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Rising sea levels to hit California hard by 2100
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 22nd, 2012
Reuters: Seas could rise higher along the California coastline this century than in other places in the world, increasing the risk of flooding and storm damage, dune erosion and wetland destruction, the U.S. National Research Council reported Friday.
Rising sea levels have long been seen as a consequence of climate change, because as the world warms, glaciers melt and contribute water to the Earth's oceans. At the same time, ocean waters tend to expand as they heat, pushing sea levels higher.
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U.S. extends time for public feedback on fracking rules
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 22nd, 2012
Reuters: The Obama administration is extending by 60 days the deadline for the public to comment on a proposal expanding oversight of fracking drilling on federal lands, as both industry and environmental groups seek changes.
The Interior Department unveiled draft regulations in early May that would require companies to get approval before using fracking and to reveal the chemicals they would use in the process after they finish drilling.
"To ensure that the public and key stakeholders, including industry...
India: Impact of climate change on Luni river basin to be studied
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 22nd, 2012
Times of India: The Department of Environmental Science at Central University of Rajasthan and Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Sweden has jointly received a grant of Rs 1.6 crore for an Indo-Swedish collaboration project entitled 'Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Luni River Basin, Rajasthan, India.
The project proposal was submitted to Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) under Partner Driven Cooperation (PDC) programme in collaboration...
Report: Calif. to get seas rising 6 inches by 2030
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 22nd, 2012
Associated Press: The West Coast will see an ocean several inches higher in coming decades, with most of California expected to get sea levels a half foot higher by 2030, according a report released Friday.
The study by the National Research Council gives planners their best look yet at how melting ice sheets and warming oceans associated with climate change will raise sea levels along the country's Pacific coast. It is generally consistent with earlier global projections, but takes a closer look at California,...
Heat Wave Continues for One More Day in East
Posted by Climate Central: Andrew Freedman on June 22nd, 2012
Climate Central: The heat is on for one more day in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, before scattered thunderstorms are forecast to usher in cooler air for the weekend. The hot weather represents the last gasp of a heat wave that began in the West on June 16-17, moved eastward, breaking records in Chicago as well as contributing to the record flooding in Duluth, Minn., and finally roasting residents of the eastern seaboard.
During the period from June 15-21, 443 daily high maximum temperature records were set or...
California faces more serious risk of sea level rise than other areas
Posted by San Jose Mercury News: Paul Rogers on June 22nd, 2012
San Jose Mercury News: As the world continues to warm from climate change, oceans will rise up to 8 inches in the next 20 years, 19 inches by 2050, and up to 4 feet by 2100, causing increasing threats from flooding, according to a new study released Friday from the National Academy of Sciences.
But California will see even more sea level rise because much of the state's coastal area is subsiding due to geological forces.
South of Cape Mendocino -- areas including San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles -- will see ocean...
Rio+20 ending with weak text, emboldened observers
Posted by Reuters: Paulo Prada and Valerie Volcovici on June 22nd, 2012
Reuters: Global leaders ended a U.N. development summit on Friday with what was widely considered a lackluster agreement, leaving many attendees convinced that individuals and companies, rather than governments, must lead efforts to improve the environment.
Nearly 100 heads of state and government gathered over the past three days in efforts to establish "sustainable development goals," a U.N. drive built around economic growth, the environment and social inclusion. But a lack of consensus over those goals...
High overnight temperatures are the real worry
Posted by Philadelphia Inquirer: Anthony R. Wood on June 22nd, 2012
Philadelphia Inquirer: The temperature could make a run at a record 100 Thursday afternoon, but an endangered record that would be far less attention-getting worries Gary Szatkowski.
During the early hours Friday, for a second consecutive day, readings in Philadelphia will have a hard time getting below the upper 70s. That's as uncomfortable as overnights get around here, and health experts warn that warm nights can be at least as dangerous as hot afternoons.
Such nights have become ever more plentiful in recent...
Slash meat consumption to save planet, warn scientists
Posted by International Business Times: None Given on June 22nd, 2012
International Business Times: Eating less meat and recycling waste will rebalance the global carbon cycle and will help to tackle global warming, according to a new report.
Researchers from the University of Exeter have claimed that people should eat less meat to tackle climate change. The discovery was made when they were studying meat consumption across the world.
A new study has found that eating less meat and recycle waste will rebalance the global carbon cycle and it will help to tackle global warming." /> Previous...
Sea Level Rise Will Hit Calif. Harder than Rest of West
Posted by Climate Central: Molly Samuel on June 22nd, 2012
Climate Central: By 2030, sea levels on most of California's coast will be 5 inches higher than 10 years ago. By 2100, it will be 3 feet higher. That's according to a new report by the National Research Council. The study arrived at numbers that aren't far from previous projections of sea level rise, but other research has been on a global scale, and this one focused specifically on the West Coast.
"What was surprising to me was Oregon and Washington being so different,' Robert Dalrymple told me; he's a professor...