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Sand Storms Turn Some Regions in Iran into "Hell"
2016-07-31 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Payvand: Iran is facing a series of environmental disasters this summer, including forest fires, record heat indexes in some provinces and sandstorms threatening the capital, Tehran. Namak (Persian Salt) Lake in Qom province, which once measured 200,000 hectares, has completely dried up because of climate change, the ill-considered construction of tens of dams and depleted underground water resources. According to Seyed Ahmad Shafie, deputy director of the office of environmental protection for Qom,...
More storms on tap for flood-ravaged West Virginia
2016-06-26 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Multiple fatalities have been reported in flooding that has devastated parts of the state, a state official said Friday morning. Surrounded by muddy devastation, Cathy Light and her husband Chris thought it was "heaven sent" they had free burgers to munch on in a Clendenin parking lot Saturday. As West Virginians continued surveying damage in a state so devastated by floods that one said her community "smelled like death," residents braced for the prospect of more rain. The National Weather...
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Wild weather: Climate change's role in eastern Australia's storms
2016-06-07 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: East coast lows are a type of low-pressure system occurring on the Australian east coast. Follow the trail of destruction from Australia's wild weather Map: Australia Australia's east coast is recovering from a weekend of wild winds, waves and flooding, caused by a weather pattern known as an east coast low. Tragically, several people have died in flooding. Parts of New South Wales have received more than 400mm of rain since Friday morning. Some places such as Canberra and Forster recorded...
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The role of climate change in eastern Australia's wild storms
2016-06-06 06:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: Australias east coast is recovering from a weekend of wild winds, waves and flooding, caused by a weather pattern known as an East Coast Low. Tragically, several people have died in flooding. Parts of New South Wales have received more than 400mm of rain since Friday morning. Some places such as Canberra and Forster recorded their wettest June day on record. Waves have also caused severe coastal erosion and damaged property. East Coast Lows are a type of low-pressure system or cyclone that...
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Storms menace East Coast; Florida under tropical storm warning
2016-06-05 18:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: While the U.S. West Coast sweated out a heat wave, forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms along the East Coast on Sunday and issued a tropical storm warning for Florida's Gulf Coast. Weekend plans could be rained out for millions of people from New York through North Carolina, as thunderstorms were expected to blast winds up to 55 miles (90 km) per hour later on Sunday. Hail and tornadoes were also possible. National forecasters also issued a tropical storm warning for Florida's Gulf Coast...
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