Heat Is Online - Climate Change News2009-07-03T00:00:00ZRoss Gelbspanurn:uuid:3E42F063-F1FF-921E-17925AABCD29DCF7Scientists Identify Two Types of El Ninos -- Each With Different Impacts http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74102009-07-02T00:00:00ZScientists Identify Two Types of El Ninos -- Each With Different Impacts
The traditional El Nino involves a periodic warming of the water in the eastern part of the tropical Pacific. http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=30752009-07-02T00:00:00ZThe Heat Is Online
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74092009-07-02T00:00:00ZExxon Violates Earlier Promise to Stop Funding Climate Skeptics
The world's largest oil company is continuing to fund lobby groups that question the reality of global warming, despite a public pledg
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Permafrost Carbon Reserves Seen Doubling Previous Estimates http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74082009-07-01T00:00:00ZPermafrost Carbon Reserves Seen Doubling Previous Estimates
The amount of carbon locked away in frozen soils in the far Northern Hemisphere is double previous estimates and rapid melting could accelerate global warming. The research shows that the amount of carbon stored in soils surrounding the North Pole has been hugely underestimated, according to researchers.
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Warming Turns Food Crops Toxic http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74072009-06-30T00:00:00ZWarming Turns Food Crops Toxic
Staples such as cassava on which millions of people depend become more toxic and produce much smaller yields in a world with higher carbon dioxide levels and more drought.
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SCIENCE http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=36642009-06-29T00:00:00ZSCIENCE
The Science of Climate Change
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"Northern Hemisphere Temperatures During the Past Millennium: Inferences, Uncertainties, and Limitations," Geophysical Resea
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Amazon Rainforest Imperiled by Moderate Warming http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74062009-06-29T00:00:00ZAmazon Rainforest Imperiled by Moderate Warming
The Amazon rainforest, one of the planet's most precious and besieged natural resources, is even more fragile than realized. http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74052009-06-27T00:00:00ZHouses Passes US Cap-And-Trade Bill
The House narrowly passed an ambitious climate bill yesterday that would establish national limits on greenhouse gases, create a complex trading system for emission
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Extreme Weather Profile: January -- June, 2009 http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=72352009-06-26T00:00:00ZExtreme Weather Profile: January -- June, 2009 http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74032009-06-26T00:00:00ZTen Day Heat Waves Kills at Least 14 in India
Heat wave in India kills at least 24
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74042009-06-26T00:00:00ZIntense Heat. Violent Storms Blanket US Midwest and South
Midwest power outages linger after storms
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=38722009-06-23T00:00:00ZRIP: Global Climate Coalition
The Global Climate Coalition, which represented U.S. industry groups opposed to implementing mandatory greenhouse gas emission reductions, has been dissolved. "We have achieved what we wanted to accomplish with the Kyoto Protocol," said a spokesman. The coalition had been the most active U.S. industry voice opposing U.S. involvement in the global treaty to curb greenhouse gases.
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Tibetan Drought Worst in 30 Years http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74022009-06-22T00:00:00ZTibetan Drought Worst in 30 Years
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74012009-06-19T00:00:00ZAfrican Crops Found Especially Vulnerable to Warming
Rapid rises in temperatures worldwide may overwhelm farmers' efforts to keep up, say experts who want funds to breed new crops and freeze heat-resistant strains bred over past centuries.
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Scientists: "Abrupt and Irreversible Shifts" Increasingly Likely http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=74002009-06-18T00:00:00ZScientists: "Abrupt and Irreversible Shifts" Increasingly Likely
The world faces a growing risk of "abrupt and irreversible climatic shifts" as fallout from global warming hits faster than expected, according to research by international scientists.
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US Affected By Climate Impacts Now: Reporthttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73992009-06-16T00:00:00ZUS Affected By Climate Impacts Now: Report
Man-made climate change is already lifting temperatures, increasing rainfall, and raising sea levels around the United States -- and its effects are on track to get
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Australian Firms Seen Cheating on Carbon Compensation http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73982009-06-15T00:00:00ZAustralian Firms Seen Cheating on Carbon Compensation
Some of Australia's biggest corporate names, including resource giants Rio Tinto and Woodside, may be investigated by consumer regulators over complaints they have been deceptive on climate change.
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Iraq Drought Triggers a Plague of Snakes http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73972009-06-15T00:00:00ZIraq Drought Triggers a Plague of Snakes
Swarms of snakes are attacking people and cattle in southern Iraq as the Euphrates and Tigris rivers dry up and the reptiles lose their natural habitat among the reed beds.
The depleted ozone layer is wreaking havoc with winds over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, according to a new study.
Interpol Prepares For Wave of Carbon Fraudhttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73952009-06-12T00:00:00ZInterpol Prepares For Wave of Carbon Fraud
Carbon fraud is the white-collar crime of the future - and it could cost taxpayers millions. http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73942009-06-12T00:00:00ZClimate Impacts Hit Poor Countries Hardest: UN
Climate change will aggravate natural disasters and people in developing nations such as Dominica, Vanuatu, Myanmar and Guatemala are most at risk, a U.N.-backed study showed.
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Caribou Declining Around the World http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73932009-06-11T00:00:00ZCaribou Declining Around the World
Reindeer and caribou numbers are plummeting around the world.http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73922009-06-10T00:00:00ZReport: Climate Shocks Could Loose 1 Billion Refugees by 2050
People displaced by global warming -- one estimate puts the number at one billion by 2050 -- could dwarf the nearly 10 million refugees and almost 25 mil
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Warming Is Depleting Some of the World's Largest Rivers http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73492009-06-10T00:00:00ZWarming Is Depleting Some of the World's Largest Rivers
Rivers in some of the world's most populated regions are losing water, many because of climate change, researchers reported. Affected rivers include the Yellow River in northern China, the Ganges in India, the Niger in West Africa, and the Colorado in th
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Caribbean Reefs Fall Victim to Climate Changehttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73912009-06-10T00:00:00ZCaribbean Reefs Fall Victim to Climate Change
Climate change has contributed to a flattening of the complex, multi-layered architecture of Caribbean coral reefs, compromising their role as a nursery for fish stocks and a buffer against tropical storms, a study shows.
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Drought Drives Residents from 160 Syrian Villages http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73872009-06-04T00:00:00ZDrought Drives Residents from 160 Syrian Villages
Some 160 villages in northern Syria were deserted by their residents in 2007 and 2008 because of climate change, according to a study which warns of potential armed conflict for control of water resources in the Middle East.
Climate Impacts Claim 300,000 Lives a Yearhttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73862009-05-30T00:00:00ZClimate Impacts Claim 300,000 Lives a Year
Climate change is claiming 300,000 lives a year and costing the global economy $125 billion annually, with the damage set to e
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Nobel Panel: Six Years to Avoid "Unmanageable Climate Risks"http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73852009-05-29T00:00:00ZNobel Panel: Six Years to Avoid "Unmanageable Climate Risks"World carbon emissions must start to decline in only six years if humanity is to stand a chance of preventing dangerous global warming, a group of 20 Nobel prize-winning scientists, economists and writers decl
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Carbon Emissions to Increase 40 percent in 20 years: EIAhttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73842009-05-28T00:00:00ZCarbon Emissions to Increase 40 percent in 20 years: EIA
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide seeping into the atmosphere will increase by nearly 40 percent worldwide by 2030 if ways are not found to require mandatory emission reductions, a U.S. government report said.
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Warming-Driven Food Shortages Could Bring Down Civilization http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73822009-05-28T00:00:00ZWarming-Driven Food Shortages Could Bring Down Civilization
Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy -- falling water tables, eroding soils and rising temperatures -- forces the conclusion that a collapse from food scarcity is possible.
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Warming-Driven Food Shortages Could Bring Down Civilization http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73832009-05-28T00:00:00ZWarming-Driven Food Shortages Could Bring Down Civilization
Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economyfalling water tables, eroding soils and rising temperaturesforces the conclusion that a collapse from food scarcity is possible.
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Royal Society: 650 ppm May Be Inevitable http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73812009-05-28T00:00:00ZRoyal Society: 650 ppm May Be Inevitable
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73802009-05-28T00:00:00ZArctic Thaw Reveals GHG "Time Bomb"
A "slow-motion time bomb" of trapped greenhouse gases being released by the Arctic's thawing tundra may not go off quite as fast as once feared, a new study found. Initially, greenhouse gas releases are sucked up by new pla
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South Asia Cyclone Toll Could Exceed 120 Deaths http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73772009-05-27T00:00:00ZSouth Asia Cyclone Toll Could Exceed 120 Deaths
Cyclone kills at least 191 in India, Bangladesh
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73792009-05-26T00:00:00ZUN's Ban to Business: Stop Obstructing Climate Protection
Industry should play its part in the fight against climate change by persuading governme
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http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73752009-05-23T00:00:00ZHaiti Floods Destroy 1,000 homes, Leave 11 People Dead
Haiti floods kill 11 people, destroy homes
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73732009-05-22T00:00:00ZTemperatures May Double Previous Projections by 2100
Global warming will be twice as severe as previous estimates indicate, according to a new study published this month in the Journal of Climate, a publication of the American Meteorological Society.<
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Australia Flooding Displaces Thousands of Peoplehttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73742009-05-22T00:00:00ZAustralia Flooding Displaces Thousands of People
Heavy rains flood Australia's east coast
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73722009-05-21T00:00:00ZUS Emissions Fell Sharply in 2008
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide related to energy use fell 2.8 percent last year, driven down by high oil prices and the sagging eco
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Major Dengue Epidemic Sweeps South America http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73712009-05-18T00:00:00ZMajor Dengue Epidemic Sweeps South America
South Americans have been suffering for months from one of the worst viral epidemics on record. http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73702009-05-18T00:00:00ZUN Chief Urges Swift Action On Climate Change
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for decisive action to reduce the growing impact of climate change as he launched a global assessment of ways to minimise the risks from natural disasters.
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WAIS Melt Would Alter Planet's Gravity Field http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73692009-05-15T00:00:00ZWAIS Melt Would Alter Planet's Gravity Field
The melting of one of the west Antarctic ice sheet would alter the Earth's field of gravity and even its rotation in space so much that it would cause sea levels along some coasts to rise faster than the global average, scientists said yesterday.
Melting Alps Force Redrawing of Italian-Swiss Border http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73682009-05-10T00:00:00ZMelting Alps Force Redrawing of Italian-Swiss Border
Global warming is shrinking Europe's alpine glaciers with such dramatic acceleration that Italy and Switzer
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US Midwest Storms Black Out Thousands, Leave 5 Dead http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73672009-05-09T00:00:00ZUS Midwest Storms Black Out Thousands, Leave 5 Dead
5 die, thousands lose power in Midwest storms
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73642009-05-08T00:00:00ZCalifornia Wildfire Forces Evacuation of at least 30,000 People
'All hell broke loose' in California wildfire
North Atlantic Shrimp Decline Could Imperil Food Chain http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73662009-05-08T00:00:00ZNorth Atlantic Shrimp Decline Could Imperil Food Chain
A North Atlantic shrimp fishery may be vulnerable to climate change that could disrupt the crustaceans' life cycle and mislead them into hatching when food is scarce. Any damage to stocks of the northern shrimp
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Himilaya Melt May Leave 1 Billion People Short of Water http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73652009-05-08T00:00:00ZHimilaya Melt May Leave 1 Billion People Short of Water
As climate change takes hold, even the mighty Himalayas and Hindu Kush mountain ranges are now losing their snow and ice. Experts said they
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Moral Leadership in the Greenhouse http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73112009-05-06T00:00:00ZMoral Leadership in the Greenhouse (Published: http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73622009-05-06T00:00:00ZSebelius' Successor OK's New Coal Plant for Kansas
In a stunning reversal from his predecessor, Gov. Mark Parkinson signed an agreement ending a two-year fight over plans to build coal-fired power plants in western Kansas. The compromise allows Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to build one 895-megawatt coal-fired power plant near Holcomb,
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Storm, Mudslide Leaves 20 Dead in Philippines http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73612009-05-04T00:00:00ZStorm, Mudslide Leaves 20 Dead in Philippines
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73592009-05-01T00:00:00ZWarming Driven Winds Alter Jellyfish Migration
Swept by westerly winds through the Gibraltar Strait from its north Atlantic habitat, Portuguese Men O' War jellyfish are set to colonis
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Wilkins Ice Shelf Calving Massive Icebergshttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73582009-04-30T00:00:00ZWilkins Ice Shelf Calving Massive Icebergs
Massive ice chunks are crumbling away from a shelf in the western Antarctic Peninsula, researchers said Wednesday, warning that 1,300 square miles of ice -- an area larger than Rhode Island -- was in danger of breaking off in coming weeks.
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Scientists Predict CO2 "Overshoot" in 20 Years http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73552009-04-30T00:00:00ZScientists Predict CO2 "Overshoot" in 20 Years
The world will overshoot its long-term target on greenhouse gas emissions within two decades. A study has f
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'Safe Climate" Requires Ditching 75 percent of Carbon Fuel Reserveshttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73562009-04-30T00:00:00Z'Safe Climate" Requires Ditching 75 percent of Carbon Fuel Reserves
About three-quarters of the world's fossil fuel reserves must be left unused if society is to av
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Houston Battered by Tornadoes, Intense Downpour http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73542009-04-28T00:00:00ZHouston Battered by Tornadoes, Intense Downpour
Heavy rain floods parts of Houston
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73532009-04-24T00:00:00ZDoctors Tie Warming to Increase in Allergy Suffering
Overall global warming trends that lead to unusually mild winters are taking their toll in various areas around the country. http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73522009-04-24T00:00:00ZWarner Calls Climate Change Major National Security Threat
Former Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia says dealing with climate change is a national security issue that must be addressed.
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Wildfires Seen Intensifying Climate Change http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73512009-04-24T00:00:00ZWildfires Seen Intensifying Climate Change
In a vicious cycle made worse by humans, scientists now believe fires spur climate change, which in turn makes blazes bigger, more frequent and more damaging to the environment.
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South Carolina's Worst Fire in 30 years Destroys 70 Homes http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73502009-04-24T00:00:00ZSouth Carolina's Worst Fire in 30 years Destroys 70 Homes
S.C. wildfire may accelerate after calm
Carbon Trading Won't Stop Global Warming http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73472009-04-21T00:00:00ZCarbon Trading Won't Stop Global Warming
All the methods of pricing carbon permit the creation of a carbon market that will allow us to pollute beyond a catastrophic tipping point. In other words, they require us to put a price on the final "killing" tonne of CO2 which, once emitted, tips the balance and triggers runaway global warming.
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Climate Disruptions Will Swamp Aid Efforts in Seven Years -- Oxfam Reporthttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73452009-04-21T00:00:00ZClimate Disruptions Will Swamp Aid Efforts in Seven Years -- Oxfam Report
Emergency organisations could be overwhelmed within seven years by the rising number of people in poor coun
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"Clean Coal" Lobby Spends $45 million to Influence Policy http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73462009-04-21T00:00:00Z"Clean Coal" Lobby Spends $45 million to Influence Policy
The coal industry is spending some $45 million to ensure the federal government keeps coal as a major part of the nation's energy mix.
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Climate Disruptions Will Overwhelm Aid Groups in Seven Yearshttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73442009-04-21T00:00:00ZClimate Disruptions Will Overwhelm Aid Groups in Seven Years
Emergency organisations could be overwhelmed within seven years by the rising number of people in poor coun
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Southeastern US Battered by Second Round of Storms http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73432009-04-20T00:00:00ZSoutheastern US Battered by Second Round of Storms
Southeast on storm watch after 2 killed
Colorado, Wyoming Snarled By Late Spring Snow http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73372009-04-19T00:00:00ZColorado, Wyoming Snarled By Late Spring Snow
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73392009-04-18T00:00:00ZTrends in U.S. Climate during the Twentieth Century
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73382009-04-17T00:00:00ZEPA: Carbon Dioxide is a Public Health Risk
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shifted course and deemed carbon dioxide a health risk on Friday, in a turnabout important to
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Forests Seen as Potential CO2 Source http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73362009-04-17T00:00:00ZForests Seen as Potential CO2 Source
The world's forests are at risk of becoming a source of planet-warming emissions instead of soaking them up like a sponge unless greenhouse gases are controlled, scientists said.
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Drought Turns Iraqi Marshes into Cracked Earth http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73352009-04-15T00:00:00ZDrought Turns Iraqi Marshes into Cracked Earth
Drought dries up Iraq's "Garden of Eden"
San Francisco Windstorm Cuts Power, Flips Rig http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73342009-04-15T00:00:00ZSan Francisco Windstorm Cuts Power, Flips Rig
High winds cause chaos in San Francisco
Deadly Storms Paralyze Southeastern US http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73332009-04-14T00:00:00ZDeadly Storms Paralyze Southeastern US
2 killed as severe storms hit South again
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73122009-04-13T00:00:00ZOcean "Fertilization" Scheme Falls Victim to Hungry Plankton
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73322009-04-10T00:00:00ZMorano Emerges as ExxonMobil's Newest Mouthpiece As a spokesman for Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, Mark Morano was for years a ceaseless purveyor of the dissenting view on climate change, sending out a blizzard of e-mail to journalists c
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Wildfires Destroy More than 100 Homes in Oklahoma, Texashttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73312009-04-10T00:00:00ZWildfires Destroy More than 100 Homes in Oklahoma, Texas
Fires scorch Texas, Okla. towns like a 'war zone'
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73302009-04-09T00:00:00ZHoldren Opens the Door to "Geoengineering" Solutions
The global warming situation has become so dire that Barack Obama's
Wet Summers Decimate UK Butterfly Populationhttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73292009-04-08T00:00:00ZWet Summers Decimate UK Butterfly Population
The torrential rain of recent summers has hit the UK butterfly population hard. http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73282009-04-08T00:00:00ZBig Oil Obstructs Administration Push for Renewables
While the Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, increase renewable energy suppli
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Floods in Southern Africa Displace more than 100,000 People http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73272009-04-07T00:00:00ZFloods in Southern Africa Displace more than 100,000 People
Southern Africa swamped by floods
Scientists: Temperatures Will Overshoot Safe Warming Range http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73262009-04-07T00:00:00ZScientists: Temperatures Will Overshoot Safe Warming Range
Global warming is likely to overshoot a 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F) rise seen by many as a trigger for "dangerous" change, a Reuters poll of scientists showed. Nine of 11 experts, who were among authors of the final
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Spring Storm Dumps 8 Inches of Snow on Michiganhttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73252009-04-06T00:00:00ZSpring Storm Dumps 8 Inches of Snow on Michigan
Midwest snow leaves 4 dead, power outages
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73242009-04-05T00:00:00ZAntarctica's Largest Ice Shelf Disintegrates
An ice bridge which had apparently held a vast Antarctic ice shelf in place during recorded history shattered on Saturday and could herald a wider collapse linked to g
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Report: Arctic Sea Ice May Be Gone in 30 Years http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73232009-04-03T00:00:00ZReport: Arctic Sea Ice May Be Gone in 30 Years
Some 80 percent of Arctic Ice may disappear in 30 years, not 90 as scientists had previously estimated, according to a new study on the impact of global warming. Shttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73222009-04-03T00:00:00ZOPEC: Oil Plays No Role in Climate Change
OPEC said oil was not to blame for climate change, adding that consuming countries should pay to fight the threat. The group of oil producers opposes plans to reduce oil consumption and advocates adaptation to climate change.
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CO2 Has Grown Exponentially Since 1958 http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73212009-03-28T00:00:00ZCO2 Has Grown Exponentially Since 1958
Human-produced carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been increasing exponential
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Late Spring Blizzard Paralyzes Parts of Colorado, Wyoming http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73182009-03-27T00:00:00ZLate Spring Blizzard Paralyzes Parts of Colorado, Wyoming
Heavy snow hits Colo., flights canceled
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73172009-03-26T00:00:00ZArctic Meltdown Poses Global Threat to Humanity
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73152009-03-26T00:00:00ZTornadoes Destroy Swath of Rural Mississippi
17 hurt as tornado rips through Miss.
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73142009-03-25T00:00:00ZHungry Plankton Scuttle "Iron Fertilization" Scheme
A controversial experiment has "dampened hopes" that dumping hundreds of tonnes of dissolved iron in the Southern Ocean can lessen global warming. Scientists did not co
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Midwestern US Hit by Blizzard, Tornadoeshttp://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73102009-03-24T00:00:00ZMidwestern US Hit by Blizzard, Tornadoes
Blizzard, twisters hit northern Plains
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73092009-03-24T00:00:00ZKorean Drought Triggers Political Unrest
Water shortage grips Korean Peninsula
North Dakota River Crests About Flood Level http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73082009-03-24T00:00:00ZNorth Dakota River Crests About Flood Level
Students help sandbag as Red River rises
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73072009-03-20T00:00:00ZArctic Nations Declare Climate Change Greatest Threat to Polar Bears
Five countries that created a treaty nearly four decades ago to protect polar bears through limi
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Climate Crisis Spawns More than 2,000 Lobbyists http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73062009-03-19T00:00:00ZClimate Crisis Spawns More than 2,000 Lobbyists With carbon cap-and-trade legislation now on Washington's agenda, companies and interest groups have been hiring lobbyists at a feverish pace. For every member of Congress
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Climate Battle Spawns More than 2,300 Lobbyists http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=73052009-03-19T00:00:00ZClimate Battle Spawns More than 2,300 Lobbyists
With carbon cap-and-trade legislation now on Washington's agenda, companies and
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