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Climate change effects are already felt in the southeast U.S., and will worsen
2013-11-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WFPL: A new report says climate change and variability is already affecting 11 southeastern states, including Kentucky, and its projected to worsen over the next two decades. The report released by non-profit Climate Nexus represents the work of more than 100 scientists from various governmental and private organizations. Its a comprehensive look at the effect climate change will have--and is already having--on the region. These include a number of effects that youve probably heard about before:...
Did Climate Change Worsen the Colorado Floods?
2013-09-18 12:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: Last Thursday, as torrential rains turned into floods that washed away homes, roads, and bridges in Boulder, Colorado, and the surrounding region, the local National Weather Service forecast office went ahead and said what we were all thinking. It put it like this: MAJOR FLOODING/FLASH FLOODING EVENT UNDERWAY AT THIS TIME WITH BIBLICAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS REPORTED IN MANY AREAS IN/NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. The word "biblical" certainly captures the almost preternatural scale of the Colorado floods,...
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Study shows projected climate change in West Africa not likely to worsen malaria situation
2013-09-16 10:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: As public-health officials continue to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers are trying to predict how climate change will impact the disease, which infected an estimated 219 million people in 2010 and is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide among children under age 5. But projections of future malaria infection have been hampered by wide variation in rainfall predictions for the region and lack of a malaria-transmission model that adequately describes the effects of local rainfall...
Colorado officials order further evacuations as flash floods worsen
2013-09-13 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thousands more people were ordered to evacuate their homes in Boulder on Friday as rain continued to cause severe flooding in the city and elsewhere in Colorado. Several creeks close to Boulder rose to dangerous levels late Thursday, after rain forced many residents from their homes the night before. At least three people have been killed in Colorado, and thousands more have been forced to seek refuge in shelters. Rescuers are struggling to reach people in the towns of Lyons, Jamestown and...
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Yosemite wildfire could worsen as firefighters brace for strong winds
2013-08-25 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Firefighters braced for strong winds that could push a raging wildfire further into the north-west edge of Yosemite national park, threatening thousands of rural homes. The massive blaze was also burning Sunday in the vicinity of two groves of giant sequoias that are unique the region, prompting park employees to take extra precautions of clearing brush and setting sprinklers. The towering trees, which grow only on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and are among the largest and oldest...
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