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U.S. will be 2-4 degrees hotter in coming decades, new climate report says
2013-01-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Temperatures will continue to rise in America, "with the next few decades projected to see another 2 degrees [Fahrenheit] to 4 degrees [Fahrenheit] of warming in most areas," according to the latest National Climate Assessment, which came out Friday afternoon. That means we can expect to see more "extreme weather events," according to the report, such as heavy precipitation - particularly in the Northeast and Midwest - and intense Atlantic hurricanes. Other parts of the U.S. will experience heat...
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2012 was worst year for whooping cough in almost six decades
2013-01-07 06:56:18| Biotech - Topix.net
The United States suffered its worst year for whooping cough in nearly 60 years in 2012, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Tampa Bay Times is reporting .
Coldest weather in decades hits India; group says 107 dead
2013-01-03 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The coldest weather in northern India for at least 44 years has killed more than 100 homeless people, an aid group said on Thursday. The capital New Delhi saw a maximum temperature of 9.8 Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday - the lowest since records began in 1969. Fog forced cancellation of flights and trains. Low temperatures over the next several days are expected to be 3 to 4 Celsius (37-39 Fahrenheit). Anti-poverty charity ActionAid said it knew of 107 people who had died in northern states...
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