Archive for January 1st, 2014

Great Lakes wind controversy blowin’ strong

Toledo Blade: Wind power is, predictably, generating more controversy each day it grows. No surprise there. Now one of America's fastest-growing forms of new electricity, wind power is no longer a boutique industry. But as the controversy and drama builds toward some sort of crescendo, here's one word you often don't hear: Fascinating. o me, a veteran journalist who's been following the wind power industry longer than it's had a foothold in the Great Lakes region, the national debate evolving over it...

Heatwave kills seven in Argentina

BBC: A heatwave affecting Argentina has left at least seven people dead - most of them elderly - in the past week, officials say. The heat has been compounded by power cuts, which have prevented many people from using air conditioning. In Santiago del Estero and other northern provinces temperatures have soared to over 45C (113F). Meteorologists say it has been the worst heatwave in the region since records began in 1906. The victims of the extreme weather lived in Santiago del Estero, located...

Climate change: Planet to warm by 4 degrees by 2100

Sydney Morning Herald: Climate models: New research suggests that temperatures will rise between 1.5 degrees and 5 degrees. Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones Temperatures are on course to rise at least 4 degrees by the end of the century, according to research that finds earlier climate models projecting smaller increases are likely to be wrong. The research, by a team led by the University of NSW, says a 4-degree rise in temperature would be potentially catastrophic for agriculture in warm regions of the world, including...