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Dry Minnesota at risk of more, hotter fires this spring
2015-03-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star Tribune: As spring follows winter in Minnesota, early fire warnings follow a year with little snow and record warmth in March. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Monday issued an unusually early alert, saying conditions across the state are ripe for more frequent and more intense fires this spring, thanks to an abnormally dry winter and record-breaking temperatures this month. "We are moving into a drought period,' said William Glesener, DNR fire specialist. "It's going to intensify...
Australia: Hotter, harder times forecast for farm as climate changes food production
2015-03-14 22:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia's agricultural sector faces profound challenges from climate change over coming decades forcing the migration of some crops and the use of new varieties of others, a new report by the University of Melbourne researchers. A warming, largely drying climate for a range of foods from almonds to zuchinis has been identified by the The Appetite for Change study, finding few likely winners. "Food production in Australia will need to adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change," said Richard...
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Hotter ocean threatens fish stocks
2015-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
West Australian: Rising water temperatures caused by climate change will threaten a rollcall of WA's most valuable fisheries including rock lobster, snapper and herring, research reveals. Four years after a marine heatwave destroyed fisheries along the Gascoyne and Mid West coasts, the Department of Fisheries has flagged such events are likely to become increasingly common. The department has released a report into the effects of climate change on the State's fisheries. It noted there had been a general...
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By 2050 some US cities will be hotter every year than their current record
2015-03-12 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardfian: Within 35 years, even a cold year will be warmer than the hottest year on record, according to research published in Nature on Wednesday. The study, which used 39 climate models to make a single temperature index for places all over the world, estimates when major US cities average temperatures will never again dip below that of the hottest year in the past century and a half. As the chart below shows, thats as early as 2043 for Phoenix and Honolulu, 2049 for San Francisco, and 2071 for Anchorage,...
India: Capital City Hotter than Jaipur, Delhi
2015-02-14 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Express: Gradual disappearance of natural water bodies under the onslaught of development has made Bhubaneswar hotter than Jaipur or Delhi, said experts here on Saturday. Though Bhubaneswar continues to retain its green canopy despite the Super Cyclone in 1999 and Phailin in 2013, mercury is shooting up during the summer, they said. Though the city boasted of several water bodies in the past, many have shrunk causing change in climate. This can lead to erratic rainfall and even cloudbursts, Ajit Pattnaik,...
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