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Less rainfall expected for the Hawaiian Islands
2013-04-23 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Almost imperceptibly, rainfall over the Hawaiian Islands has been declining since 1978, and this trend is likely to continue with global warming through the end of this century, according to a team of scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) and the University of Colorado at Boulder. This latest Hawaii rainfall study, published in the March 13, 2013, early online issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research, supports previous work conducted at the University of Hawaii. What has been...
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UK: Rainfall brings Burn Stewart Distillers plant back online
2013-04-16 16:36:48| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
A Burn Stewart Distillers' plant that halted production because of water shortages is due to resume service.
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Argentina: Deluge in Buenos Aires could be sign of rainfall to come
2013-04-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Recent heavy rains that have lashed Buenos Aires and other parts of Argentina, causing 100-year record flooding that left more than 50 people dead, may be just a preview of the years to come. Storms will bring a lot more rain as global temperatures rise through the 21st century, according to a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The study finds that extreme precipitation events will be more intense in a warming world, with as much as 20 percent to 30 percent more...
Brazil moves to reduce disaster risk as severe rainfall worsens
2013-03-27 14:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Increasingly heavy summer rainfall, linked to changing climate conditions, is taking a worsening toll on Brazil. Just this month, 30 people died when heavy rain caused landslides in Petrópolis, a city located in the highlands of Rio de Janeiro state. Such cases are becoming more common around the country. In So Paulo, Brazil's largest city, at least two people died this summer due to urban flooding. And in January 2011, also in Rio de Janeiro state's highlands, more than 1,000 people were killed...
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Natural climate swings contribute more to increased monsoon rainfall than global warming
2013-03-20 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Natural swings in the climate have significantly intensified Northern Hemisphere monsoon rainfall, showing that these swings must be taken into account for climate predictions in the coming decades, a new study finds. The findings are published in the March 18 online publication of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Monsoon rainfall in the Northern Hemisphere impacts about 60% of the World population in Southeast Asia, West Africa and North America. Given the possible impacts...
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