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Internal report on feds' Sandy forecasts: Clear in tracking its path, confusing on warnings
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before...Tags: Washington, DC, New York City, Weather Reports, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather Warnings
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AccuWeather predicts another active hurricane season for U.S. shores
AccuWeather.com is predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season, particularly for the U.S. coastline. While the Pennsylvania-based meteorology company is calling for fewer storms in all, with 16 tropical storms versus 19 in 2012, AccuWeather's...
Tags: National Weather Service, Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather, Hurricanes, Weather Reports
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Sun fires off fourth major solar flare of the week--more expected
There she goes again! The same region of the sun that brought you three powerful solar flares in a 24-hour span from Sunday night to Monday evening let loose Tuesday night with another explosive flash of ultraviolet radiation and sent tons of its own...
Tags: Astronomy, Solar Storms (2012), NASA
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AccuWeather: Three U.S. hurricane strikes this year
Sun SentinelAccuWeather.com predicts a busy storm season with 16 named storms, including eight hurricanes, with four of those being major. The online weather site also projects that three hurricanes will strike the U.S. coastline, with the East and Gulf coasts...Tags: Weather Reports, Hurricanes, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, Natural Disasters
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Global warming ruins SoCal Mother's Day
News flash: Global warming hits California! That’s right -- the Golden State has become the Golden Baking State, with temperatures soaring into the triple digits. For example, in Johnny Carson’s “beautiful downtown Burbank” on...
Tags: Global Change, Al Gore, Global Warming, Mother's Day, Larry Ellison
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Carbon dioxide in atmosphere did not break 400 ppm at Hawaii site
Carbon dioxide measurements in the Earth's atmosphere did not break the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million at a Hawaiian observatory last week, according to a revised reading from the nation's climate observers. The National Oceanic and...Tags: Bodies of Water, Global Warming, Oceans, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Common plants, animals threatened by climate change, study says
WASHINGTON -- Climate change could lead to the widespread loss of common plants and animals around the world, according to a new study released Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study’s authors looked at 50,000 common species....
Tags: Global Change, Global Warming, Ecosystems, Weather, Environmental Issues
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World passes carbon dioxide level milestone; Experts say 'we're stuck' with global warming
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief greenhouse gas was measured Thursday at 400 parts per million in Hawaii, a...Tags: Washington, DC, Bodies of Water, Al Gore, NASA, Oceans
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Long Beach aquarium exhibit peers into ocean's dark depths
The Aquarium of the Pacific's newest exhibit introduces visitors to an eerie world beyond the reach of sunshine: the bottom of the ocean, a strange seascape of crushing pressure, volcanic fissures and an abundance of cryptic creatures. The Wonders of...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Pacific Ocean
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Block Island Gets First Chance To Weigh In On Wind Turbines
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceWith just 1,000 men, women and children accustomed to - and often preferring - the seclusion their permanent residence affords, Block Island doesn't often have issues big enough to draw even one-tenth of its year-round population out of their homes on a...Tags: Global Change, Electricity Production and Distribution, Renewable Energy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Solar Energy
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reaches record levels
On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958. Independent measurements made by both NOAA (National Oceanic...
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Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up
Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Wildlife, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Lifestyle and Leisure, Beaches
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