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11:09:01 PM Matt Jarvis: The Truth about Global Warming
Avon Patch

By Colleen Finnegan Senior Mastery Project: Some say global warming is a hoax. Others believe the future of our planet is in serious jeopardy because of it. Through his research, Jarvis came to the conclusion that human-induced global warming is real [more]

11:09:01 PM Climate change drives animals to high ground
Independent

By Steve Connor, Science Editor Global warming is causing animals and plants to migrate further up mountains and away from the equator in attempts to avoid the higher temperatures associated with climate change, scientists have found in an exhaustive [more]

11:09:01 PM Fight Brews in GOP Over Radical Climate Change Ideas
Treehugger - New York,NY,USA

I'd point to the Yale Project on Climate Communication, a great annual survey that examines American belief in global warming. It consistently finds that the composition of the public's climate attitudes are a lot more complex than that perceived ... [more]

8:22:30 PM Plants and animals migrating upward as climate changes
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Mountain species, in particular, “are struggling to keep pace” with global warming, said Shaye Wolf, climate science director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “We're concerned many species won't be able to move quickly enough” — or that they . [more]

8:22:30 PM Update on Polar Bear Biologist Investigation
Global Warming (blog)

Monnett, you may recall, was lead author of a 2006 study on drowned polar bears that helped turn the bear into an iconic victim of global warming. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) cited Monnett's study four times in its Jan. ... [more]

7:54:17 PM MDA completes RADARSAT-2 Antarctic Mosaic
DigitalJournal.com - Canada

18, 2011 /CNW/ - MDA's Information Systems Group (MDA), today released a detailed new image of Antarctica for use in such applications as global climate change, shipping and transportation, exploration and environmental science. ... [more]

6:57:58 PM Rain helps some drought-hit areas, but not enough
Reuters - NY,USA

The 12 months that ended July 31 were the driest in Texas history, and 2011 is on the verge of becoming the driest calendar year since records were first kept in the late 19th century, State Climatologist John Nielson-Gammon said. ... [more]

5:29:14 PM Rick Perry: I'm Not Convinced About Global Warming
Newser

The GOP presidential hopeful told an audience of New Hampshire business owners that he isn't convinced humans have contributed to global warming, reports the National Journal. “I do believe that the issue of global warming has been politicized," he . [more]

5:14:57 PM Rick Perry Says Climate Change is a Fraud
morning

Even Michelle Bachmann, now the frontrunner, has argued on the floor of Congress that global climate change is a faulty notion, since "carbon dioxide is a natural byproduct of nature!" Faced with such logical and well-reasoned arguments, ... [more]

5:14:57 PM Green Fever at US Churches
Christian Post - San Francisco,CA,USA

From a religious perspective, some congregations believe that global climate change is a moral crisis. US congregations are examining their habits and asking what their faith demands of them in response to the mounting concerns of global warming. ... [more]

4:12:21 PM Another reduced corn yield forecast
and ...

Taylor, who is a climatologist, said the hot weather in July during pollination and the lack of rainfall will put Iowa's corn yields below normal averages. “Right now, I'd say this year's corn yield will be about like last year's,” said Elmore, ... [more]

3:26:34 PM Global Climate Change: perhaps carbon dioxide isn't the culprit
phillyburbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA

But are CO2 emissions really to blame for global warming? Some argue there are other possible reasons for climate change. (AP File Photo/Bob Moen) Scientists disagree about which direction Earth's temperature is trending: most say warmer and others s [more]

3:26:34 PM Obama Calls on Syria's Assad to Resign
HollandSentinel.com - Holland,MI,USA

Video Essay: Perry Vs. Global Warming in NH GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry told New Hampshire voters Wednesday that he does not believe in manmade global warming. The AP talked with event attendees and analysts about Perry's comments. (Aug. .. [more]

3:25:45 PM Climate scientist willing to face arrest at tar sands pipeline protest
Guardian - UK

Photograph: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP His climatology career at Ohio State University is advancing swimmingly. He's never had a brush with the law. And his wife is eight months pregnant with their first child. So staying home for the next several weeks  [more]

2:55:33 PM EL NINO behavior, climate models predict opposite of what really happens
Tucson Citizen

... of whether the increased occurrence of central Pacific (CP) versus Eastern Pacific (EP) El Niños is consistent with greenhouse gas forced changes in the background state of the tropical Pacific as inferred from global climate change models. ... [more]

1:11:59 PM Rick Perry Gets It on Global Warming
NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA

Mitt Romney, and Perry's skepticism of man-made global warming has been one of the key factors. Perry rides into the presidential contest with a bold brand of global warming skepticism that is sure to ignite tea party enthusiasts and GOP primary vote [more]

12:51:53 PM Climate Scientist Sees No Choice but to Risk Arrest at Keystone XL Protests
SolveClimate News

The two-week sit-in begins Saturday By Elizabeth McGowan, SolveClimate News WASHINGTON—His climatology career at Ohio State University is advancing swimmingly. He's never had a brush with the law. And his wife is eight months pregnant with their firs [more]

12:51:03 PM Take a Deep Breath
Earth Island Journal

Such words are more vital than ever given the accelerating pace of global climate change. As Maureen Nandini Mitra reports in the upcoming cover story for our Autumn 2011 edition, weather disruptions from unchecked greenhouse gas emissions are upon u [more]

11:14:49 AM satellites battle pollution 'ghosts'
CNN International - Atlanta,GA,USA

But as concerns mount over global warming, scientists say existing space technology has now reached its limits in this battle -- unable to measure how emissions are being cut in the urban centers that most people now live in. ... [more]

10:21:08 AM Major rain events put north country above average
Watertown Daily Times - Watertown,NY,USA

“Summer is kind of different, how things go — it's not something you can really predict year to year,” said Jessica L. Rennells, a climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center, Ithaca. “These low pressure systems and fronts come through . [more]

7:51:50 AM 50-50 chance drought continues through year
Your Houston News

Jace Houston, deputy general manager for the San Jacinto River Authority, said climatologists at Texas A&M University have forecast a “50-50 chance” that the state's one-year record drought continues through the rest of the year. ... [more]

6:17:53 AM Perry Doubts Manmade Global Warming
AssociatedPress -

GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry told New Hampshire voters Wednesday that he does not believe in manmade global warming, calling it a scientific theory that has not been proven. (Aug. 17) [more]

3:06:51 AM Top End told to prepare to swelter more for longer
ABC Online - Australia

Climatologist Joel Lisonbee says the build-up will be longer than last year and filled with hot, humid days. "It looks like we're going to see less rainfall than usual in the month leading up to the wet season beginning," he said. ... [more]

2:38:11 AM John Weaver scolds Rick Perry on global warming
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

Huntsman strategist John Weaver speaks up in the Washington Post to express disapproval of the Texas governor's view that global warming is a hoax: The campaign of former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. seized on Perry's comments to portray the Texas  [more]

1:42:21 AM Grant urges students to rock in geosciences
San Angelo Standard Times - san angelo,tx,USA

... designed to interest students in grades six through 12 in pursuing degrees and careers in the geosciences, which include geology, hydrology, mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, paleontology, oceanography, climatology, meteorology and other field [more]



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