News tagged with warm weather

Start of 2012, March shatter US heat records

(AP) -- It has been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records were not just broken, they were deep-fried.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 151

Extreme weather threatens rich ecosystems

Extreme weather such as hurricanes, torrential downpours and droughts will become more frequent in pace with global warming. Consequently, this increases the risk for species extinction, especially in bio diverse ecosystems ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 33

Weather records due to climate change: A game with loaded dice

The past decade has been one of unprecedented weather extremes. Scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany argue that the high incidence of extremes is not merely accidental. From the ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (20) | comments 24

Why spring is blooming marvelous (and climate change makes it earlier)

With buds bursting early, only for a mild winter to turn Arctic and wipe them out, we are witnessing how warm weather can trigger flowering, even out of season, and how important it is for plants to blossom at the right time ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Spring flooding? Not this year, US forecasters say

At least it's a dry heat. The federal government's spring weather forecast offers no respite from warmer weather, but the country should get a break from the spring flooding that's hit the last four years.

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created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warm winter may bring pest-filled spring

(AP) -- The mild winter that has given many Northern farmers a break from shoveling and a welcome chance to catch up on maintenance could lead to a tough spring as many pests that would normally freeze have not.

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created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Poll: US belief in warming rises with thermometer

(AP) -- Americans' belief in global warming is on the rise, along with temperatures and surprising weather changes, according to a new university poll.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 18

Scientists make progress in assessing tornado seasons

Meteorologists can see a busy hurricane season brewing months ahead, but until now there has been no such crystal ball for tornadoes, which are much smaller and more volatile. This information gap took on ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Tropical clouds hold clues for the global water cycle

(PhysOrg.com) -- To study the wellspring of atmospheric water, you have to start with tropical clouds. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory showed that global climate models are not accurately ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

France has had hottest year since 1900

This year was the hottest in France since the start of the 20th century, Meteo France said Tuesday, with average national temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the norm.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 14

Billion-dollar weather disasters smash US record

(AP) -- America's wild weather year has set another record: a dozen billion-dollar catastrophes.

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 37

A meeting of the minds

People are happiest in warm weather, but grow considerably unhappier as humidity levels rise, according to an analysis of the language of some 1.3 billion tweets by Northeastern University computer science ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When it comes to hurricanes, climate change effects may be 'a wash'

In some ways, hurricane season 2011, which ended Wednesday, seems to fit right in with the wild weather wreaking havoc in recent years - a string of severe floods, droughts and heat waves that the world's top climate scientists ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 12

World temps maintain the heat of global warming

2011 is currently tied for the 10th hottest since records began in 1850 and Arctic sea ice has shrunk to record-low volumes this year, the U.N. weather office said Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 69

Science panel: Get ready for extreme weather (Update)

(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" ...

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created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 10