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Climate change study with a large side-order of caveats	24.5.2013	Guardian: Environment
New climate study just one step to understanding future climate change, but Australia is already feeling the heat For anyone who loves to eat chocolate, drink lots of lovely espresso coffee or quaff plentiful amounts of red wine, there's much comfort to be sought from scientific studies. You can pick the studies saying you'll live long and prosper from your chosen potions and ignore the caveats or contradictory warnings. You might also forget to check back to see if any follow-up studies were done that might spoil your fun. Essentially, you fall foul of what's known as "single-study syndrome" – you make a decision based on one scientific study, which is most likely just one step in the process of understanding a particular problem. When it comes to understanding the impact of human emissions on the climate, thousands of studies published over decades (over which time probably many bars of chocolate and coffee were consumed) are what builds understanding. And so we come to new ...
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Jersey Shore reopens 7 months after Sandy: We're 80% there, says Christie	24.5.2013	MSNBC
Jersey Shore reopens 7 months after Sandy: We're 80% there, says Christie
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Global majority faces water shortages 'within two generations'	24.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
Experts call on governments to start conserving water in face of climate change, pollution and over-use The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generations as climate change, pollution and over-use of resources take their toll, 500 scientists have warned. The world's water systems would soon reach a tipping point that "could trigger irreversible change with potentially catastrophic consequences", more than 500 water experts warned on Friday as they called on governments to start conserving the vital resource. They said it was wrong to see fresh water as an endlessly renewable resource because, in many cases, people are pumping out water from underground sources at such a rate that it will not be restored within several lifetimes. "These are self-inflicted wounds," said Charles Vörösmarty, a professor at the Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Centre . "We have discovered tipping points in the system. ...
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Royal family squeeze out climate change in US media coverage	24.5.2013	Guardian: Environment
Analysis shows royals crowding out coverage of global warming, as Prince Charles makes his strongest climate warning yet Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, made one of his strongest speeches yet on the dangers of a warming planet when he warned this month that climate change is "the greatest risk we have ever faced" . Action must be taken now, the Prince said, because the risk of doing nothing is "too great." It is therefore a little ironic to look at the latest results from a study by the monitoring organisation Media Matters for America and find that the goings-on of the British royal family – but not their comments on the dire state of the planet – feature far more prominently on the major US networks than any topic related to climate change. "Even during the warmest year on record in the US, the nightly news programmes combined devoted only 12 full segments to climate change," Media Matters reports . "By contrast, these programmes dedicated over seven times more coverage to ...
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Tornado Chasers	24.5.2013	American Spectator
Republicans’ capacity for destruction seems to rank up there with Mother Nature’s in the eyes of some Senate liberals. And rarely has that been more evident than after Monday’s terrible events in Oklahoma. In the aftermath of the tornado that devastated the Oklahoma City region, some Democrats decided to criticize conservatives for indirectly causing the tragedy by refusing to aid efforts to reduce global warming. Though climate change has not held the spotlight in the last few years, politicians on the left have seized on the Oklahoma tragedy as an opportunity to bring more attention to the subject. Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse led things off with a tirade on the Senate floor. “So, you may have a question for me,” Whitehouse said, addressing Republicans. “Why do you care? Why do you, Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, care if we Republicans run off the climate cliff like a bunch of proverbial lemmings and disgrace ourselves? I’ll tell you why. We’re ...
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Dot Earth Blog: Science Group Criticizes Politicians for Global Warming Distortions	23.5.2013	NY Times: Science
Dot Earth Blog: Science Group Criticizes Politicians for Global Warming Distortions
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Putting the Oklahoma tornado in perspective	23.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Science
It's not clear what relationship, if any, may exist between killer tornadoes and climate change.
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No evidence global warming caused it	23.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
Yes, climate change is happening. But it's hard to say that the tornado that ripped through Moore, Oklahoma -- or any given tornado, for that matter -- was influenced by climate change.
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Dot Earth Blog: Terrible Tornadoes in a Changing Climate	22.5.2013	NYT > Environment
Dot Earth Blog: Terrible Tornadoes in a Changing Climate
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World on course to run out of water, warns Ban Ki-moon	22.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
Freshwater supply and water quality under pressure, warns UN secretary general on International Day of Biological Diversity Ban Ki-moon has warned the world is on course to run out of freshwater unless greater efforts are made to improve water security. Speaking on the UN's International Day of Biological Diversity , Ban said there was a "mutually reinforcing" relationship between biodiversity and water that should be harnessed. "We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality often fails to meet minimum standards. Under current trends, future demands for water will not be met," Ban said. Water , food , energy and climate are all linked. Most forms of energy generation require water, variable weather is making agriculture harder while extreme weather events are hindering natural water storage. Ban believes there is an opportunity to address these challenges as the Millennium Development Goals are replaced with a new set ...
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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb	22.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Science
Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
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Key ingredients led to Oklahoma tornado	22.5.2013	Seattle Times: Nation & World
Like the most destructive and deadly tornadoes, this one came from a rotating thunderstorm.
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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb	21.5.2013	Boston Globe: Latest
Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
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Number of 'excellent' quality UK beaches plummets	21.5.2013	Guardian: Environment
Wet weather, which caused more discharges of raw sewage from the waste water system, is the most likely cause The proportion of UK beaches classed as "excellent" for the quality of their bathing water has fallen to its lowest level since 2000, new figures show. The number plummeted from 82.8% in 2011 to 58.2% in 2012, according to data released by the European Environment Agency on Tuesday. Wet weather, which caused more discharges of raw sewage from the waste water system, is the most likely cause. However, storms and severe rain downpours are likely to become more common in the future as climate change takes hold, so the poor results show up the problems with the UK sewerage system. In many cases, outfalls are designed to simply overflow into rivers, beaches and water courses when the sewers are overwhelmed by sudden severe rainfall. The EEA's bathing quality water surveys encompass both beaches and inland waterways used for bathing, such as rivers, streams and lakes. For 2012, the ...
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Is Climate Change to Blame for the Oklahoma Tornado?	21.5.2013	Mother Jones
The story first appeared on the Guardian website and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Global climate change and politics are linked to each other—for better or worse. No clearer was that the case than when Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island gave an impassioned speech on global warming in the aftermath of Monday's deadly Oklahoma tornado, and the conservative media ripped him . Whitehouse implied that at least part of the blame for the deadly tornado should be laid at the feet of climate change. Is Whitehouse correct? It's difficult to assign any one storm's outcome to the possible effects of global climate change, and the science of tornadoes in particular makes it pretty much impossible to know whether Whitehouse is right. Let's start with the basics of what causes a tornado. A piece from my friend (and sometimes co-chatter ) Andrew Freedman two years ago sets out the basics well. First, you need warm, humid air for moisture. The past ...
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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb	21.5.2013	AP Top News
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima....
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More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows	21.5.2013	Seattle Times: Health
A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
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Oklahoma City tornadoes: live Q&A - The Guardian	21.5.2013	Google News India
Oklahoma City tornadoes: live Q&A The Guardian Experts answer your questions on the Oklahoma City tornadoes: what are tornadoes, how are they classified and how are they formed? Share · Tweet this. Email. Guardian readers. guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 21 May 2013 17.38 BST. Jump to comments (…) ... Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll falls Reuters How to help Oklahoma tornado victims Washington Post Reporters: Jasmine Coleman, Victoria Park, Michael Hirst and Aidan Lewis BBC News Wall Street Journal CNN NDTV all 3,002 news ...
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Dot Earth Blog: A Survival Plan for America's Tornado Danger Zone	21.5.2013	NY Times: Science
Dot Earth Blog: A Survival Plan for America's Tornado Danger Zone
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Oklahoma tornado: is climate change to blame? \| Harry Enten	21.5.2013	Guardian: Environment
The Oklahoma twister was a 'classic look', but the data shows we are experiencing more volatility in the US tornado season • Follow all the latest in our Oklahoma live blog Global climate change and politics are linked to each other – for better or worse. No clearer was that the case than when Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island gave an impassioned speech on global warming in the aftermath of Monday's deadly Oklahoma tornado, and the conservative media ripped him . Whitehouse implied that at least part of the blame for the deadly tornado should be laid at the feet of climate change. Is Whitehouse correct? It's difficult to assign any one storm's outcome to the possible effects of global climate change, and the science of tornadoes in particular makes it pretty much impossible to know whether Whitehouse is right. Let's start with the basics of what causes a tornado. A piece from my friend (and sometimes co-chatter ) Andrew Freedman two years ago sets out the basics ...
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