Science.nbcnews.com reports that...
The world’s glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 i 2009, making these rivers of ice responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise in that time, new research finds.
Maja
16
2013
Melting glaciers are causing almost a third of sea-level rise, scientists say
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Maja
16
2013
Monster Texas tornado kills six, seven people missing
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News.yahoo.com reports that...
Six people were dead and seven missing after a powerful tornado ripped through a north Texas neighborhood that included housing for the poor, in the deadliest severe storm outbreak in the United States this year.
Authorities were assessing damage and searching through rubble on Thursday, hoping to find survivors among the twisted metal and splintered wood of flattened homes.
Maja
10
2013
Drought worsens in New Mexico; no relief in sight
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Nbcnews.com reports that...
Major stretches of river have already gone dry, farmers are leaving their land fallow, and cities are clamping down on water use, but things in New Mexico just went from bad to worse Thursday.
The latest map from federal forecasters shows exceptional drought has spread from a quarter of New Mexico to nearly 40 percent in just one week. At this time last year, less than one-tenth of the state was affected by what is considered the worst category of drought.
Maja
05
2013
New temperature records set this weekend
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Piquenewsmagazine.com reports that...
The high temperatures recorded by Environment Canada throughout the Sea to Sky corridor were in the upper twenties this weekend, unseasonably high for early May.
Maja
02
2013
Raporty: Heavy Snow Falls from Nebraska to Minnesota
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Accuweather.com reports that...
After temperatures soared into the 80s Monday in parts of the Plains, warmth was quickly replaced by temperatures in the 30s and a late-season snow.
Kwiecień
29
2013
Śnieg, Rain Improve SD Drought, But Deep Soil Dry
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Keloland.com reports that...
Officials say snow and rain in the past month have improved drought conditions in much of South Dakota, but soil deep below the surface is still very dry.
Kwiecień
29
2013
Ocean temperatures highest in 150 years last year
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Usatoday.com reports that...
Sea-surface temperatures from Cape Hatteras, N.C., to the Gulf of Maine were the highest measured in 150 years in 2012, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The average temperature in that area hit a record high of 57.2 degrees last year. The previous record was set in 1951, according to NOAA.
Kwiecień
28
2013
Rains have helped ease drought in short term; more water needed
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Kansas.com reports that...
Over the past few days, residents in the Wichita area have spotted something not seen in more than a year: water puddling in their yards.
Water is once again flowing in the Arkansas River, which for much of 2012 in Wichita resembled an elaborate sandbar striated by the occasional rivulet of water.
A wet spring has eased the short-term drought in much of Kansas, including Wichita.
Kwiecień
26
2013
The Stream, Kwietnia 26: Kenya Fights Floods and Drought
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Circleofblue.org reports that...
Kenya is struggling to help the 90,000 people displaced by spring floods, which have also destroyed crops, AlertNet reported. The country’s cycle of floods and droughts have spurred calls for better disaster management at the national level.
Kwiecień
25
2013
Severe storms for Afghanistan
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BBC.co.uk informuje, że....
Helen Willetts talks to Global’s Ros Atkins about the extreme weather seen in Afghanistan recently.