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Large Solar Plants Scorching Birds in Mid-Air
2014-09-08 20:53:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Federal wildlife investigators are urging California officials to halt BrightSource Energy's permit to build a bigger solar thermal power plant. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice Means Scorching US Summers
2013-12-08 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Thirty years of shrinking Arctic sea ice has boosted extreme summer weather, including heat waves and drought, in the United States and elsewhere, according to a study published today (Dec. 8) in the journal Nature Climate Change. The new study -- based on satellite tracking of sea ice, snow cover and weather trends since 1979 -- links the Arctic's warming climate to shifting weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere's midlatitudes. "The results of our new study provide further support and...
Drought Worsens, Scorching Much of the Country
2013-04-20 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: The drought that ravaged much of the U.S. in 2012 shows no sign of letting up. Spring rains have eased concerns in the Southeast and in some areas of the Midwest, but other sections are not so lucky. "The western half of the country is bad and will probably get even worse," said Richard Heim, a drought monitor expert at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "In the plains and California, the long term drought conditions are degrading. It's going to be while before they...
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Epic heat, wildfires are scorching Australian landscape
2013-01-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: An exceptional heat wave and associated spate of wildfires have scorched the Australian landscape during the past two weeks, with Monday ranking as Australia's hottest day on record. According to the Associated Press and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the national average temperature on Monday was a sizzling 104.6°F. That eclipsed the previous mark of 104.3°F set in 1972. Temperatures were so hot this week that BOM meteorologists had to add two new colors to their weather maps, with...
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Epic Heat, Wildfires Are Scorching Australian Landscape
2013-01-09 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: An exceptional heat wave and associated spate of wildfires have scorched the Australian landscape during the past two weeks, with Monday ranking as Australia's hottest day on record. According to the Associated Press and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the national average temperature on Monday was a sizzling 104.6°F. That eclipsed the previous mark of 104.3°F set in 1972. Temperatures were so hot this week that BOM meteorologists had to add two new colors to their weather maps, with...
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