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Lawyers ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule in faith healing death...

Submitted by nabashalam on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 20:16

ReligionNewsBlog.com • Wednesday December 5, 2012

WELSH SECRETARY SAYS FLOODING IN WALES COULD BE THE RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Submitted by theadminx on Thu, 11/29/2012 - 13:35

BBC News November 29, 2012

About 400 properties were deluged in St Asaph when the River Elwy burst its banks

Welsh Secretary David Jones has visited people affected by floods in north Wales and questioned whether they may have been victims of climate change.

On a visit to St Asaph, Mr Jones said he believed Tuesday's floods were an "exceptional occurrence", which could be "climate change manifesting itself".

He also said flooding at the Glasdir estate, Ruthin, was worrying, as residents ask why defences failed.

ARCTIC SEA ICE LARGER THAN US MELTS, UN REPORTS; CLIMATE CHANGE HAPPENING BEFORE OUR EYES

Submitted by theadminx on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 16:01

The Washington Post November 28, 2012 Associated Press

DOHA, Qatar — An area of Arctic sea ice bigger than the United States melted this year, according the U.N. weather agency, which said the dramatic decline illustrates that climate change is happening “before our eyes.”

SEA LEVELS RISING 60% FASTER THAN UN FORECAST

Submitted by theadminx on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 22:55

Sea levels are rising 60 percent faster than the UN's climate panel forecast in its most recent assessment, scientists reported on Wednesday.

At present, sea levels are increasing at an average 3.2 millimetres (0.125 inches) per year, a trio of specialists reported in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

IF WE’RE NOT CAREFUL, CLIMATE CHANGE COULD CAUSE A SECOND DUST BOWL

Submitted by theadminx on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 22:22

November 27, 2012 by Melissa Gaskill, Scientific American
 
A cool October broke a 16-month streak of above average temperatures across the Lower 48, but temperatures are projected to remain above normal across most of the western half of the country in the coming months.
 

CLIMATE CHANGE A CHALLENGE FOR HUMANITY

Submitted by theadminx on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 09:23

AllAfrica News November 27, 2012

Doha — Climate change is a challenge for all humanity, which necessitates serious efforts to be made to mitigate its effects, thus securing a better future for everyone, says Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and COP18 President, Bin Hamad Abdullah al-Attiya.

CLIMAGE CHANGE: Cap-and-Trade is Coming to California

Submitted by theadminx on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 10:36

CNBC November 14, 2012 Reuters

California is set to unveil a new weapon in its fight against global climate change on Wednesday when it holds its first sale of carbon emissions permits — a landmark experiment that it hopes will serve as a model for other states and the federal government.

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