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Bombshell: Study Ties Epic California Drought, Frigid East To Manmade Climate Change
2014-04-16 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Natural variability alone cannot explain the extreme weather pattern that has driven both the record-setting California drought and the cooler weather seen in the Midwest and East this winter, a major new study finds. We`ve reported before that climate scientists had predicted a decade ago that warming-driven Arctic ice loss would lead to worsening drought in California. In particular, they predicted it would lead to a "blocking pattern" that would shift the jet stream (and the rain it could bring)...
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It was March misery in frigid northern, eastern USA
2014-03-29 13:24:30| Chemicals - Topix.net
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Frigid winter warms sales
2014-03-08 10:50:37| Apparel - Topix.net
The harsh winter has been rough for some businesses, but for a lucky few the frigid weather means more cold, hard cash.
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Frigid Great Lakes nearly covered in ice, a first in 20 years
2014-02-15 03:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders -- a battleground for the icebreaker`s 58-member crew during one of the roughest winters in memory. It`s been so bitterly cold for so long in the Upper Midwest that the Great Lakes are almost completely covered with ice. The last time they came this close was in 1994, when 94 percent of the lakes` surface was frozen. As of Friday, ice cover extended...
Gas shortage caused by frigid winter triggers call for power conservation in California
2014-02-07 07:49:13| Energy - Topix.net
Californians were urged to voluntarily cut their electricity use Thursday in a rare mid-winter conservation alert, after frigid weather across the U.S. and Canada caused a shortage of natural gas at Southern California power plants.
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