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Hansen Study: Extreme Weather Tied to Climate Change | Climate Central

Hansen Study: Extreme Weather Tied to Climate Change | Climate Central

www.climatecentral.org — Extreme weather events, such as the heat waves that have broiled the High Plains and Midwest this summer, smashing thousands of temperature records, are a direct consequence of global warming, according to a new study led by prominent climate scientist, James Hansen of NASA. The study seeks to reframe how people view the links between manmade global warming and extreme weather events, going farther than ever before in making direct ties between the two. The study by Hansen, who first warned of the consequences of manmade global warming in landmark Senate testimony in 1988, shows that a new category of extremely hot summers has become far more common than would ever have happened without the buildup in heat-trapping greenhouse gases from human activities.
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Drought Intensifies and May Last Through October | Climate Central

Drought Intensifies and May Last Through October | Climate Central

www.climatecentral.org — Drought conditions intensified in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains during the week ending on July 31, and a new forecast calls for the drought to persist straight on through until October. Beneficial rainfall did trim the edges of the drought area slightly during the past week, and may alleviate the drought in some spots during the next several months, according to the new edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor and Seasonal Drought Outlook, both of which were released Thursday morning. The U.S. Drought Monitor released on August 2, 2012. Credit: USDA/NOAA.
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Greenland Ice Melt Reaches Unprecedented Level | Climate Central

Greenland Ice Melt Reaches Unprecedented Level | Climate Central

www.climatecentral.org — By Joanna Zelman, The Huffington Post Unprecedented melting of Greenland's ice sheet this month has stunned NASA scientists and has highlighted broader concerns that the region is losing a remarkable amount of ice overall. According to aClick here to read the entire story NASA press release, about half of Greenland's surface ice sheet naturally melts during an average summer. But the data from three independent satellites this July, analyzed by NASA and university scientists, showed that in less than a week, the amount of thawed ice sheet surface . . . Related Content
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Drought Has Ties to La Niña, with Global Warming Assist | Climate Central

Drought Has Ties to La Niña, with Global Warming Assist | Climate Central

www.climatecentral.org — Driven by a combination of natural climate variability, manmade global warming, and plain old bad luck, drought conditions are so widespread in the U.S. that it's possible to take a cross-country flight from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco - a distance of approximately 2,400 miles - without once overflying an unaffected area. With about 81 percent of the lower 48 states experiencing at least abnormally dry conditions, and 63 percent mired in moderate-to-exceptional drought, it's becoming harder and harder to find an oasis. And the dog days of August are yet to come.
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Despite warning, St. Louis tornado caught airport, passengers off guard

Despite warning, St. Louis tornado caught airport, passengers off guard

Washington Post — On April 22, an EF-4 tornado struck St. Louis, inflicting heavy damage on Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Here at CWG, we're running a two-part investigative series about the event Here's Part One, which explores the lack of warning given to people within the airport terminals. Part Two focuses on how pilots are notified of tornado warnings. (Originally posted at 11:00 a.m. on 5/13, updated at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. after the jump with new information; and at 12:55 p.m. on 5/16) On the night of April 22nd, at Lambert-St.
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What do billion-dollar weather losses tell us about global warming?

What do billion-dollar weather losses tell us about global warming?

Washington Post — In taking stock of the extreme weather of 2011, many experts ( including yours truly) have pointed to the record number of "billion-dollar disasters" as evidence that the events we saw this past year were unprecedented. As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced last week, there were a record 14 such events in the U.S. that caused at least $1 billion in damage, including Hurricane Irene, multiple tornado outbreaks, and Tropical Storm Lee and its associated flooding. This beat the previous record of nine billion-dollar disasters set in 2008.
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Study: global warming related sea level rise poses big threat to Washington, D.C.

Study: global warming related sea level rise poses big threat to Washington, D.C.

Washington Post — Global warming-related sea level rise constitutes a major threat to the nation's capital, with the potential to inundate national monuments, museums, military bases, and parts of the Metro Rail system during the next several decades and beyond, according to a recent study published in the journal "Risk Analysis." The study helps localize a problem that is more typically discussed at the global level, and makes clear that public officials must make decisions in the near-term in order to minimize future losses. Considering the city's history, it should come as no surprise to learn that Washington, D.C. is vulnerable to sea level rise.
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Most dire global warming forecasts unlikely, study finds

Most dire global warming forecasts unlikely, study finds

Washington Post — Significant, risky, global warming still projected New research takes some of the most dire global warming projections off the table. A study published last week in the journal Science concludes that the more extreme climate change scenarios, which involve temperature increases of up to 10°F are implausible. Instead, the study finds, we are likely in the midst of a more manageable, but still potentially dangerous, shift in the planet's climate. In fact, this study's projections still warm the planet to the highest levels in human history.
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Historic October Northeast storm: Epic. Incredible. Downright ridiculous.

Historic October Northeast storm: Epic. Incredible. Downright ridiculous.

Washington Post — Epic. Incredible. Downright ridiculous. These words best describe the historic snowstorm that delivered a crippling wallop to parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast over the weekend. Widely referred to by its social media moniker, "Snowtober," the storm smashed records that had stood since the beginning of the reliable instrument record in the late 1800s (and in some cases, even longer than that), and upended assumptions about what a fall nor'easter can do. The heavy, wet snow pasted onto trees still bearing foliage in many areas, weighed down power lines and caused more than three million power outages.
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Irene lashes areas from New York to New England, but could have been worse

Irene lashes areas from New York to New England, but could have been worse

Washington Post — Hurricane Tracking Center with Tweets from NHC Post Local: Power outages & other storm impacts | Live updates Live webcams of East Coast beaches Although Irene lost its greatest ferocity by the time it reached New York City this morning, weakening to tropical storm status just before its arrival, it will still go down in history as one of the few intense tropical cyclones ever to pass directly over New York City since instrument records began in the late 19th century. Irene also proved that Mother Nature can, indeed, put the "city that never sleeps" into a deep, albeit temporary, slumber.
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Heat wave 2011: humidity the stunning hallmark

Heat wave 2011: humidity the stunning hallmark

Washington Post — The heat wave that affected at least 200 million people in the United States during the past week and a half has finally subsided, but not before shattering or tying thousands of records. The geographic extent of the heat wave was highly unusual, with temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or greater and heat indices much higher than that stretching from Texas to North Dakota, and eastward all the way to Maine. Every heat wave has a particular calling card, be it furnace-like hot and dry heat, sopping wet humidity, or other characteristics.
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After severe spring, a thin line separates wet from dry in the U.S.

After severe spring, a thin line separates wet from dry in the U.S.

Washington Post — When it comes to weather, there's a general notion that an extreme event in one location will be "balanced out" by an opposite, extreme event in another location. So if there's a flood in the Mid-Atlantic, then at the same time you might expect a drought to be occurring on the West Coast of the US, or halfway around the world. And this drought might be connected to the flood in some way. The interconnected nature of earth's climate system is starkly evident right now, as much of the Southern US experiences worsening drought conditions and wildfires, while much of the northern tier continues to reel from flooding and severe weather events.
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Mind-boggling tornado count, deaths raise hard questions about causes, warnings & response

Mind-boggling tornado count, deaths raise hard questions about causes, warnings & response

Washington Post — Approximately 1,000 tornadoes. Nearly 500 dead. The numbers are staggering as the 2011 tornado season rages at a record pace. From the the EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., killing at least 122 people to become the deadliest tornado in the U.S. since 1950, to the pair of explosive and deadly April tornado outbreaks, and now also yesterday's Plains outbreak moving east today, this year's barrage of violent twisters has people asking questions about everything from the impact of climate change on tornadoes, to the accuracy and effectiveness of short-term severe weather warnings.
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Massive three-day tornado outbreak kills dozens; storm video and imagery

Massive three-day tornado outbreak kills dozens; storm video and imagery

Washington Post — One of the largest three-day tornado outbreaks in history swept across the country Thursday through Saturday, resulting in 241 tornado reports in 14 states, and killing at least 45 people. Although the official tally of confirmed tornadoes is still being counted as meteorologists complete storm damage surveys, it's already obvious that this was no ordinary early-spring severe weather event. If the final three-day tornado count comes out to more than 163 storms, this would exceed the average number of twisters observed during an average April! Weather.com estimates the total is 153 after accounting for duplicate reports but an official final count is still to be determined.
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Snowstorm blasts New York, buries Boston

Snowstorm blasts New York, buries Boston

Washington Post — Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 01/12/2011 The storm that brought a quick shot of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the Washington, D.C. area last night has, as expected, transformed itself into a full-fledged blizzard that is hammering southern New England today. Unlike the so-called " Boxing Day Blizzard" in late December, this storm sped past Philadelphia and New York City like an Amtrak Acela train, dropping 5.2 inches of snow in Philly, and 9.1 in. in the Big Apple. The snow arrived in New York shortly before 9:00 pm last night, and heavy snow fell throughout the night.
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TWC says live weather coverage still comes first

TWC says live weather coverage still comes first

Washington Post — Posted at 12:45 PM ET, 10/28/2010 * Cool weather coming: Full Forecast | The magic weather wand * The Weather Channel (TWC) has stepped back from comments made by an NBC productions executive, which we reported on earlier this week, that indicated that the venerable weather network is moving away from its traditional live weather coverage in order to mix in more long-form programming, including a reality show about a landscape photographer. Shirley Powell, TWC's executive vice president for communications, said an NBC Universal (NBCU) blog video (which NBCU recently took offline) did not represent a strategic change in TWC's direction.
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Lack of Warning on Drought Reflects Forecasting Flaws | Climate Central

Lack of Warning on Drought Reflects Forecasting Flaws | Climate Central

www.climatecentral.org — In May, the U.S. Agriculture Department predicted a record corn yield after farmers planted the largest area of corn and soybeans since 1937. Three months later, after a searing drought engulfed a wide swath of the continental U.S., those crops lie in ruin. Despite all of the resources at forecasters' disposal, the worst drought to strike the U.S. in nearly 50 years came on largely without warning across the fields of the Midwest and High Plains during late spring and early summer.
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