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Report says climate change could decimate agriculture, cause global health problems from US News: “A 4 degree Celsius world is so different from the current one that it comes with high uncertainty and new risks that threaten our ability to anticipate and plan for future adaptation needs,” he writes. A global temperature increase like one estimated by the World Bank would lead to “the inundation of coastal cities; increasing risks for food production, [...] Stockpiles of the biggest crops will decline for a third year as drought parches fields across three continents, raising food-import costs already forecast by the United Nations to reach a near-record $1.24 trillion. Combined inventories of corn, wheat, soybeans and rice will drop 1.8 percent to a four-year low before harvests in 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. Crops in the U.S., the biggest exporter, are in the worst condition since 1988, heat waves [...] The unrelenting heat may be putting a damper on summer fun for many Americans, but it’s actually creating ideal conditions for pests, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has warned. According to the NOAA National Climatic Data Center, the first half of 2012 has been the warmest on record for the U.S. mainland since record keeping began in 1895. The hot temperatures much of the country has experienced this summer are leading [...] Heat waves in southern Europe are withering the corn crop and reducing yields in a region that accounts for 16 percent of global exports at a time when U.S. drought already drove prices to a record. Temperatures in a band running from eastern Italy across the Black Sea region into Ukraine reached 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) or more this month, about 5 degrees above normal, U.S. government data show. Corn, now [...]
This summer’s heat waves could be exponentially worse. What if we were dealing with volcanoes and tidal waves at the same time? Or if Godzilla was our only chance of survival against a superstorm? http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/meteorologist-goes-viral-phony-apocalyptic-forecast-011555426.html WASHINGTON (AP) – If you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, scientists suggest taking a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful freak wind storm called a derecho. These are the kinds of extremes climate scientists have predicted will come with climate change, although it’s far too early to say that is the [...] From LewRockwell.com: One of the most critical uses of electricity is staying cool in very hot weather. Our bodies can become quickly overheated, with young children and the elderly being most susceptible. I was in Chicago during one of its worst heat waves in 1995. Employees of the Hyatt Hotel where I was staying had to stand on the roof and hose down giant air-conditioning units with water in order to keep [...] To all the right wingers who doubt this science: If what is written here is true http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news…global-warming UN climate panel ties some weather extremes to global warming Warming has led to changes in climate extremes such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, in many regions, heavy precipitation since [...] By Neil deMause On April 14, a massive storm swept down out of the Rocky Mountains into the Midwest and South, spawning more than 150 tornadoes that killed 43 people across 16 states (Capital Weather Gang, 4/18/11). It was one of the largest weather catastrophes in United States history—but was soon upstaged by an even larger storm, the 2011 Super Outbreak that spread more than 300 [...] As the core of the heat wave settles eastward, all-time record highs are on the bubble in the I-95 Northeast Friday. Following a very warm night, where many urban areas failed to drop below 80 degrees, the extra warm start makes high temperatures for the date “sitting ducks,” waiting to be knocked off. The dangerous heat may not stop there with some locations reaching their highest point in over 100 [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — A lengthy, blistering heat wave that is blanketing the eastern half of the United States is putting significant stress on the nation’s power grid as homeowners and businesses crank up their air conditioners. Utilities say they’re ready for high power demand and widespread electricity shortages or outages are unlikely. Lines and equipment are not fully taxed and [...] With the season’s first heat wave this week, those with respiratory ailments should exercise caution outdoors as poor air quality is expected to accompany the high temperatures. Elevated levels of ground pollution, including ozone and other fine particles, is expected to last through Wednesday and impact millions across the East. At greatest risk is a subset of the population most susceptible to air pollution, such as the [...] I said, I think we can expect the words food riot to enter the American lexicon sometime in the next 18 months, and I don’t say that flippantly. Just to be clear, “lexicon†is a fancy word that means vocabulary “ and food riot is a phrase that refers to a group of [...] G10 Is On Its Way – Indian Ex-President .. in a decade? according to the CIA: Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2001rank.html china’s economy continues to grow at nearly 11% YoY, and last week both India and Brazil registered 8.8% growth for the [...] |
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