with opponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, saying what is happening in the towns points to the dangers of the energy source extraction method. "It's important that we don't rush to conclusions,"...
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