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Texas drought could close 1 of 5 state hatcheries, may mean fewer fish for sportsmen this year | The Republic
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:51 PM EST ()
LUBBOCK, Texas — One of Texas' five fish hatcheries will likely suspend operations because of low water levels in lakes that feed it, state officials said Wednesday. Todd Engeling, the hatcheries program director for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said a closure wo …
Rare fungus kills endangered rattlesnakes in southern Illinois
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:49 AM EST (Science Daily)
Chrysosporium also is emerging as a dangerous infection in humans with weakened immune systems, he said. Shortly after he first presented his findings at a meeting of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Allender heard from other biologists about similar infections in snakes in the …
Britain warns of widespread summer drought
Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:30 PM EST ()
Britain on Monday declared a drought in the southeast and warned that the rest of the country faced widespread water shortages this summer, with some supplies at their lowest for a quarter of a century. Despite Britain's reputation as having a rainy climate and the fact that i …
Peat fires could accelerate climate change
Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:21 PM EST ()
In 1997, a forest fire in Indonesia ignited an area of peatlands that smouldered for months.
Global permafrost zones in high-resolution images on Google Earth
Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:50 AM EST (Science Daily)
ScienceDaily (Feb. 20, 2012) — Thawing permafrost will have far-reaching ramifications for populated areas, infrastructure and ecosystems.
Climate science attack machine took donations from major corporations | Environment | The Guardian
Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:56 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
A libertarian thinktank devoted to discrediting climate change received funds and other support from major corporations including some publicly committed to social responsibility, leaked documents reveal. The inner workings of the Heartland Institute were laid bare on Tuesday …
Study: Climate change kills yellow cedars
Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:51 PM EST (Newsday.com)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- U.S.
Heartland Institute documents reveal strategy of attacks against climate science
Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:52 PM EST (Weather Underground)
Documents illegally leaked from the Heartland Institute, one of the most active groups engaged in attacking the science of climate change, provide an unprecedented look into how these groups operate.
Last year's storm damage prompts Volkswagen to purchase $5 million protective net
Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:48 PM EST ()
Recalling the hail produced by some of last spring’s violent storms, Volkswagen is spending about $5 million on a massive net to protect part of its car-loading yard at its Chattanooga plant.
Climatologists Predict More Extreme Summer Temperatures in 21st Century
Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:37 PM EST ()
Together with his colleague Claudia Tebaldi from the research group Climate Central, Duffy’s computer models indicated that sweltering summer temperatures – once something of a rarity – can be expected in at least half of our summers before the middle of this …
'100-Year Storms' May Happen Every 3 to 20 Years: MIT-Princeton Research
Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:15 PM EST ()
Last August, Hurricane Irene spun through the Caribbean and parts of the eastern United States, leaving widespread wreckage in its wake. The Category 3 storm whipped up water levels, generating storm surges that swept over seawalls and flooded seaside and inland communities.
World's driest desert hit by heavy rains causing floods and mudslides
Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:37 PM EST ()
Homes have been destroyed by floods and mudslides as heavy rain in Chile’s Atacama Desert take residents by surprise. Four days of heavy rain in Chile ‘s Atacama Desert have forced hundreds from their homes as swollen rivers broke their banks and loosened soil gave …
Texas drought leads to shade tree die-off
Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:49 AM EST (Reuters)
(Reuters) - Some 5.6 million urban shade trees were killed by the record drought that baked Texas last year, the Texas Forest Service reported on Wednesday. Last year was the driest year on record in the state and the second-hottest, according to the National Weather Service. …
Arctic Sea Ice Update: Spectacular and Ominous
Seeded on Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:44 PM EST (Think Progress)
Novaya Zemlya, the large Russian island that divides the Barents and Kara seas, is completely ice-free. The same almost goes for Svalbard, the archipelago in the top left.
Is Climate Change Bringing the Arctic to Europe?
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2012 6:31 PM EST (Think Progress)
Less Summer Arctic Sea Ice Cover May Mean Some Colder, Snowier Winters in Central Europe [For Now] [T]he probability of cold winters with much snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer.
Mexican aid lags for starving Tarahumara Indians
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2012 6:00 PM EST (Google)
GUACHOCHI, Mexico (AP) — It's been months since Maria Luisa Gonzalez and her husband have been able to harvest anything from their drought-parched land or catch fish in a lake that's become little more than a muddy puddle. Like other Tarahumara Indians suffering from sev …
How climate change leaves Arctic caribou out in the cold
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2012 4:01 PM EST ()
But shrubs such as alder, willow, dwarf birch and creeping juniper grow a lot faster than trees and they shade out sunshine that lichens, mosses and other alpine and tundra plants need to thrive during a growing season that is often measured in weeks rather than months. "Shrub …
Say goodbye to the classic Kiwi summer
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2012 3:18 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)
More floods, droughts and extreme weather events associated with the El Nino and La Nina cycles can be expected in New Zealand in a warming world, Auckland researchers predict. A group of University of Auckland scientists looking at 700 years of climate records found that El N …
Thousands Evacuated as Floods Engulf Parts of Queensland
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2012 2:03 PM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)
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Dr. Jeff Masters' : Rare February tropical disturbance drenching the Florida Keys
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2012 1:00 PM EST (Weather Underground)
What's going on? Obviously, strong tropical disturbances capable of developing into named storms are very rare in February, and I've never seen one in my 30 years as a meteorologist.
Russian scientists reach isolated subglacial lake
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2012 12:30 PM EST (Google)
MOSCOW — Russian researchers said Monday that they had succeeded in drilling through four kilometres (2.5 miles) of ice to the surface of a sub-glacial Antarctic lake which could yield important scientific discoveries. Lake Vostok is the largest subglacial lake in Antarc …
Mexico Drought Chokes Cattle, Crops
Seeded on Sat Feb 4, 2012 2:34 AM EST ()
FRAILE, Mexico—The worst drought on record in various parts of Mexico has destroyed millions of acres of cropland and left millions of livestock without food, leading to fears about potential food shortages at a time when U.S.
"Sewer Mining" – Efficient Water Recycling Coming to a Community Near You – News Watch
Seeded on Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:06 PM EST (National Geographic)
It sounds yucky at best, but mining sewage is growing in popularity, especially in Sydney, Australia, where a decade of drought forced some creative thinking about how to get, use and manage water. In 2004, when reservoir levels around Sydney hit record lows during the Big Dry …
Atmosphere 'opens up' to bring drenching rain
Seeded on Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:24 AM EST (The Australian | The Australian Homepage | TheAustralian)
Parts of northern NSW and southern Queensland have received many times their average February rainfall in the first three days of the month.
Drought to cost Argentina 30% of corn exports
Seeded on Fri Feb 3, 2012 10:35 AM EST ()
"Extremely dry conditions and very high temperatures during December and the first half of January, coinciding with the key period of corn flowering, has diminished production drastically," the attaches said in a report. "In most of Argentina all plantations are somehow affect …
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I don't live in Colorado now, but did for almost 20 years. Boulder (worked at Ball Aerospace), Longmont, Fort Collins, Allens Park (near Estes).
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