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Australia: 'Angry Summer' made worse by climate change: Commission
2013-03-04 01:37:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The latest report from the Federal Government's Climate Commission says the weather extremes experienced around the country this summer were made worse by climate change. The report - The Angry Summer - says the extreme heat, floods and bushfires experienced around country were all aggravated by a shifting climate, and it warns the trend is likely to continue. Climate Commission chief Professor Tim Flannery says that while Australia may have always been a land of drought and flooding rains, the...
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Climate change can make a typical nor'easter much worse
2013-02-17 07:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: RE "Two storms converged at 'perfect' spot' (Page A1, Feb. 9): Meteorologist Lance Franck is both right and wrong when he says that this month's nor'easter was "just a classic snowstorm.' He is right in that the convergence of southern and northern branches of the jet stream is a typical winter weather pattern capable of producing the classic New England nor'easter. But he is wrong in not mentioning the role played by climate change to produce much more snow than normal. Meteorologist David...
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The Keystone Principle: Stop making it worse
2013-02-16 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The big President`s Day rally on the National Mall is more than a Keystone pipeline protest. It`s a statement of principle for climate action. After a year of unprecedented destruction due to weather extremes, the climate fight is no longer just about impacts in the future. Its about physical and moral consequences, now. And Keystone isn`t simply a pipeline in the sand for the swelling national climate movement. Its a moral referendum on our willingness to do the simplest thing we must do to...
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Japan economy worse than forecast
2013-02-14 01:21:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Japan's economy has shrunk for the third straight quarter, underlining the challenges the new government faces in reviving growth.
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Climate Change May Make Flu Seasons Worse
2013-02-08 19:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Science: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza continues to be widespread in 38 states. Since this season's severe epidemic started earlier than expected, many people who wanted to get a vaccination may not have received one before the outbreak began. According to research done at Arizona State University in Tempe, there are hints that climate change may be a factor in the flu season's early timing. Using data going back to 1997, Sherry Towers and her colleagues found...
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