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Record heat wave hits Alaska
2013-06-25 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Baked Alaska is taking on a new meaning this week. Temperatures in Anchorage, the country's northernmost city, reached the 80s and are expected to remain high through the weekend. Meteorologists say the jet stream, a big river of air high above Earth that dictates much of the weather for the Northern Hemisphere, is causing the unseasonably high temperatures. The jet stream has been unusually erratic the past few years. They blame it for everything from snowstorms in May to the path of Superstorm...
Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state
2013-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven or a tropical paradise. With temperatures topping 80 degrees in Anchorage, and higher in other parts of the state, people have been sweltering in a place where few homes have air conditioning. Theyre sunbathing and swimming at local lakes, hosing down their dogs and cleaning out supplies of fans in at least one local hardware...
Heat wave causes power outages, anger in India
2013-05-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing massive electricity cuts and leading angry residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property. In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, enraged citizens have set fire to a power station and held power company employees hostage for several hours. Police said Thursday that at least 21 people have been arrested for the violence and for damaging government property. Uttar Pradesh, home to...
From Heat Wave to Snowstorms, March Goes to Extremes
2013-03-19 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: What a difference a year makes. Last March, the U.S. was basking in a heat wave that drove temperatures into the 70s all the way to the Canadian border, as winter snows rapidly retreated and flowers bloomed. Unaware of the devastating drought to follow, the warmth prompted farmers all across the nation to plant their crops several weeks early, and a record corn harvest was predicted. Forecast sea level pressure departures from average from the GFS computer model. This shows the large area of...
Top Australian climate scientist: Heat wave encroaching on entirely new territory
2013-01-12 13:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: Australia`s top government-appointed climate commissioner says this week`s heat wave is occurring amid record-breaking weather around the world. "This has been a landmark event for me," professor Tim Flannery told Climate Desk from his home in Melbourne. "When you start breaking records, and you do it consistently, and you see it over and over again, that is a good indication there`s a shift underway - this is not just within the normal variation of things." Flannery is perhaps best known in the...
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