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Simon Harrison

Deadly weather in US could become the norm - 0 views

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  • Simon Harrison on 17 Jun 11
     
    It's been a severe start to the spring season in the United States. Tornadoes have ravaged the southeastern US, flooding threatens much of the Midwest, and wildfires are scorching Texas. But according to researchers, a confluence of seasonal oscillations in weather patterns, rather than climate change, is to blame. And growing populations mean that grim casualty figures from such events may become the norm.
Simon Harrison

US counts the cost of nine months of unprecedented weather extremes - 0 views

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weather extremes

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  • Simon Harrison on 07 Sep 11
     
    According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, there have been 10 major disasters this year As deadly fires continue to burn across bone-dry Texas and eight inches of rain from tropical storm Lee falls on New Orleans, the US is beginning to count the cost of nine months of unprecedented weather extremes. READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR LIST OF HAZARDS FOR USA IN 2011 (HOMEWORK 1)
Simon Harrison

Weather extremes the "new norm" - 0 views

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  • Simon Harrison on 17 Jun 11
     
    Mega Droughts and Deluges, Extreme Rain Events, Super Storms, Giant Snowfalls … Here to Stay: Climatologist
Simon Harrison

Deadly weather in US could become the norm - environment - 03 May 2011 - New Scientist - 0 views

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  • Simon Harrison on 01 Sep 11
     
    Read more: See an interactive graphic of tornado devastation It's been a severe start to the spring season in the United States. Tornadoes have ravaged the southeastern US, flooding threatens much of the Midwest, and wildfires are scorching Texas. But according to researchers, a confluence of seasonal oscillations in weather patterns, rather than climate change, is to blame.
Simon Harrison

Wild weather worsening due to climate change, IPCC confirms - 0 views

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IPCC Climate change

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  • Simon Harrison on 02 Nov 11
     
    Final draft of a report from the UN climate panel warns that weather extremes will come at a huge cost
Simon Harrison

El Niño Shows Signs of Returning This Year - 0 views

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El nino

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  • Simon Harrison on 05 Jun 12
     
    Australia's meteorological service says its climate models indicate that the El Niño ocean-warming phenomenon may return later this year, replacing the stubborn La Niña that has altered global weather patterns for the past two years. El Niño brings its own set of weather disruptions, typically including drought from Australia to Indonesia and potent winter storms to the western United States.
Simon Harrison

Al Gore is doing a disservice to science by overplaying the link between climate change... - 0 views

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Climate change

shared by Simon Harrison on 12 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Simon Harrison on 12 Oct 11
     
    To claim that we are causing meteorological events that would not have occurred without human influence is just plain wrong
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