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'Rivers' in air could boost flooding
2013-07-25 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Winter floods could intensify in Britain, according to new research into powerful weather systems called "atmospheric rivers". Only identified about 20 years ago, atmospheric rivers are intense bands of moisture that flow through the air. Known to be responsible for heavy rainfall, they have been blamed for severe flooding in California and the UK. The new study suggests that warmer conditions could create more rivers - and make them more severe. The paper is published by the Institute...
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Flooding in winter to get worse, scientists warn
2013-07-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Scientists have found that an atmospheric event behind the heavy flooding in Cornwall last year and in Cumbria in 2009 is to grow more intense and more frequent over the next century. The researchers found that narrow bands of air packed with water vapour known as atmospheric rivers are responsible for the worst flooding events in the winter months. These flows of moisture, which form in areas of low pressure and deliver sustained, heavy rainfall to the UK, are due to double in number, according...
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Canada: Climate change caused Calgary, Ontario flooding: Poll
2013-07-24 18:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Climate change caused by human activities was behind the flooding in Calgary and the recent storms in central Ontario. Thats the belief of 53 per cent of Canadians polled July 23 by Forum Research. Its also a belief more common among women (59 per cent) than men. In addition, eight in 10 of those polled believe the Earths climate overall is changing. Forum Research polled 1,782 Canadians who were 18 or over. The political backgrounds of those polled were also registered. Apparently,...
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Study says UK to see more flooding
2013-07-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases are likely to drive more frequent and intense flooding in the UK, as global warming increases the threat of atmospheric rivers in mid-latitudes. In their study, researchers, from the University of Reading and University of Iowa found that the number of atmospheric river events will probably double by late this century, compared to the number of events between 1980 ad 2005. The study was published July 24 in IOP Publishing`s Environmental Research...
Signs of Spring Flooding Remain in Corn, Soybean Fields
2013-07-16 16:29:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
These aerial photos show the results of a record-wet spring in East-Central Iowa near Waterloo as of July 2. Aerial photos provided courtesy of Bob Recker, Cedar Valley Innovation, Waterloo, IA. read more
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