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Drought-damaged states face poor outlook as dry weather persists
2013-01-10 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A persistent drought held its grip on America's bread basket on Thursday, with no sign of relief for the four main wheat-growing states. The poor outlook for winter wheat, which accounts for about 70% of the US crop, has raised fears about further food prices shocks, after widespread failure of last year's corn and soybean crops. Conditions in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas, which produce about a third of the country's wheat crop, remained unchanged virtually the worst on record, according...
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United States: Court Seeks More Public Input on Nuclear Safety
2013-01-09 17:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A federal appeals court has ruled that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must either allow more public participation in its decisions about fire safety at the Indian Point 3 nuclear reactor or to show why such input is impractical or inappropriate. Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times The Indian Point 3 reactor relies on a fire retardant that does not perform as well as originally required, but regulators granted an exemption. A lawsuit brought by Richard L. Brodsky, a former New York State...
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Leader of state's auto dealers to guide national group
2013-01-09 09:44:02| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Peter Welch, who has served as president and CEO of the Sacramento-based California New Car Dealers Association since 2003, has been selected as the new president of the National Automobile Dealers Association.
United States: Climate Change to Claim San Francisco Marshes
2013-01-08 23:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: More than 80 percent of critical salt marsh habitat around San Francisco Bay will disappear in 100 years due to rising sea levels, according to a detailed, decade-long survey of the area by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The marshes are the bay's natural buffer against rising seas. Many of the Bay Area's cities and important services, including highways, airports and power lines, lie only a few inches to a few feet above sea level. As long as a marsh accumulates enough sediment to keep pace...
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2012 Hottest Year On Record For Lower 48 States, NOAA Confirms
2013-01-08 19:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Its official: 2012 was the warmest year on record in the lower 48 states, as the country experienced blistering spring and summer heat, tinderbox fire weather conditions amid a widespread drought, and one of the worst storms to ever strike the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2012 had an average temperature of 55.3°F, which eclipsed 1998, the previous record holder, by 1°F. That was just off Climate Centrals calculation in mid-December,...
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