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Beryl to bring rain, winds to southeast US coast

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:15:28 -0400

A cluster of thunderstorms that stalled off the southeastern U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in tourist towns from Florida to South Carolina.

Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast US coast

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:24:02 -0400

Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast coast

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:40:19 -0400

A cluster of thunderstorms stalled off the U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in tourist towns from Florida to South Carolina.

Tropical storm warnings for Southeast coast

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:17:03 -0400

Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength early Saturday and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend.

Is China poor? Key question at climate talks

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:18:48 -0400

Another round of U.N. climate talks closed without resolving how to share the burden of curbing man-made global warming, mainly because countries don't agree on who is rich and who is poor.

Wheat climbs as dry weather lingers over Kansas

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:34:43 -0400

Wheat prices rose 2.6 percent Friday as questions persisted about how much dry weather has affected the crop in Kansas.

For Qatar, climate forum offers a test but also a chance

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:02 -0400

As the world's biggest emitter per capita of greenhouse gases, Qatar faces a test of credibility but also an opportunity when it hosts the UN forum on climate change in December, say veteran watchers of the process.

Texas farmers use business wile to weather drought

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:41:15 -0400

Linda Galayda hauled water and flagged down truck drivers to ask about their hay. She sold calves and young cows and made her son leave their East Texas family ranch for a job in San Antonio.

The nation's weather

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:31:44 -0400

Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, May 25, 2012.

Memorial Day weather not always a picnic

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:03:18 -0400

Corn prices plunge on weak export sales, weather

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:34:19 -0400

Corn prices dropped 4 percent Thursday because of weak export sales and improving weather in parts of the Corn Belt.

Storms brewing for Midwest before summer-like holiday weekend

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:53 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forecasters put seven states on alert for severe weather on Thursday, saying a storm system brewing in the Upper Mississippi Valley could spawn tornadoes later in the day. But the dangerous conditions Thursday were expected to dissipate overnight and give way to sunny, summer-like conditions across much of the country for the long Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and hail would rake portions of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan on Thursday. ...

The 10 weirdest new species of 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:22:00 -0400

It's estimated that Earth is home to at least 8 million living species, and every year scientists add 15,000 to 20,000 new discoveries to that tally. But thousands of species are threatened with extinction, too, thanks to habitat destruction, climate change, and other factors. For the past five years, in an effort to bring attention to the biodiversity crisis, the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) at Arizona State University has worked in conjunction with biologists worldwide to cobble together the newly added animals and plants they find most interesting. More than...

Global warming winner: Once rare butterfly thrives

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:08:32 -0400

Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say.

China, North Korea ties hit rough weather

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:14:59 -0400

China's leadership is hitting a rough patch with ally North Korea under its new leader Kim Jong Un, as Beijing finds itself wrong-footed in episodes including Pyongyang's rocket launch and the murky detention of Chinese fishing boats.

More Windy & Hot Weather For DFW

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:30:53 -0400

Countries doing too little on warming: researchers

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:01:43 -0400

BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 could rise to nine billion tonnes above what is needed to limit global warming as some countries look set to miss their emissions cut targets, a report by three climate research groups said on Wednesday. Countries have agreed that deep emissions cuts are needed to limit an increase in global average temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius this century above pre-industrial levels, a threshold that scientists say is the minimum required to limit devastating climate effects like crop failure and melting glaciers. ...

150,000 more US heat deaths projected by 2100

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:11:21 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Killer heat fueled by climate change could cause an additional 150,000 deaths this century in the biggest U.S. cities if no steps are taken to curb carbon emissions and improve emergency services, according to a new report. The three cities with the highest projected heat death tolls are Louisville, with an estimated 19,000 heat-related fatalities by 2099; Detroit, with 17,900, and Cleveland, with 16,600, the Natural Resources Defense Council found in its analysis of peer-reviewed data, released on Wednesday. ...

Facebook Will Weather Lawsuits and IPO

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:31:00 -0400

COMMENTARY | This has to be a land-speed record somewhere. Since its IPO on Friday, Facebook is facing its first maelstrom of investors angry enough over their losses to take Mark Zuckerberg and Morgan Stanley to court, according to Reuters. But are the plaintiffs justified? It's hard to tell.

Corn prices plunge on moderating weather forecast

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:28:19 -0400

Corn prices dropped nearly 6 percent Tuesday after forecasts predicted cooler weather and the potential for rain that could benefit crops in parts of the Corn Belt.

Nebraska: Hot, dry weather takes toll on soil

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:03:38 -0400

Nebraska farmers are close to wrapping up planting the corn and soybean crops as hot, dry weather takes a toll on soil moisture.

The Celtics Kevin Garnett Calls Sixers Fans ‘Fair-Weather’

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:01:14 -0400

Feeding the Planet Without Destroying It

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:12:01 -0400

Climate change is the environmental problem that obsesses us, the one that's the focus of high-flying international summits and hardcore national politics. But it's not the only environmental problem -- and it's not even the biggest one. That happens to be the crisis in agriculture and land use, the subject of what Jon Foley -- the head of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment -- calls the "other inconvenient truth. ...

The Celtics Kevin Garnett Calls Sixers Fans ‘Fair-Weather’

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:37:28 -0400

Rainy Cannes Weather Cause Cancellations, Roof Collapse

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:00:00 -0400

Unseasonably wet, cool conditions are putting a serious damper on the legendary film festival