By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press, with additional reporting by Jessica Gresko in Waldorf, Md., Stacy A. Anderson in Bethesda, Md., Steve Szkotak in Lakeside, Va., Jonathan Drew in Atlanta, and Dan Sewell in Cincinnati1 July 2012 FRANCONIA, Virginia – A day after seeking refuge at shopping malls and movie theaters, hoping the lights would be […]
[Click for podcast.] By David Biello1 July 2012 Another fire season is under way in the hot, dry western U.S. Wildfires are wreaking havoc in New Mexico and Colorado, where more than 32,000 people have been evacuated. And who knows where other fires will break out before summer ends. This is exactly the kind of […]
By Matt Peckham 29 June 2012 As an uncontrolled “super fire” near Colorado Springs rages, feeding off parched terrain and forcing tens of thousands from their homes and businesses, high-tech mapping tools are dishing up highly detailed, bird’s eye views of the fire’s scope. Such tools offer everything from perimeter reports and pictures of the […]
[Usual apology for the ad.] By Moni Basu, Fabi Rodriguez, Nick Valencia, Melissa Abbey, and Jake Carpenter 30 June 2012 (CNN) – Millions of people across nine states were left without power Saturday to deal with thermostat-popping temperatures after fierce storms pounded parts of the Midwest and Atlantic Seaboard. Six people were killed in Virginia, […]
By Michael Muskal28 June 2012 If you think “Heat Wave,” is just a song, odds are that you’ve been living in an air-conditioned bubble during the past week or so. According to records kept by the National Climatic Data Center, part of the federal government, the United States has been sweltering through a wave of […]
By Deborah Zabarenko and Laura Zuckerman; Editing by Stacey Joyce28 June 2012 (Reuters) – Scorching heat, high winds and bone-dry conditions are fueling catastrophic wildfires in the U.S. West that offer a preview of the kind of disasters that human-caused climate change could bring, a trio of scientists said on Thursday. “What we’re seeing is […]
By Miguel Llanos27 June 2012 Fire crews outside Colorado Springs, Colo., expected more weather trouble on Wednesday in what the local fire chief called a “monster event” that doubled in size overnight and has forced 32,000 people to flee. Heavy smoke made for unhealthy air in and around the city. After jumping fire lines Tuesday, […]
25 June 2012 (Insurance Journal) – Lloyd’s has published a roundup of the environmental issues inherent in as the world grows warmer. The recently concluded Rio +20 Conference was an attempt – 20 years after the first conference – “to try to reach agreement on sustainable growth, controlling world emissions and managing the growing impact […]
23 June 2012 (The Denver Post) – Denver’s record-breaking heat Friday sets the stage for a potentially hotter day today, warns the National Weather Service. The city beat the record of 98 degrees just after 1 p.m., then climbed to 102 degrees before 4 p.m. Friday, eclipsing the high mark for June 22 set in […]
By David Fogarty; Editing by Ed Davies3 June 2012 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Warmer water and reduced river flows will cause more power disruptions for nuclear and coal-fired power plants in the United States and Europe in future, scientists say, and lead to a rethink on how best to cool power stations in a hotter world. […]
