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New Case of Chikungunya Virus Hits Florida
Posted by Nature World: None Given on June 7th, 2014
Nature World: Health officials in Brevard County in Florida have identified a new case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease, raising the number of known cases the state has seen this year to 19.
According to the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, the infected patient, who remains anonymous, had recently traveled, making the case a likely imported instance of chikungunya fever.
"With a large number of people traveling to and from the Caribbean in Florida we have been monitoring for possible...
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Philippines: Mangroves shield coastal areas from storm surge
Posted by Business Mirror: None Given on June 7th, 2014
Business Mirror: Close to a thousand civil servants from different national and local offices, employees from private companies and students trooped to the shore of Taytay, El Salvador City in Misamis Oriental, on Thursday for their unified gesture to celebrate the World Environment Day (WED). They planted mangroves.
This year’s celebration, which is anchored on the theme, “Small Islands and Climate Change,” with the slogan--“Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level”--aims to promote worldwide awareness and action...
Global warming playing a role in Australia’s record heat
Posted by Climate Central: Andrea Thompson on June 7th, 2014
Climate Central: On the heels of the warmest 12-month period in Australia's recorded history, parts of the country experienced an unusually strong stretch of warm autumn weather in May. Global warming has aided the string of record-breaking temperatures, according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and other scientists, and will continue to increase the odds that new records will be set in the future.
Maximum temperature anomalies (compared to 1961--1990 average) across Australia from May 8 to 26, 2014....
India: ‘Monsoons could last 10 days longer’
Posted by Hindu: None Given on June 7th, 2014
Hindu: One of the many consequences of global warming could be dramatic changes in the annual southwest monsoon, Govindswamy Bala, associate professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), has said. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted an increase in the duration of monsoon by 10 days and an increase in rainfall intensity by 10 per cent by the end of this century, said Dr. Bala, who is faculty with the IISc.’s Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. He was delivering...
Turning up the heat: Manitoba caught climate change crosshairs
Posted by Winnipeg Free Press: Mary Agnes Welch on June 7th, 2014
Winnipeg Free Press: Ask Danny Blair what really keeps Prairie climate experts such as himself up at night and watch him run through a long list of looming calamities to settle on one.
Drought.
"If you thought the Dirty Thirties were bad," he said, "get ready for some really long, intense droughts."
After a terrible winter and four massive floods in a decade, Manitoba is already starting to get a taste of the extreme weather that's a hallmark of climate change. But in the absence of any global commitment to...
California’s Fog is Fading Away, Crops Could Suffer
Posted by Daily Climate: Marianne Lavelle on June 7th, 2014
Daily Climate: For California's highway managers, research showing a decline in the Central Valley's unique tule fog is no surprise.
The thick ground fog, an iconic weather feature that settles in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys during colder months, historically has been a bane to motorists.
Researchers have found a 46 percent decline in foggy days over the past three decades, helping motorists but potentially harming the state's valuable fruit and nut trees that depend on the cool and moisture the...
Invasive Lizards are a Threat to Florida’s Native Reptiles, Researchers Say
Posted by Nature World: None Given on June 7th, 2014
Nature World: Invasive lizards are a threat to Florida's native alligators and turtles, researchers find.
According to researchers at the University of Florida, The Argentine black and white tegu has already established itself in several parts of Florida and is now threatening the existence of alligators, crocodiles and turtles in the region.
The lizard species, which can grow to four feet in length, is already seen in areas inhabited by Eastern indigo snake, Cape Sable seaside sparrow and gopher tortoise,...
Climate change will make food less nutritious: Study
Posted by Times of India: Subodh Varma on June 7th, 2014
Times of India: Plants make food from carbon dioxide in the air, using energy from sunlight. So, if carbon dioxide levels in the air are going up due to climate change, plants should be making more food, right? Wrong, says a new study published last week in the science journal Nature.
According to the study conducted by a team of US, Australian and Japanese scientists, carbon dioxide emissions are slowly making the world's staple food crops less nutritious. Wheat, maize, soybeans and rice will see their levels...