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Global warming study finds no grounds for climate sceptics' concerns - 0 views

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    The world is getting warmer, countering the doubts of climate change sceptics about the validity of some of the scientific evidence, according to the most comprehensive independent review of historical temperature records to date. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, found several key issues that sceptics claim can skew global warming figures had no meaningful effect.
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Companies call for climate action - 0 views

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    Leaders of nearly 200 major companies around the world have called for tougher action on climate change. The 2C Challenge, co-ordinated by the Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group, says that climate change puts society's future prosperity at risk. But the window to keep global warming below 2C has "almost closed", it warns.
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Bangkok floods could lead to price rises on global rice market - 0 views

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    Worst yet to come as billions of cubic metres of floodwater pour towards capital from saturated north For the second time in a year Bangkok is threatened by flooding and each time it seems to get worse.
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More Victims Claimed by Extreme Rains, Flooding and Mudslides Globally - 0 views

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    Posted by feww on October 17, 2011 Death tolls from extreme rains, flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America continue to climb. Continued hacking and content censorship In view of the continued hacking and censorship of this blog by the Internet Mafia, the Moderators have decided to maintain only a minimum presence at this site, until further notice.
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Strange case of the vanishing Arctic lakes - environment - 17 October 2011 - New Scientist - 0 views

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arctic global warming

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    THE lake-spotted landscape of Canada is home to a watery mystery. According to a painstaking satellite survey of 1.3 million lakes stretching from coast to coast, the country lost 6700 square kilometres - or 1.2 per cent - of its water surface area between 2000 and 2009.
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Why the UK buried a world-first carbon-capture scheme - opinion - 21 October 2011 - New... - 0 views

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    The British government has dealt a body blow to hopes of mitigating global warming by capturing greenhouse gases. But is it fatal? After months of speculation, the British government has set back the development of one of the most promising weapons in the war on climate change.
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Louisiana Declared Disaster Area - 0 views

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    Posted by feww on October 14, 2011 All Louisiana's 64 parishes have been designated natural disaster areas due the combined effects of severe storms, tornadoes, severe spring flooding, Tropical Storm Lee, widespread drought and excessive heat that began Jan. 1, 2011, and continues, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported.
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Flood Photos: Water Submerges Thai Towns, Temples, Elephants - 0 views

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    Photograph by Sukree Sukplang, Reuters Buddhist monks collect their belongings at a flooded temple in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, on October 7. The 14th-century Siamese capital, listed as a UN World Heritage site, has been flooded for more than a week, according to the UN, which is sending a mission to Ayutthaya to survey the damage.
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Mississippi Declared Disaster Area - 1 views

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Disaster

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    Posted by feww on October 15, 2011 The state suffered crop losses caused by "unprecedented drought" that began in January and lasted through August, USDA said. Continued hacking and content censorship In view of the continued hacking and censorship of this blog by the Internet Mafia, the Moderators have decided to maintain only a minimum presence at this site, until further notice.
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Obama Presidency: Thousand Days of Disaster - 1 views

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    Posted by feww on October 16, 2011 The federal government has issued 228 major disaster declarations since President Obama took office a thousand days ago. USDA has declared agricultural disasters in more than 3,500 counties this year alone.
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Arctic shipping routes - 0 views

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Climate change Arctic

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    Scandinavian shipowners say cargo routes through the Arctic, made possible by warmer temperatures, would save money and emissions
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Typhoon Nalgae - 0 views

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    Two powerful typhoons within a week drench the northern Philippines, killing more than 80 people.
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Al Gore is doing a disservice to science by overplaying the link between climate change... - 0 views

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Climate change

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    To claim that we are causing meteorological events that would not have occurred without human influence is just plain wrong
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USDA Declares Rhode Island Agricultural Disaster Area - 1 views

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disaster tropical storm

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    USDA Declares Rhode Island Agricultural Disaster Area The entire state of Rhode Island, which includes five counties, has been designated as natural disaster areas due to losses caused by Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 26-28, 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported.
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Thailanld flooding at crisis level - 1 views

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    Worst ever flooding in Thailand threatens capital Bangkok Rising floodwaters which have killed or injured hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of homes across Thailand are now threatening the capital Bangkok.
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