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Storms and droughts that have unleashed dangerous surges in food prices could be a "grim foretaste" of what lies ahead when climate change bites more deeply, Oxfam said on Monday. http://phys.org/news241665706.html Space & Earth Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:22:27 EST news241665706 (AP) -- Top international climate scientists and disaster experts meeting in Africa had a sharp message Friday for the world's political leaders: Get ready for more dangerous and "unprecedented extreme weather" caused by global warming. http://phys.org/news240821800.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:57:08 EST news240821800 The toll from ever-more intense floods, drought, and heatwaves will crescendo this century unless humanity anticipates the onslaught, according to a UN report set to be unveiled on Friday. http://phys.org/news240687724.html Space & Earth Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:42:13 EST news240687724 The first climate study to focus on variations in daily weather conditions has found that day-to-day weather has grown increasingly erratic and extreme, with significant fluctuations in sunshine and rainfall affecting more than a third of the planet. http://phys.org/news240594484.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:48:21 EST news240594484 Climate change will bring more floods and extreme weather to Southeast Asia, a World Bank official said Thursday on a visit to the region, where hundreds have died in severe inundation. http://phys.org/news240135349.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:15:57 EST news240135349 The world has just five years to avoid being trapped in a scenario of perilous climate change and extreme weather events, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news240065648.html Space & Earth Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:54:21 EST news240065648 An analysis of precipitation data collected from a lakebed in New York and a Rhode Island estuary has provided a link between the variability of precipitation in the Northeast with that of the Southwest. The results validate climate models that predict an increasing number of extreme weather events. http://phys.org/news239991895.html Space & Earth Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:25:15 EST news239991895 Australia passed its controversial pollution tax Tuesday in a sweeping and historic reform aimed at lowering carbon emissions blamed for climate change, after years of fierce debate. http://phys.org/news239946124.html Space & Earth Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:20:01 EST news239946124 The US space agency is preparing to launch a satellite Friday that will send back data on climate and weather to better help forecasters predict major storms and other changes in the environment. http://phys.org/news238949083.html Space & Earth Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:44:49 EST news238949083 Pacific island and other small countries being punished by global warming will use a Commonwealth summit this week to ramp up pressure on powerful nations in the climate change debate. http://phys.org/news238863587.html Space & Earth Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:59:54 EST news238863587 A third of humanity, mostly in Africa and South Asia, face the biggest risks from climate change but rich nations in northern Europe will be least exposed, according to a report released Wednesday. http://phys.org/news238820923.html Space & Earth Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:08:50 EST news238820923 After a five-year delay, an Earth-observing satellite will be launched to test new technologies aimed at improving weather forecasts and monitoring climate change. http://phys.org/news238684866.html Space & Earth Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:21:14 EST news238684866 New Zealand and Australia will Friday begin an airlift to help supply fresh water to the tiny drought-stricken Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which is under a state of emergency due to the crisis. http://phys.org/news237180226.html Space & Earth Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:23:55 EST news237180226 Australian scientists studying the reliability of species distribution models for revealing the response of animals to climate change have focused their research on the endangered marsupial, the Northern Bettong. The research, published in Ecography demonstrates that studying weather events, rather than the gradual changes of the climate, offers a clearer insight into the Bettong's movements, range boundaries and likely contact with competitors. http://phys.org/news237115642.html Biology Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:27:46 EST news237115642 The European Union urged all nations Sunday to make clear how they will tackle climate change, saying the world needs a roadmap this year on future action even if a treaty appears out of reach. http://phys.org/news236834177.html Space & Earth Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:16:24 EST news236834177 (PhysOrg.com) -- The weather in Pennsylvania this year won't soon be forgotten -- one of the wettest springs ever, followed by a record-breaking dry heat wave in July, followed by the remnants of a hurricane and tropical storm in August and September that caused historic flooding. http://phys.org/news236511627.html Biology Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:50:01 EST news236511627 The weather phenomenon known as La Nina is returning for another season, likely bringing more drought, heavy rains and severe weather to some parts of the world, US forecasters said Thursday. http://phys.org/news234715702.html Space & Earth Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:48:38 EST news234715702 (AP) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that urgent action was needed on climate change, pointing to the famine in the Horn of Africa and devastating floods in northern Australia as examples of the suffering caused by global warming. http://phys.org/news234674415.html Space & Earth Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:20:25 EST news234674415 (AP) -- Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes. http://phys.org/news234327996.html Space & Earth Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:07:59 EST news234327996 Despite the uncertainties surrounding climate change, it is time to start developing effective strategies that will keep the nation's transportation systems and other critical infrastructure running in the face of the adverse impacts that seem increasingly likely to occur. http://phys.org/news233221973.html Space & Earth Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:53:07 EST news233221973 (AP) -- Nigeria launched two observation satellites into orbit Wednesday, and authorities said they hoped to use the equipment to monitor weather in a region seasonally ravaged by disasters. http://phys.org/news232805581.html Space & Earth Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:13:44 EST news232805581 Taiwan will employ mobile radars and a network of satellites to improve predictions of typhoons, floods and other extreme weather phenomena, an official said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news232804588.html Space & Earth Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:56:56 EST news232804588 (PhysOrg.com) -- What happens when tiny seawater particles are intentionally injected into low clouds over the ocean? To answer this question, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration developed a high-resolution model to better understand the effects of particle injection and evaluate whether this technique could be used to offset some effects of global climate change. The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. http://phys.org/news232277402.html Space & Earth Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:20:01 EST news232277402 When research scientist Jim Kinter describes the interactions between the Earth's ocean, land and atmosphere, he talks of dancing. "The atmosphere and the ocean, and the atmosphere and the land surface have to go together," he says. "It's as if they were dancing, and that dance turns out to influence climate." http://phys.org/news229945111.html Space & Earth Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:38:58 EST news229945111 (AP) -- All nations must commit to binding and verifiable goals to reduce their carbon emissions to reach a new international climate agreement as the Kyoto Protocol expires next year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday. http://phys.org/news228974515.html Space & Earth Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:02:08 EST news228974515 (PhysOrg.com) -- With an earthquake in Philadelphia, tornadoes in Massachusetts and elsewhere, wildfires in Arizona and massive flooding in the Midwest, spring 2011 has been marked by rare disasters and extreme weather. As June ushers in the hurricane season, an extension specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences said people should prepare themselves for the next outbreak of the unexpected. http://phys.org/news228736035.html Other Sciences Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:47:25 EST news228736035 Epic floods, massive wildfires, drought and the deadliest tornado season in 60 years are ravaging the United States, with scientists warning that climate change will bring even more extreme weather. http://phys.org/news228539534.html Space & Earth Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:20:04 EST news228539534 Everything has its price, even the weather. New research indicates that routine weather events such as rain and cooler-than-average days can add up to an annual economic impact of as much as $485 billion in the United States. http://phys.org/news227960113.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:15:39 EST news227960113 (AP) -- Business, academic and environmental leaders are stressing the importance of weather satellites in an era of tight federal budgets. http://phys.org/news227282726.html Space & Earth Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:05:40 EST news227282726 "You're a bit grumpy aren't you mate," says conservationist Shirleen Helps as she expertly handles a squawking penguin doing its best to peck her unprotected fingers. http://phys.org/news225088802.html Biology Fri, 20 May 2011 05:41:10 EST news225088802