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Fossil record shows seas around Britain were once tropical
2016-06-21 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EENews: Some 210 million years ago, Britain consisted of many islands, surrounded by warm seas. Europe at the time lay farther south, at latitudes equivalent to North Africa today. Much of Europe was hot desert, and at this point was flooded by a great sea the Rhaetian Transgression. Published in Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, the Bristol team's work is the most extensive study yet, based on more than 26,000 identified fossils, of the Rhaetian shallow sea sharks, bony fishes, marine reptiles,...
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Iran city hits suffocating heat index of 165 degrees, near world record
2016-06-21 12:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Wherever you live or happen to travel to, never complain about the heat and humidity again. In the city of Bandar Mahshahr (population of about 110,000 as of 2010), the air felt like a searing 165 degrees (74 Celsius) today factoring in the humidity. Although there are no official records of heat indices, this is second highest level we have ever seen reported. To achieve todays astronomical heat index level of 165, Bandar Mahshahrs actual air temperature registered 115 degrees (46 Celsius)...
Danish Pork Exports Record Slight Decline
2016-06-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - Danish pork exports for the first quarter of 2016 recorded a slight decline, down 6 per cent to 273,000 tonnes, on the same period a year earlier.
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Record Heat Sparks Warnings, Stokes Wildfires In Western U.S
2016-06-20 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Wildfire warnings were posted across parts of three Western U.S. states on Sunday as a heat wave baked the region in record, triple-digit temperatures, stoking flames in California from the coastal foothills outside Santa Barbara to desert brush near the Mexican border. Excessive heat advisories and "red flag warnings" for extreme fire conditions were in effect across southern portions of California, Nevada and Arizona, the National Weather Service reported on the eve of the first official day...
At 118, Phoenix heat breaks record for June 19
2016-06-20 02:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Phoenix has broken a hot-weather record set nearly 50 years ago on this date, hitting 118 degrees amid a heat wave boiling parts of the Southwest. The National Weather Service says the high temperature surpassed the record for June 19 just before 1 p.m. Plus, meteorologist Mark O'Malley says there are still a few more hours to go before the temperature reaches its peak. Forecasters say some areas could see a high of up to 120. The previous record was 115 back in 1968. A strengthening ridge...
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