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Extreme weather is making Americans climate-change believers, study finds

2013-05-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Postmedia: A year of strange and often devastating weather that included extreme hurricanes, drought and wildfires appears to have increased the number of Americans who want government action on climate change, a new study shows. Unfortunately, researchers say, this higher level of global-warming awareness is not translating into political action. Mother Nature has been pretty busy teaching Americans and Canadians and people from round the world about climate change through extreme weather over the past...

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Americans Increasingly Blaming Extreme Weather On Climate Change

2013-05-03 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: A new report from Yale University has shown new insight into how Americans currently perceive major weather events with respect to climate change. According to the report, 58 percent of Americans see a correlation between modern changes in the weather and climate on a global scale. "People are beginning to recognize a pattern of extreme weather across the country and are themselves saying 'Aha, I wonder if climate change has something to do with that,`" Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale...

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WRAPUP 2-Kellogg, Hillshire sales light as Americans skip sweets

2013-05-03 09:51:39| Agriculture - Topix.net

Kellogg Co and Hillshire Brands reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales on Thursday, as budget-conscious U.S. consumers cut back on desserts, sending the food companies' shares lower.

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