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2013 shaping up to be one of Australia’s hottest years on record
Year-to-date BoM data shows temperatures have been above average to record warm over nearly the whole continent in 2013.
David Jones & Blair Trewin et al

Jul 30, 2013

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Arctic melt hits food security in bitter taste of life on a hotter planet
Extreme weather in the UK and Ireland – driven by the rapid Arctic melt – has hit wheat and potato production and cattle feed.
David Spratt

Jul 11, 2013

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Global warming ups Australia’s extreme summer risk five-fold: study
University of Melbourne researchers find Australia is much more likely to see extremely hot summers thanks to human-driven global warming.
Jeff Spross

Jul 9, 2013

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‘Intermittent & unpredictable’: Nuclear reactor fails during heatwave
One of California’s major electric utilities shut down half its nuclear plant last week just as the state prepared for a serious heat wave.
Paul Gipe

Jul 2, 2013

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All-time heat records broken in… Alaska?
A massive ‘heat dome’ over Alaska has brought all-time record high temperatures, with some towns warmer than most locations in the lower 48 American states.
Andrew Freedman

Jun 21, 2013

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India heat wave causes deaths, grid meltdown, and spoiled fruit
Angry Indian residents attacked power company officials and set fire to a power station after deadly heatwave conditions caused power and water outages.
Ryan Koronowski

May 30, 2013

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Syria’s climate warning to the world
Exacerbated by drought, Syria’s political instability warns of another deadly climate impact: war, conflict, and competition for arable, habitable land.
Joe Romm

May 28, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Impact of sea-level rise on insured losses
Swiss Re report finds a 10-inch rise in global average sea levels by 2050 would nearly double the probability of extreme flood losses.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 2, 2013

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US House Committee cancels climate denier hearing, due to weather
Major snowstorm puts US House Committee hearing into ‘understanding climate science,’ which was stacked with climate deniers, on hold.
Rebecca Leber

Mar 7, 2013

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Hurricane Sandy paralyses New York, New Jersey
The so-called ‘Frankenstorm’ is unparallelled in its geographical scope, the hazards it unleashed, and the record storm surge it caused. Is climate change to blame?
Andrew Freedman

Oct 31, 2012

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Hurricane Sandy: The new normal?
Given the severity of this and other recent extreme weather events, it’s a reasonable question to ask. The answer, however, is no. And here’s why…
Gary W Yohe

Oct 30, 2012

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‘Frankenstorm’: Good metaphor for a warming-driven monster
CNN has banned the term, but it’s a good name for Hurricane Sandy – our latest warning to reign in that other monster: climate change.
Joe Romm

Oct 29, 2012

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