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Huge tract of Australia in 'biggest ever drought'Sydney (AFP) March 07, 2014 The Australian state of Queensland is in the grip of its most widespread drought ever, with close to 80 percent of its territory parched after a failed wet season, officials said Friday. Australia is famous for its droughts and flooding rains, and Queensland was hit by devastating floods in 2010-11 which left much of the state a disaster zone and brought the state capital Brisbane to a standstill. But the situation has now radically reversed, with 79 percent of the massive northeastern state -- ... read more |
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 Fukushima: three years on and still a long road ahead Northern France beats heat records at weekend Daring 'urban explorers' get high on history H7N9 bird flu comes home to roost in China Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages: study Australia endures 'angry summer' | .. |
 Decline of Bronze Age 'megacities' linked to climate change Scientists from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated that an abrupt weakening of the summer monsoon affected northwest India 4,100 years ago. The resulting drought coincided with the beginn ... more | .. |
 No warming hiatus for extreme hot temperatures Extremely hot temperatures over land have dramatically and unequivocally increased in number and area despite claims that the rise in global average temperatures has slowed over the past 10 to 20 ye ... more | .. |
 Wits scientists debunk climate change myths Wits University scientists have debunked two big myths around climate change by proving firstly, that despite predictions, tropical storms are not increasing in number. However, they are shifting, a ... more | .. |
 Haze shrouds Malaysian capital amid drought Haze shrouded Malaysia's capital and its surroundings on Tuesday, causing "unhealthy" air quality due to fires from a drought that has led to water rationing. ... more |
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 Climate change causes high, but predictable, extinction risks Judging the effects of climate change on extinction may be easier than previously thought, according to a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change. Although widely used asses ... more | .. |
 Climate Engineering: minor potential, major side effects With global greenhouse gas emissions continuing to increase proposals to limit the effects of climate change through the large-scale manipulation of the Earth system are increasingly being discussed ... more | .. |
 Drought forces water rationing on millions of Malaysians Malaysia said Friday it will expand water rationing in and around its capital, in a move affecting millions as drought continues to scorch a tropical country usually synonymous with torrential rain. ... more | .. |
 EU environment ministers to debate 2030 climate framework European Union environment ministers are set to open debate on controversial 2030 targets for greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy, the Greek presidency says. ... more |
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 A large part of Europe could be flooded by the middle of the century The recent climate change study quoting vice-president of the International Expert Group on Climate Change Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, says the recent floods in the UK are just a first sign of dramati ... more | .. |
 US, British science academies: Climate change is real US and British scientific academies said Wednesday there was a clear consensus that climate change is real and will have serious disruptive effects on the planet. ... more | .. |
 Climate change won't reduce deaths in winter New research has found that climate change is unlikely to reduce the UK's excess winter death rate as previously thought. The study is published in the journal Nature Climate Change and debunks the ... more | .. |
 Statistics research could build consensus around climate predictions Vast amounts of data related to climate change are being compiled by research groups all over the world. Data from these many and varied sources results in di?erent climate projections; hence, the n ... more |
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 Researchers warn against abrupt stop to geoengineering method As a range of climate change mitigation scenarios are discussed, University of Washington researchers have found that the injection of sulfate particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and c ... more | .. |
 Drought-hit Malaysian state rations water Authorities began rationing water to thousands of households in Malaysia's most populous state Tuesday, as a dry spell depletes reservoirs across a country normally known for its steady tropical downpours. ... more | .. |
 Climate: Geo-engineering no Holy Grail - study Far from offering a simple fix, sci-fi solutions to global warming may in fact make the problem worse, a probe of "geo-engineering" options said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Embarking on geoengineering, then stopping, would speed up global warming Spraying reflective particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and then stopping it could exacerbate the problem of climate change, according to new research by atmospheric scientists at the ... more |
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 Japanese astronaut becomes ISS commander China 'deploys satellites' in search for Malaysia plane Rogozin set to take practical advantage of Russian space industry potential NASA Launches New Research, Seeks the Subtle in Parallel Ways Russia Must Focus on Profits in Space Industry Mini Rocket Models to be Used in a Big Way for SLS Base Heating Test | .. |
 US high court mulls greenhouse gas limits The US government defended its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants before the Supreme Court on Monday, after coming under attack from industry and Republicans alike. ... more | .. |
 Finding common ground fosters understanding of climate change Grasping the concept of climate change and its impact on the environment can be difficult. Establishing common ground and using models, however, can break down barriers and present the concept in an ... more | .. |
 Kerry warns of bleak future in call to arms on climate change US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday issued a clarion call for nations to do to more to combat climate change, calling it "the world's largest weapon of mass destruction". ... more | .. |
 US, China to share policy ideas to fight global warming The US and China, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, Saturday announced they were joining forces to share more information on trying to combat climate change. ... more |
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 New maps reveal locations of species at risk as climate changes In research published in the journal Nature, CSIRO and an international team of scientists revealed global maps showing how fast and in which direction local climates are shifting. This new study po ... more | .. |
 Is global warming hiding underwater? Satellite observations of global sea-surface temperature show that a 30-year upward trend has slowed down within the last 15 years. Climate scientists say this is not the end of global warming, but ... more | .. |
 Climate change said likely factor in rains, floods soaking Britain Britain's head weather scientist says climate change is likely a factor in the extreme weather that has hit much of the country in recent months. ... more | .. |
Trade winds spur hiatus in global warming: study An unprecedented spike in Pacific trade winds has seen global warming slow significantly in the past 12 years but the effect is only temporary and temperatures will surge, a study found Monday. ... more |
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