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Climate change means more frequent droughts and floods, UN panel says in report
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 18th, 2011
Washington Post: Climate change will make drought and flooding events like those that have battered the United States and other countries in 2011 more frequent, forcing nations to rethink the way they cope with disasters, according to a new report the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued Friday.
The report — the culmination of a two-year process involving 100 scientists and policy experts — suggests that researchers are far more confident about the prospect of more intense heat waves and heavy...
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Key Delaware River natural gas drilling vote postponed
Posted by Reuters: Edward McAllister on November 18th, 2011
Reuters: A key vote to lift a ban on drilling for natural gas in the Delaware River Basin has been postponed, prompting claims of victory from environmentalists concerned about water contamination.
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), which regulates water use across the 14,000-square-mile (36,260-square-km), gas-rich basin, suspended a vote scheduled for Monday amid speculation that its five members lacked the three votes needed to allow drilling.
"There are still some open issues that the commissioners...
Fierce Heat Waves & Stronger Storms Coming, Climate Report Warns
Posted by LiveScience: Wynne Parry on November 18th, 2011
LiveScience: Humans' activities appear to have brought on more extreme weather -- including more hot days, heat waves and heavy precipitation -- and we can expect this to worsen in decades to come, according to a report being prepared by the leading international climate change organization.
A summary report, released today (Nov. 18), states that since 1950, cold days and nights have decreased, while warm ones have become more frequent globally, as has heavy precipitation. There is also evidence droughts have...
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change: Get Ready For Extreme Weather
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 18th, 2011
Associated Press: Think of the Texas drought, floods in Thailand and Russia's devastating heat waves as coming attractions in a warming world. That's the warning from top international climate scientists and disaster experts after meeting in Africa.
The panel said the world needs to get ready for more dangerous and "unprecedented extreme weather" caused by global warming. These experts fear that without preparedness, crazy weather extremes may overwhelm some locations, making some places unlivable.
The Nobel...
Report: Climate Change Worsens Extreme Weather Events
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 18th, 2011
USA Today: Heat waves, floods and other extreme weather worsen with global warming, suggests a major international climate report released Friday. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, obtained in draft form by USA TODAY, stresses that expanding cities and populations worldwide, also raise the odds of severe impacts from weather disasters. "Unprecedented extreme weather and climate events" look likely in coming decades as a result of a changing climate, says the draft report. The final...
Extreme weather to worsen – IPCC
Posted by Reuters: Elias Biryabarema on November 18th, 2011
Reuters: An increase in heat waves is almost certain, while heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts are likely across the globe this century as the Earth's climate warms, U.N. scientists said on Friday.
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) urged countries to make disaster management plans to adapt to the growing risk of extreme weather linked to human-induced climate change, in a report released in Uganda.
The report gives differing...
Climate Panel: More Extreme Weather On The Way
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 18th, 2011
National Public Radio: Brace yourself for more extreme weather. A group of more than 200 scientists convened by the United Nations says in a new report that climate change will bring more heat waves, more intense rainfall and more expensive natural disasters.
These conclusions are from the latest effort of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "” a consensus statement from researchers around the world.
And since this is a consensus, the conclusions are carefully couched. Take, for example, the issue of rainfall....
Climate change means more extreme weather?
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 18th, 2011
United Press International: A report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change urges governments to come up with ways to cope with extreme weather expected during the next century.
The report predicts "substantial warming" of temperature extremes by 2100, with the length, frequency and intensity of heat waves increasing over most land areas.
The authors say there is "medium confidence" that droughts will become more severe in many parts of the world, including central North America, Central America, Mexico...
IPCC report on extreme weather
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 18th, 2011
Reuters: The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) urged countries to make disaster management plans to adapt to the growing risk of extreme weather linked to climate change, in a report released in Uganda on Friday.
Following are reactions to the report:
EU COMMISSIONER FOR CLIMATE ACTION, CONNIE HEDEGAARD
"It goes without saying that this is yet another wake-up call. With all the knowledge and rational arguments in favour of urgent climate action, it is frustrating to see that some...
Extreme weather to worsen with climate change
Posted by Reuters: Elias Biryabarema on November 18th, 2011
Reuters: An increase in heat waves is almost certain, while heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts are likely across the globe this century as the Earth's climate warms, U.N. scientists said on Friday.
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC.L urged countries to make disaster management plans to adapt to the growing risk of extreme weather linked to human-induced climate change, in a report released in Uganda.
The report gives differing...