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Japan: Kochi city bakes in record-setting 41-degree heat
2013-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: The heat reached a national record of 41.0 degrees Monday in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, as Japan remained in the grip of a severe heat wave, the Meteorological Agency said. The new high, logged at 1:42 p.m., topped the previous record of 40.9 set in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, and Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, in August 2007, the agency said. The heat is expected to continue for about a week amid sunny weather, officials said. Among the Meteorological Agencys 927 observation points across Japan,...
'It's Too Hot': Shanghai Wilts In Record-Setting Heat Wave
2013-08-07 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Temperatures Wednesday in Shanghai hit an all-time high: 105.4 degrees, according to officials here. It was the hottest day in 140 years, since the government began keeping records. The Chinese megacity is in the midst of its hottest summer ever. Usually bustling streets are near empty at noon and thousands have gone to hospitals for relief. To get a feel for how people are handling the heat wave, I waded into a public pool in the city's Hankou district. By early afternoon, the temperature was...
Nutrient Pollution Could Cause Record-Setting 'Dead Zone' In Gulf Of Mexico
2013-06-19 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: cientists are expecting a very large dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, according to several NOAA-supported forecast models. Those same models predict a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay. A research team comprised of scientists from the University of Michigan, Louisiana State University, and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium used the NOAA-supported models to forecast that this years Gulf of Mexico hypoxic dead zone" will be between 7,286 and 8,561 square miles,...
New England eyes potentially record-setting blizzard
2013-02-07 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: New England braced on Thursday for a possibly record-setting winter storm, with forecasts of up to two feet of snow prompting local officials to urge residents to prepare. The storm was blowing in from the Midwest where it was expected to begin dropping snow on the Chicago area on Thursday afternoon. It was due to bring light snow to the northeastern United States on Friday morning before ramping up to blizzard conditions by afternoon. In Boston, which was expected to see some of the heaviest...
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