UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that “we cannot accept a rising tide that floats only some boats and leaves many to drown.” Ban Ki-moon has been taking a strong stance on global warming. His latest efforts include getting world leaders to admit humans are impacting climate change. Most people would think this is a given. […]
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U.N.: Humans Induce Climate Change
Posted in Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Government, Science
Also tagged adapting, climate change, diseases, effects on health, extremely likely, global warming, health, heat, human activity, human induced, illness, impact of humans, welleness
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The President’s Climate Change Action Plan
President Obama released his action plan to deal with global warming. Coal company stocks were hammered on the news. PRESIDENT OBAMA’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN “We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the […]
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Government, health and wellness, Science, weather
Also tagged climate change, Environment, extreme weather events, floods, global warming, pollution, sea level, severe weather events, volatile
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Canada Floods
Three people have died and 100,000 have been forced to evacuate due to flooding in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The water level reached as high as the 10th level of the hockey stadium. “This is incredible. I’ve seen a little bit of flooding in Calgary before. I don’t think any of us have seen anything like […]
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Also tagged Canada, climate change, floods, global warming, severe weather events, volatile
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Severe Weather Events: Tornadoes
Because a tornado is part of a severe convective storm, and these storms occur all over the Earth, tornadoes are not limited to any specific geographic location. In fact, tornadoes have been documented in every state of the United States, and on every continent, with the exception of Antarctica (even there, a tornado occurrence is […]
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Science, weather
Also tagged climate change, global warming, severe weather events, tornado, tornados, US
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Oklahoma Tornado
One of the most severe tornadoes in recorded history wiped out part of Oklahoma. Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb described it like a “two-mile-wide lawnmower blade going over a community.” A hospital and an elementary school were both leveled. At least 9 children were killed. State Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph said it was “mass devastation. […]
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Also tagged effects of global warming, extreme weather events, FEMA, Oklahoma tornadoes, Red Cross, volitile
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Solar Radiation Storms
Solar radiation storms continue. It takes about two days for the effects to reach Earth. A solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun’s surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 × 1025 joules of energy (about a sixth of the total energy […]
Isaac
NHC issuing advisories on Tropical Storm ISAAC Video briefings and audio podcasts regarding Isaac now available Isaac updates on your mobile phone: hurricanes.gov/mobile… learn more What is the difference between a watch and warning? Ready.gov Community & State websites Eastern Pacific Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook | Active Storms | […]
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Hurricane Daniel
In early July 2012, two simultaneous hurricanes blew over the eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Emilia and Hurricane Daniel. The first of the two storms to form, Daniel started as a tropical depression on July 4. The storm had strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane by 12:20 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on July 8, when the […]
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Also tagged 2012 hurricane season, Baja, California, Daniel, Hurricane, Hurricane Daniel, NASA
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Geomagnetic Storm Watch
As the strongest Solar Radiation Storm (S3) since May, 2005 continues, the associated Earthward-directed Coronal Mass Ejection is expected to arrive about 1400 UT (9am EST) Jan 24. SWPC has issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch with G2 level storming likely and G3 level storming possible, with the storm continuing into Wednesday, Jan 25. All of […]
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Also tagged Earth, eruption, Geomagnetic Storm, radio blackout, solar radiation, storm, Sun, x-ray
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Large Storm System in Eastern U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) The large storm in the eastern U.S. is visible in the satellite image below, taken by GOES East at 1715Z (12:15 EST) today. The storm system continues to bring significant rainfall to Indiana and Michigan, where Flood Warnings and Advisories are in effect. The bulk of the precipitation has […]