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ENN: Climate

South Asia monsoon rains kill 147 as thousands rescued
Heavy monsoon rains have triggered floods across South Asia in which 147 people have been killed in the past week as the downpours swamped villages and caused landslides, officials said on Monday.
Current climate models 'ignoring brown carbon'
Scientists have found that air pollution from East Asia contains an abundance of 'brown carbon' particles and say that atmospheric models need updating to incorporate their effect. Current climate models take into account two types of aerosol carbon — organic carbon and black carbon — that arise from the burning of fossil fuels or biomass.
Antarctic Climate: Short-term Spikes, Long-term Warming Linked To Tropical Pacific
Dramatic year-to-year temperature swings and a century-long warming trend across West Antarctica are linked to conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean, according to a new analysis of ice cores conducted by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Washington (UW).

L.A. Times - Environment

Forever 21 development on South Central Farm site is protested
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Bulldozed garden's supporters demand stricter environmental review and say profits and hefty donations from Forever 21 may compromise L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa's judgment. Two years after it was bulldozed, the 14-acre Los Angeles community garden known as the South Central Farm is being developed for a clothing chain with strong ties to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Let go of the past and allow offshore oil drilling
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
A dmittedly I'm biased on offshore drilling. I was born in Santa Barbara, grew up in Ojai and spent many a weekend on the beach.
L.A. Unified's gardening program may be uprooted
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The effort that has flourished among students could get cut amid the district's budget woes. The seeds of a thousand lessons are sown in five acres of North Hollywood dirt, tended by a man named Mud.

Union of Concerned Scientists

G8 summit fails to address major climate issues
Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400
Despite a promising agreement among developing nations, the G8 countries made little progress in setting acceptable climate goals
Federal Agency Scapegoating Nuclear Power Engineer for Near-Accident at Davis-Besse, Science Group Says
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is scapegoating nuclear power engineer Andrew Siemaszko for a near-accident at the Davis-Besse nuclear plant.
AREVA Fuel Assembly Test Failure Dooms Plutonium Fuel Test
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
AREVA Fuel Assembly Test Failure Dooms Plutonium Fuel Test
Nuke fuel failure should end plutonium fuel use
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Nuclear Fuel Test Failure Should Trigger Suspension of Weapon-Grade Plutonium Fuel Use
Massachusetts House passes climate bill
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Massachusetts State House passes bill that will dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions
Midwest scientists call for global warming cuts
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Hundreds of Midwestern scientists and economists today issued a joint statement calling on the region's elected officials to require immediate, dramatic reductions in the heat-trapping emissions that cause global warming

 

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