29 February 2012 (USAgNet) – Global reserves of soybeans are shrinking the most in 16 years as demand for food, feed, and fuel rises, creating the biggest-ever exports for U.S. farmers. Inventories at the start of the next season on October 1 will be 20 percent lower than a year earlier, Jefferies Bache LLC predicts. […]
By CORNELIA DEAN5 March 2012 RODANTHE, N.C. — Last August, when Hurricane Irene sliced across the Outer Banks, it cut Highway 12, Hatteras Island’s lifeline, in two places. Engineers rushed to repair the damage, filling and repaving a washed-out stretch of roadway here and building a bridge over a newly formed inlet a few miles […]
WASHINGTON, 29 February 2012 (AP) – Americans’ belief in global warming is on the rise, along with temperatures and surprising weather changes, according to a new university poll. The survey by the University of Michigan and Muhlenberg College says 62 percent of those asked in December think the Earth is getting warmer. That’s up from […]
WASHINGTON, 4 March 2012 (CNHI) – National Weather Service officials said Saturday this week’s tornado outbreaks in the South and Midwest set records for twisters in March, and that tornado alley should brace for more of the same in the weeks ahead. Tuesday’s series of more than 50 tornadoes in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois combined […]
By Grant Potter and Graham Salinger3 March 2012 A recent report by The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), offers new insight into the threat that climate change poses to the livelihood of millions of farmers worldwide. The report, Mapping Hotspots of Climate Change and Food Insecurity in the Global Tropics [pdf], maps areas […]
VIDEO: From dust to deluge By Amelia Harris, Michelle Ainsworth, Aaron Langmaid, John Dagge, and AAP5 March 2012 AS the nation’s flood crisis claims its second victim after record rainfall in three states, communities continue sandbagging as Numurkah’s hospital closes due to extensive damage. The second man died after his was car washed off a […]
28 February 2012 (Brookings) – As 2012 begins, a growing number of Americans believe global warming is occurring. This is one of the key findings from the latest National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC). Other highlights include: More Americans than ever are pointing to experiences with warmer temperatures as the main […]
By Ben Cubby6 March 2012 CRACKS are appearing in the state’s response to rising sea levels, with one council facing potential legal action from a developer and other residents worried about planning controls and insurance risks. Lake Macquarie Council recently updated its recommendations for about 10,000 people living up to three metres above the average […]
Despite rainfall during the summer the autumn has been very dry, river flows are still very low in some parts of the country, particularly in catchments where groundwater supports river flows. We are starting to see some rivers nearing their lowest ever recorded flows for November. These include the Coln at Bibury (Cotswolds), Nene at […]
Stakeholders from the insurance industry met with members of the U.S. Senate to acknowledge the role global warming plays in extreme weather-related losses, and to issue a call for action. By Pat Speer, Insurance Networking News2 March 2012 The politics of global warming have typically involved much debate as to the role climate change plays […]
