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Researchers find mix of pollution and extreme temperatures can be deadly to some
2014-09-04 14:41:47| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Particulates, ozone and smog coupled with extreme temperatures form a more dangerous health threat than these problems would be individually, researchers have found. The combined threat is apparent in both hot and cold ends of the temperature spectrum. Scientists have long understood that air pollution is a serious health threat. The World Health Organization reported that in 2012, 1 in 8 deaths worldwide stemmed from air pollution. These concerns were the foundation of sweeping legislation...
Wildfire near California-Oregon border 'extreme,' firefighters say
2014-09-03 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Firefighters battling a fast-moving Northern California blaze said Wednesday they expect a second day of extreme conditions, as heat and high winds spur a lightning-sparked wildfire near the Oregon border. The so-called Happy Camp Fire has been burning in the Klamath National Forest since Aug. 11, consuming 72,000 acres and costing an estimated $41 million so far in firefighting costs. "Yesterday, we had an increase in extreme fire behavior ... and we do expect the same extreme fire today,...
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What Global Warming Might Mean for Extreme Snowfalls
2014-08-27 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: So if the world is warming, that means winters should be less snowy, right? Well, it's a bit more complicated than that. OK, it's a lot more complicated. Boston's North End neighborhood amid the snow drifts after a February 2013 blizzard. While the average annual snowfall in most parts of the world is indeed expected to decline, the extreme snowfalls -- those that hit a place once every 10 or 20 years and can cause major headaches and economic impacts -- may decline at a slower rate, and could...
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UK study eyes links between global warming, extreme flooding
2014-08-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: British scientists aren`t quite ready to say that last winter`s record flooding is linked with human-caused global warming, but in a recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, they warned that more coastal flooding is likely as sea level rises. "We saw a number of examples last winter that demonstrated the vulnerability of coastal regions to flooding from surge events," said Dr. Jason Lowe, of the UK Met Office. "At present our best evidence points towards future increases in...
Former CEO Calls Executive Pay 'Extreme,' Says Own Pay Was 'Ludicrous'
2014-08-27 15:30:37| Grocery - Topix.net
David Dillon, the former CEO of the supermarket chain Kroger, told the audience of an Aspen Ideas festival that his pay in his last year on the job, which clocked in at nearly $13 million, " even seems ludicrous to me ."
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