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News From Friday, February 03, 2012
9:46:56 PM No question in climatologist's mind: This is a big storm
Kearney Hub - Kearney,NE,USA

At least not for University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Climatologist Al Dutcher. Luke Choyeski, a maintenance worker for the city of Kearney, attaches a snowplow to the front of a city truck Thursday. The city has 16 trucks ready to move the 8 to 13 . [more]

9:46:15 PM How Tech Can Prepare You for Extreme Weather
Mashable - Los Angeles,CA,USA

There are climatologists that point to a warming climate bringing about an uptick in extreme weather, as well as scientists who regard extremes in weather part of climatological cycles. From a societal note, our population has significantly increased [more]

8:39:30 PM Wicked Weather: Part 2
WTVW - Evansville,IN,USA

I think we have a lot of, particularly our climatologists that are pouring over the data. we're looking at different possibilities. I think keeping an open mind to the different things can could be coming into play." Those different things include .. [more]

8:39:30 PM What Can We Do Now?: Prepare for change
Freeport Journal Standard - Freeport,IL,USA

Measurements are being made around the world by thousands of climatologists that give data about conditions in a multitude of locales worldwide. In the Midwest, US data reveals lengthening of the frost-free growing season. Heavy downpours are twice a [more]

7:08:42 PM Winter weather moving into Nebraska, blizzard could form to west
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State Climatologist Ken Dewey at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says the amount of snow we see today and tomorrow depends on when it switches from rain to snow. “Now, there is one tiny, little glimmer of hope and that would be, as these systems c [more]

6:26:01 PM Global business summit ahead of UN Rio+20
Guardian - UK

Ted Senko, CEO of KPMG's Global Climate Change and Sustainability Practice said the calibre of business and policy leaders such as summit partners from WBCSD, UN Global Compact and UNEP, as well as Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever; Jim Rogers, ... [more]

6:26:01 PM Equity central to global environment pact: Natarajan
Economic Times - India

Talking about the outcome at climate change talks in Durban last year, she said: "In Durban, we took some very important decisions to advance the international actions on global climate change. "Our goal should be to ensure that the outcome of the .. [more]

5:07:32 PM Saudi Oil Minister: Global Warming Is 'Humanity's Most Pressing Concern'
AssociatedPress -

1/30/12: Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi told the Middle East and North Africa energy conference in London: "Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming are among humanity's most pressing concerns. Societal expectations on climate change are [more]

3:13:26 PM Why Gasoline Should Cost $10 per Gallon
NextGen Journal

Relative to the rest of the world, gasoline is comparatively cheap in the United States, resulting in an unhealthy political-economic dependence on foreign hydrocarbons that contribute to CO 2 emissions and global climate change. [more]

2:48:56 PM Global warming or not, this winter is strange
The Southern

The globe is warmer: Whether or not you subscribe to global warming theories, you have to admit this has been a crazy warm winter. The maple tree in my yard is budding. I have crocus in bloom, daffodils ready to pop open and a planter at the end of m [more]

2:38:27 PM 'Green News Report' - February 2, 2012
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

PLUS: Barrage of death threats intended to 'intimidate', says Texas climatologist ... and much, MUCH more! ... 'Green News Report' is heard on many fine radio stations around the country. For additional info on stories we covered today, plus today's  [more]

2:38:27 PM Six more weeks?
News Virginian

Jerry Stenger, director of the University of Virginia Climatology Office, has several reasons for questioning the validity of Punxsutawney Phil's prediction. He noted that the Pennsylvania groundhog's verdict does not necessarily serve the entire ... [more]

12:41:11 PM Global Warming: Are the Skeptics Right?
Design News - Newton,MA,USA

Global warming is a contentious topic. Opinions on both sides can be loud and angry. But in the past week, the loudness and anger climbed a few more notches. When a group of so-called "skeptics" expressed an opinion, a Huffington Post blog argued the [more]

11:57:04 AM Climate change linked to extinction
Brown Daily Herald - Providence,RI,USA

Still, the findings help "us better understand something about how organisms are responding to global climate change," said David Polly, associate professor of geological sciences at Indiana University at Bloomington, who commented on an earlier draf [more]

11:57:04 AM Ads4Trees takes the climate change fight to the online space
Media Update

But how viable is an initiative like Ads4Trees, and what will it take for more advertisers/companies to come to the party in joining the fight against global climate change? “I think many companies have already started taking some strident steps in . [more]

11:57:04 AM Insurers in NY, CA, WA Forced to Disclose Climate Change Risks
Proformative

Regulators in the states of New York, California and Washington will mandate that insurance companies report on the risks facing both business and customers regarding severe weather and other consequences of global climate change. [more]

9:13:41 AM Global warming: German researchers find more evidence for links between
Summit County Citizens Voice

Summit County Citizens Voice Shrinking Arctic sea ice is affecting mid-latitude weather patterns. PHOTO COURTESY ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — German scientists say they've found more evidence showing links between declini [more]

9:13:41 AM Global warming, phooey!
The Tand D.com

I think the mild temperatures this winter are part of a conspiracy staged by those global warming fanatics to try to fake us out. Just because flowers and trees are blooming like it's the middle of spring and glaciers are melting and polar bears are  [more]

9:13:41 AM Good news! Global temperatures have stabilized, at least for now.
FM blog (blog)

Thus, although the current global warming graphs (Figs. 2, 3 and the upper part of Fig. 7) are suggestive of a slowdown in global warming, this apparent slowdown may largely disappear as a few more years of data are added. In particular we need to se [more]

8:08:54 AM Every country needs to understand green growth is possible and can lift
Zee News

Zee News OWSA: What is your view on the progress made so far on a global climate change deal since you were at the helm of UNFCCC. What is your best hope and worst worry in this context? YB: The process certainly is not moving fast enough. [more]

8:08:54 AM Tipping points of no return (2)
Record-Searchlight

The lead author of the study and the director of UWA's Oceans Institute, Carlos Duarte, said "the Arctic region contained arguably the greatest concentration of potential tipping elements for global climate change." "If set in motion, they can genera [more]

1:16:31 AM Global warming cultists begin witch hunt for heretics
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA

By Paul Mulshine/The Star Ledger To anyone paying attention, it's been obvious that the global-warming movement has been political rather than scientific in nature since its inception. That occurred when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher decid [more]

1:16:31 AM Storm over climate change among weather forecasters
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

Global Warming; it is a SCAM." The climate change controversy has split the American Meteorological Society, whose members are Americans' prime source of news about weather and climate In its last official view issued in 2007, the AMS acknowledged th [more]

12:59:52 AM Groundhog predicts the end of winter for Saskatchewan
CTV Saskatoon

Climatologists like Danny Blair call this type of weather a drought. "If the dryness of the winter continues, there'll be very little snow melt in the summertime and for some regions that's not a very good thing." Climatologists say unusual patterns  [more]

12:25:36 AM First Friday: US Catholics asked to fast, reflect on climate change
Catholic Culture - USA

So rather following up on Cardinal Dolan's strong condemnation of those actions the USCCB focuses on the Department of Agriculture and mythical "global climate change". Libera nos, Domine Perhaps the USCCB didn't know that Friday is the Feast Day of  [more]



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