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No matter where you land, be sure to look up. --Anja Mutić See More on Departures[2]: Stunning Sunrise Views[3] Asian Hotels With Captivating Views[4] Spectacular Hotel Rooftop Pools[5] Alqueva, Portugal<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/2" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> A genuine rarity on the densely populated European mainland, the region of Alqueva in the unspoiled Alentejo province of southern Portugal offers atmospheric conditions—minimal light pollution, clear skies—perfectly conducive to exploring the secrets of the night sky. The Alqueva Dark Sky Route offers a host of nocturnal activities: observing wildlife, horseback riding, wine tasting or dining on the lakeshore. Find telescopes placed at key locations along the route and expert guides who are available for advice and information. Experienced observers will be able to spot deep-sky objects like galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Relax in one of eight spacious rooms at the Monte Alerta (from $115; 351-966-768-307; <a href="http://montealerta.pt" target="_hplink">montealerta.pt</a>), a family-run accommodation overlooking the medieval town of Monsaraz.Atacama Desert, Chile<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/3" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> Bone-dry, frighteningly remote and at a mind-numbingly high altitude, the Atacama Desert of northern Chile is a dream destination for serious stargazers. The desert has optimal conditions for exploring the astronomical highlights of the southern skies. The newly inaugurated ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array) telescope, situated at 16,404 feet above sea level, promises unprecedented views of the cosmos, like the birth of stars, infant galaxies and planets circling distant suns. Atacama’s intense terrain is not for the faint of heart; a visit to ALMA requires health screenings to ensure one can endure the altitude. Among the top places to stay is Explora’s Hotel de Larache (all-inclusive three-night program, from $1,980; 866-750-6699; <a href="http://explora.com" target="_hplink">explora.com</a>), a remote lodge with its own observatory featuring one of the largest aficionado-level telescopes in Chile.Australian Outback<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/4" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> Australia’s sacred landmark of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is one of the island continent’s most remarkable sights, known for changing colors throughout the day. The giant sandstone formation takes on a glowing red at sunset, giving a dramatic finale to the day as the southern night sky unfolds across the ocher desert landscape. During an evening of dining under the stars, the Sounds of Silence experience at Ayers Rock Resort (from $185; <a href="http://ayersrockresort.com.au" target="_hplink">ayersrockresort.com.au</a>) decodes myriad stars visible through the clear atmosphere. Meanwhile, guests enjoy fine wine and innovative cuisine highlighting native ingredients like crocodile and quandong (a local wild peach). The eco-sensitive Longitude 131° (from $2,262 for a two-night minimum, including meals; 61-8/8957-7131; <a href="http://longitude131.com.au" target="_hplink">longitude131.com.au</a>) offers its guests exclusive views of sunrise and sunset over Uluru.Namib Desert, Namibia<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/5" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> Ninety miles from the nearest town in the dramatic landscape of Namibia’s desert, an absolute silence reigns at Africa’s first International Dark Sky Reserve (IDSR). The winter months (April to September) provide the clearest skies, with darkness descending at 6 p.m. to reveal a spectacle of star clusters and galaxies, as well as a clear view of the Southern Cross and Centaurus constellations. Summer highlights include views of 47 Tucanae, a multibillion-year-old cluster containing more than a million stars. At andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge (from $535; 888-882-3742; <a href="http://andbeyond.com" target="_hplink">andbeyond.com</a>) in the NamibRand Nature Reserve, guests join resident astronomers at the state-of-the-art observatory, complete with a Meade LX200R 12-inch telescope. Each stone-and-glass desert villa features a large skylight above the bed for all-night stargazing.Jasper National Park, Canada<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/6" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> Home to the largest dark-sky preserve in the world, at 4,335 square miles, light-pollution-free Jasper National Park in southwestern Canada offers easy access to stargazing sites via a network of rugged backcountry roads and trails that lead through mountainous terrain. But due to the longer days in spring and summer months, the ideal season to visit is October through March for a chance to witness the magic of the Northern Lights. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (from $185; 780-852-3301; <a href="http://fairmont.com/jasper" target="_hplink">fairmont.com/jasper</a>) has an offer well-suited to experienced and novice stargazers alike: Their two-night weekend astronomy package includes a luxe room, both a group and a private dark-sky tour, telescope instruction and a portable take-home telescope.Koh Kood Island, Thailand<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/7" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> Close to the Cambodian border, around 200 miles east of bustling Bangkok, the island of Koh Kood is home to rain forests and sleepy fishing villages. Its sparse population and relative remoteness mean little light pollution, which results in successful stargazing. Guests at the Soneva Kiri Resort (from $760; 66-0-3961-9800; <a href="http://soneva.com" target="_hplink">soneva.com</a>) can make the most of its favorable latitudinal location—more constellations come into view closer to the equator—using the high-tech telescope in the resort’s own observatory and the expertise of resident astronomer Dr. Parag Mahajani. The telescope has a database of more than 40,000 celestial objects, which can be zoomed in on in a matter of seconds. Legendary moon walker Buzz Aldrin visited the observatory in 2012 to share his unique experience with space travel.Maui<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/8" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> Eye-popping natural beauty, stellar cuisine and a dizzying range of outings and activities are just part of Maui’s all-encompassing appeal. No surprise then that some of the best stargazing in the world also happens here. “On Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii are some of the largest astronomical observatories on earth,” confirms Eddie Mahoney, NASA solar system ambassador and director of astronomy at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa ($299; 808-661-1234; <a href="http://maui.hyatt.com" target="_hplink">maui.hyatt.com</a>). “The gentle trade winds provide a smooth laminar airflow with no industrial pollution for crystal-clear viewing. Being just 20 degrees north of the equator allows us a view of 80 of the 88 constellations!” See for yourself using the hotel’s state-of the-art telescope on the rooftop of a nine-story tower.Singita Grumeti Reserves, Tanzania<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/9" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> The untouched wilderness of the Singita Grumeti Reserves in northern Tanzania is home to a well-established resident game population including zebras, gazelles, elephants, lions and cheetahs. Travelers with Singita Explore (from $1,950; 212-967-5895; <a href="http://singita.com" target="_hplink">singita.com</a>) spend the night with mere canvas separating them from the bush and with nearly every imaginable creature comfort at hand. Swarovski spotting scopes and knowledgeable guides will help you catch sight of the large and small Magellanic Clouds, visible only in the Southern Hemisphere.Turks & Caicos<a href="http://www.departures.com/slideshows/top-stargazing-destinations/1" target="_hplink">See More Top Stargazing Destinations Here</a><br><br> As night falls on these Caribbean islands, the astounding daytime views—a turquoise Atlantic lapping fine-sand alabaster beaches—are gradually replaced by an equally tranquilizing celestial spectacle. “Amanyara offers a spectacular view of the night sky unencumbered by lights, buildings or mountains that may otherwise disrupt the view,” explains Lindsay Mensen, the resident naturalist at Amanyara (from $1,300; 649-941-8133; <a href="http://amanresorts.com" target="_hplink">amanresorts.com</a>), a secluded resort on Providenciales Island. During the stargazing experience, which can be arranged privately or in a group for sky events like meteor showers, guests learn more about the constellations, take a closer look at the planets of the solar system and explore the eerie crater surface of our nearest neighbor, the moon.   Follow Departures Magazine on Twitter: www.twitter.com/departuresmag [6] "; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'}); }); References^ The best stargazing locations (www.departures.com)^ Departures (www.departures.com)^ Stunning Sunrise Views (www.departures.com)^ Asian Hotels With Captivating Views (www.departures.com)^ Spectacular Hotel Rooftop Pools (www.departures.com)^ www.twitter.com/departuresmag (www.twitter.com)",
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	"story_title" => "BBC News - Egypt and Ethiopia vow to defuse Blue Nile dam row",
	"story_summary" => "Ethiopia and Egypt agree to hold further talks to quell rising tensions over the building of a new dam on the Blue Nile, their foreign ministers say, after meeting in Addis Ababa.",
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	"story_title" => "Can America Catch Up? (Page 1 of 5)",
	"story_summary" => "[AfricaPlus]Howard French, a leading American journalist on Africa for four decades, returned to the continent after stints as New York Times correspondent in Tokyo and Shanghai. He discovered a resurgent continent increasingly wedded to Chinese growth and expansion. The deep penetration of Africa by Chinese firms and citizens has coincided with an era of sustained African economic growth. On the eve of President Obama's visit to three democratic nations – Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania &n",
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	"story_title" => "Population Explosion Worrying – UN Report",
	"story_summary" => "According to newly released United Nations report titled World Population Prospects: the 2012 Revision, African population could more than double by mid-century, increasing from 1.1 billion today to 2.4 billion in 2050, and potentially reaching 4.2 billion by 2100.",
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	"story_title" => "A Great Global Ambition and Every Father's Dream",
	"story_summary" => "What will you be doing this Father's Day? Reading homemade cards? Playing catch with your kids? Grilling in the back yard with the family? We often take such simple pleasures for granted. But, elsewhere, millions of fathers around the world will struggle to help their children survive and thrive. In our respective roles, we meet these fathers -- in remote villages, bustling cities, and refugee camps. They tell us inspiring stories of their fight to care for their families, but also the heartbreaking accounts of much-loved sons and daughters who have lost their lives to preventable diseases like malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea and HIV. Every year, 6.9 million children under five die from these and other causes. 19,000 every day. That is equivalent to a stadium like Madison Square Garden filled to capacity. Even crueler is the geography of fate. A child in sub-Saharan Africa is over 14 times more likely to die before reaching her or his 5th birthday than a child in the United States. These deaths are more than a tragedy for individual children. They shatter families, diminish communities and hold nations back from progress and prosperity. But amidst these sad statistics, there is cause for hope. Increasingly, innovations -- new products, new technology and new applications of existing technology -- help us reach the most disadvantaged communities and the most vulnerable children quickly and inexpensively. For example, there are groundbreaking long lasting insecticide-treated bed nets that drastically reduce the number of children who die from malaria. Or the three-drug regimen in one pill daily for pregnant women living with HIV. It protects their own health and helps prevent their babies and partners from HIV infection. Or new vaccines to prevent pneumonia, diarrhea and cholera. Thanks to innovations like these, we have an unprecedented opportunity to virtually end preventable child death. And we can do it in a generation. To reach this goal -- one year ago -- the Governments of Ethiopia, India and the U.S., with UNICEF's support, rallied the world behind the Child Survival Call to Action. It inspired a global movement -- Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed. Momentum continues to build and, today, 174 countries and over 400 civil society and faith-based organizations have taken up the charge in their own commitments. In Zambia, First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba is helping to roll out a plan focused on nutrition and immunization that will save more than 26,000 children each year. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ministry of Health is implementing a plan to save half a million children by 2015. This includes distributing pre-packaged family kits that contain medicines and other supplies to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria, diarrhea and respiratory infections. Similar initiatives are underway in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Yemen and beyond, where governments, civil society and the private sector are mobilizing to fulfill the promise to give every child the best possible start in life. In today's world, great global ambitions require strong partnerships between the public and private sector. In India, a small pharmaceutical company is developing a new zinc syrup to help get a life-saving treatment for diarrhea into rural communities. Through the Helping Babies Breathe Alliance, private sector entrepreneurs and medical professionals are training and equipping over 100,000 health workers in 54 countries with life-saving tools such as affordable resuscitation equipment. The results are impressive. A study from Tanzania showed that these tools led to a 47 per cent drop in newborn deaths during the first 24 hours of life. For the first time in history, we have the tools to end preventable child deaths. Now, we need to build the momentum. Through new partnerships and a relentless focus on results, we can give fathers everywhere the same opportunity that so many of us will have today: to watch our children grow and thrive; to cheer them at a ball game; to nurture their curiosity; to support their dreams and take pride in their achievements. Isn't that what every father wants for his child? Co-authored by Rajiv Shah, Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).   Follow Anthony Lake on Twitter: www.twitter.com/UNICEF [1] "; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'}); }); References^ www.twitter.com/UNICEF (www.twitter.com)",
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	"source" => "HUFFINGTON POST"
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	"story_title" => "Top 5 investigative videos of the week: World’s worst charities exposed",
	"story_summary" => "From the slums of Mexico to the skyscrapers of Singapore, a sampling of the finest docs YouTube has to offer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;",
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	"story_title" => "Angola Pledges Continued Support for Elections in Zimbabwe",
	"story_summary" => "[ANGOP]Luanda -Angola and all members countries of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) continue supporting the preparation of elections in Zimbabwe, set for July 31 this year.",
	"story_date" => "2013-06-16 03:07:16",
	"source" => "ALL AFRICA"
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	"story_title" => "British PM to push G8 leaders on plan to fight tax evasion",
	"story_summary" => "Britain is creating an ownership registry with its offshore terroritories, some of which are infamous tax havens",
	"story_date" => "2013-06-15 16:07:59",
	"source" => "THE GLOBE AND MAIL"
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	"story_title" => "AP PHOTOS:Tanzania albinos hope for more govt help",
	"story_summary" => "KABANGA, Tanzania (AP) — As an infant in rural Tanzania, Angel Salvatory was unusual. Snow white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes set her apart from others in her village. Those unique looks have also made her a target.",
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	"story_seo_url" => "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte/climate-change-this-week_b_3445163.html",
	"story_title" => "Arctic Carbon Bomb, California Cleaning, and More!",
	"story_summary" => "NASA: The Arctic Methane Bomb Fuse Is Burning, reports[1] Alan Buis at NASA (Natl Atmospheric & Space Admin). Field data show permafrost, vast frozen polar areas storing vast amounts of carbon, warming even faster than the dramatically warming Arctic air, and "amazing and troubling" unpredicted releases of greenhouse gases (methane, CO2). Imagine what will happen when the Arctic planetary heat shield (summer ice) finally disappears - you won't have to wait long... This map will change as more permafrost melts, pouring vast amounts of more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and further speeding up global warming. Credit: NASA Emission Cuts Lead To Cleaner California Air says a new study, reports[2] Peter Fimrite at the San Francisco Chronicle. Cutting diesel emissions have drastically reduced the amount of global warming air pollutants, although legal challenges loom reports[3] Maria Gallucci at InsideClimate News .... Still, I'm breathing easier already - way to go, California! World Can't Afford to Wait for a New Climate Treaty says the world's foremost energy organization, the International Energy Agency, reports[4] Fiona Harvey at the UK Guardian. Greenhouse gases are rising so fast that delaying action will set the planet on a catastrophic warming of 10o F by century's end. Sing along now: "And we'll all fry together, from the blasted bloomin' weather..." Quote of the Week Candidate: "Climate Change ... is the greatest moral crisis of our time." OO Joe Romm, Feb 27, 2013, "The New Abolitionists: Global Warming Is The Great Moral Crisis Of Our Time," Climate Progress. No More Cheap Food, As People & Climate Change Increase says a new UN study, reports[5] Katie Valentine at Climate Progress. As human populations continue to zoom and climate change further cuts food production, prices will continue to increase - and yes, more people will starve, a very cruel, ineffective way to control population growth. 3 Ridiculously Simple Efficiency Measures Would Slow Climate Change notes a recent IEA analysis, reports[6] Stephen Lacey at GreenTech Media. Adopt better efficiency standards for: 1) Indian and Chinese motors 2) Chinese heating and cooling systems, and 3) appliances and lighting worldwide. Save energy, money and the world! Sounds good to me.... Why don't we have an international energy efficiency treaty? US Hurricane Season Lengthening; First 2013 Storm a Record Smasher reports[7] Wunderground Weather Underground weatherman (try THAT 3x fast!) Jeff Masters at the Wunderground. He notes that over the past 2 decades, more early and late storms are occurring, which are correlated with warmer ocean surface temperatures of the sort predicted under global warming... A pretty precipitation picture of a not-so-pretty recent storm, Andrea, which smashed records... Credit NOAA via Climate Progress ☼☼☼ On the Bright Side ☼☼☼___________ OO Don't Get Overwhelmed by Climate Change -- Get Active! OO Comment While You Can: the public comment period on the new fracking rules on public lands has been extended 60 days. OO Shareholders Vote Loudly About Climate Concerns to Utility Credit Mary Ellen Harte OO Green Groups, Tea Party Pressure Utility to Expand Solar Source OO Elite Flyers Pressure United Airlines To Act On Climate Change - a group of United Airlines' most frequent flyers, including billionaire investor Tom Steyer, called on the big airline to stop blocking climate change actions. Yessssss!!!!! OO US, China Aim To Phase Down Use Of Potent Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - developed as substitutes for outlawed CFCs used in refrigeration and air conditioners, HFCs production and leakage into the atmosphere spiked, but HFCs are also potent greenhouse gases, so this is good news... ☼☼☼ OO Australia Broke Clean Energy Records in 2013 investing $4.2 billion in clean energy, creating 24,000 jobs, and getting up to 13 percent total power from clean energy sources OO US Wind Industry Managed to Thrive in 2012 - despite uncertainty about the future of the wind production tax credit. OO US Installs Record 723 Megawatts of Solar PV in Q1 2013 Credit Dennis Schroeder/NREL OO New Mexico Gets Solar Power Purchase Agreement That's Cheaper Than Coal OO TV Weathermen, Climate Scientists Starting to Converge on Climate Change OO TV Weatherman's Epiphany on Climate Change - we're in desperate need of more epiphanies.... ☼☼☼ OO Bloomberg Estimates 113 Gigawatts In Untapped Geothermal Capacity Worldwide OO China To Cut Coal Use In Key Industrial Regions OO China: Continues To Emit Less Carbon Per Unit Electricity Via Climate Consensus Blog at the UK Guardian OO US Carbon Emissions Fell To Lowest Level Since Mid-1990s OO Solar Energy International Starting Scholarship Plan In Solar Jobs For Military Veterans OO Renewables Growth Shifts To Developing Nations With Record Growth In Solar, Wind - UN Reports - which can be accessed here[8]... ☼☼☼ OO LED Bulb Maker Revolutionizes Home Lighting - with the price, appearance and efficiency of its LED bulbs. OO Cuba Girds For Climate Change By Reclaiming Coasts - by protecting from rampant development, sand dunes and mangrove swamps, the best natural protection against rising seas ☼☼☼ ***** US Climate Change News *****
_____________ OO Heat Waves, As Climate Change Increases, Prove More Deadly For Poor, Minorities - and kill more US citizens yearly than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. OO Pennsylvania: 90% Live in Counties Hit By Weather Disasters Since 2007 OO Florida: Endangered Coral Reefs Die As Waters Warm And Turn Acidic Overheated corals will "bleach" white as they evacuate vital microbes before they die. Credit: Dan Norton via the Coral Reef Alliance OO Farmers Exploiting Conservation Subsidies To Use More Water, Not Less as farmers use water more efficiently, they expand acreage, using more water, depleting plummeting aquifers even faster... OO Sequester Forces NOAA to Cut Satellite Data Rather Than Weather Jobs meaning that the US suffers from decreasing available climate data as climate change worsens... OO Wildfire Smoke A Rising US Health Concern With Climate Change - as more wildfires add to air pollution under climate change Credit: Forecast the Facts OO American West Becoming Increasingly Dusty - as so-called "dust emissions" - including giant dust storms like those of the Dust Bowl era - have increased in the past 17 years, says a new study. OO US Scores Record Increase in Climate Change Production with record 2012 growth in fossil fuels production. OO New York City, 2050: 800,000 Residents, 25% of City, Could Be In Flood Zone - says a new study, and Mayor Bloomberg OO Drillers Silence US Water Complaints With Cash - across the US, shading the damage from public eyes ... sounds like bribing the few to delude the many, doesn't it? OO Texas: Oilfield Town Runs Out Of Water From Drought And Drilling -and the residents are pretty "P. O. -ed" - wait til they find out it gets worse with further climate change... or will they think it's the work of an avenging God?OO Midwest: As Drought Turns To Flood, Farmers Get 'Weather Whiplash' - In the past three years, there's been flooding, then record-setting drought, and now flooding again, thought to be caused by changing jet stream patterns. Courtesy of Forecast the Facts OO Drought Causing US Beef Prices to Skyrocket - enjoy that last hamburger... OO Tropical Diseases Gaining Foothold in Warmer US exacting significant economic tolls and burdening health care systems. OO White House Doubles Cost Of Carbon Pollution To The Public - for projects like the Keystone XL but critics say it still low-balls today's price for tomorrow's warming. OO Water Levels Fall In Great Lakes, Impedes Shipping from drought and other factors imperiling a $34 billion shipping industry and that could send ominous ripples throughout the economy. OO California Tops US Clean Energy Scoreboard with Hawaii and Oregon placing 2nd and 3rd, but surprising dark horses include low-scoring Texas, which still produces up to 50% of the wind energy generated by clean energy nation Germany... check it out... OO Midwest Slammed By Extreme High Winds, Large Hail, And Rain - from a long string of thunderstorms that spun off some tornadoes, and the storm cell has now reached the Mid-Atlantic. OO House GOP Wants To Vastly Increase Fossil Fuel Development On Public Lands OO Corporate Sustainability Spending Increase Not Enough To Create Sustainable Businesses >>>
______________ OO Canada: Climate Change Damaging Shellfish Industry OO Japan: Once In A Century Floods Due Every Ten Years - Study OO Central Europe: Once-In-Lifetime Disastrous Flooding Re-Occurs Within Past Decade Courtesty of NOAA OO CO2 Emissions Rose In 2012 To Highest Level Yet - IEA Report putting the planet on course for temperature increases well above international climate goals OO Need to Leave Most Fossil Fuels Untapped to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change - IEA Report OO Canada: Catastrophic Oil Spill Threatens Canada's "Amazon" River Basin said an expert Panel highlighting the risks to the Mackenzie River Basin from climate change and tar sand mining OO Sunnier Spain Means More Solar Power, Desertification and Health Risks - Study as cloud cover decreases over Spain OO Climate Change Threatens North Sea Oil And Gas Output - from increasingly intense storms caused by global warming OO British Columbians Fear Expanding Coal Industry Poses Health Hazards Courtesy of Forecast The Facts OO Korea Energy Conservation Effort Hit By Heat Wave OO China's Coastal Goods Consumption Drives Most of Production Pollution In Its Heartland - Study - as the rising consumption of the coastal wealthy drives up to 80% of the CO2 pollution produced from the goods produced in China's interior. OO Tanzania: Commercial Farms, Climate Shifts Dry Out River Basin making it harder for people there to keep their crops and animals alive; tensions are rising between farmers, herders and businesses. OO UK: Farmers Fail To Feed UK After Extreme Weather Hits Wheat Crop OO UK: Extreme Weather Kills One Third Of UK's Bee Colonies OO Pakistan Wilts Under Record Heat Wave with temperatures reaching as high as 51 degrees Celsius (124 F) and making almost every function of daily life a nearly intolerable struggle. OO Pakistan: Climate Change May Be Making Children Sick OO Germany: Floods May Be A Sign Of Climate Change (((((((( Seeking the Science ))))))))
__________ OO How Climate Change Makes Wildfires Worse - by creating longer, warmer, drier seasons, increasing the probability of lightning and humans starting fires. Colorado had a record-breaking 2012 wildfire season of 4000+ fires OO Squid Imperiled By Rising Ocean Acidity OO Corals Recover Slowly from Ocean Warming, Maybe Too Slowly For Future Warming Credit: Rhett Butler at Mongabay[9] OO Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most of Antarctic Ice Shelves' Mass Loss OO Africa: Rising CO2 Causes Woody Growth Surge In Savannah, Threatening Grassland Animals and in other arid areas globally studies indicate OO Africa: Worse Drought In 1980s Tied To North Hemispheric Pollution - Study Aerosols from US and European coal-burning factories from the '60s to '80s cooled the entire Northern Hemisphere, shifting tropical rain bands south, drying out the Sahel. OO Greenland Ice Melts Faster As It Darkens, from soot deposited by fossil fuel and wood burning, and global-warming-induced wildfires OO Central Europe Floods Portend A Wet Future as the continent's climate gets stormier. OO Migrating Elk Dwindling Because Of Climate Change, Predators - Study indicates that climate change and human interference favor animals that stay put. OO Deforestation Just Got Dirtier - as research suggests that harvesting forests releases more carbon than previously thought, thanks to deforestation's disturbance of the soil. OO As Arctic Ice Melts, Disease Spreads. Warming temperatures appears to be allowing the spread of diseases among animals in the Arctic... To help you understand just what science does and does NOT do, check this [10]out! @@@ Climate Change in the Media @@@ Via Climate Nexus OO @@ WEEKLY CLIMATE CHANGE VIDEO SERIES!! @@ Entitled "In Case You Missed It" via the good folks at Climate Nexus on Vimeo - select headlines delivered in less than 90 seconds with good graphics. Cool watching -- spread the word!! @@[11] For Laughs: Kochify the News: : where you can take your Koch stamp, and click on any LA times story to give it that unique Koch bros twist.... A way to imagine what the LAT would look like under Koch ownership! @@[12] Free Online Library of Science Books - search "climate" in the Earth Sciences section for climate change books... bookmark this one... @@[13] Can't wait for the next record-smashing hurricane? Check out A DAZZLING VIDEO OF HURRICANE SANDY'S WINDS from NASA @@[14] Farming in India and Climate Change - Traditional Seeds Work Best - Indian farmers find, which are much more drought tolerant and less expensive to grow, than the engineered seeds of the Green Revolution. Fascinatin' footage... @@[15] Climate Change and the Tibetan Plateau - a slideshow of the change undergoing that massive ecosystem... ☼☼☼Acting Like You Care: The XL Keystone pipeline will make possible far more climate change, but President Obama might okay it anyway. Credo, 350.org and others are asking people to stand up and be counted as nonviolent resisters or help in other ways. I did. If you ever wanted to do something big for your future, now's your chance - here[16]. Every day is Earth Day, folks, as I was reminded by this Luna moth that Elise Davies so generously shared with me. Making the U.S. a global clean energy leader will ensure a heck of a lot more jobs, and a clean, safe future. If you'd like to join the increasing numbers of people who want to TELL Congress that they will vote for clean energy candidates you can do so here[17]. It's our way of letting Congress know there's a strong clean energy voting bloc out there. For more detailed summaries of the above and other climate change items, audio podcasts[18] and texts[19] are freely available.   "; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'}); }); References^ reports (www.nasa.gov)^ reports (www.sfgate.com)^ reports (insideclimatenews.org)^ reports (www.guardian.co.uk)^ reports (thinkprogress.org)^ reports (www.greentechmedia.com)^ reports (www.wunderground.com)^ here (bit.ly)^ Mongabay (www.mongabay.com)^ this (www.ucmp.berkeley.edu)^ @@ (www.huffingtonpost.com)^ @@ (www.sciencebooksonline.info)^ @@ (www.climatecentral.org)^ @@ (www.pbs.org)^ @@ (www.guardian.co.uk)^ here (act.credoaction.com)^ here (signon.org)^ podcasts (cooltheearth.us)^ texts (climatechangereports.wordpress.com)",
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	"source" => "HUFFINGTON POST"
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	"story_title" => "Arctic Carbon Bomb, California Cleaning, and More!",
	"story_summary" => "NASA: The Arctic Methane Bomb Fuse Is Burning, reports[1] Alan Buis at NASA (Natl Atmospheric & Space Admin). Field data show permafrost, vast frozen polar areas storing vast amounts of carbon, warming even faster than the dramatically warming Arctic air, and "amazing and troubling" unpredicted releases of greenhouse gases (methane, CO2). Imagine what will happen when the Arctic planetary heat shield (summer ice) finally disappears - you won't have to wait long... This map will change as more permafrost melts, pouring vast amounts of more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and further speeding up global warming. Credit: NASA Emission Cuts Lead To Cleaner California Air says a new study, reports[2] Peter Fimrite at the San Francisco Chronicle. Cutting diesel emissions have drastically reduced the amount of global warming air pollutants, although legal challenges loom reports[3] Maria Gallucci at InsideClimate News .... Still, I'm breathing easier already - way to go, California! World Can't Afford to Wait for a New Climate Treaty says the world's foremost energy organization, the International Energy Agency, reports[4] Fiona Harvey at the UK Guardian. Greenhouse gases are rising so fast that delaying action will set the planet on a catastrophic warming of 10o F by century's end. Sing along now: "And we'll all fry together, from the blasted bloomin' weather..." Quote of the Week Candidate: "Climate Change ... is the greatest moral crisis of our time." OO Joe Romm, Feb 27, 2013, "The New Abolitionists: Global Warming Is The Great Moral Crisis Of Our Time," Climate Progress. No More Cheap Food, As People & Climate Change Increase says a new UN study, reports[5] Katie Valentine at Climate Progress. As human populations continue to zoom and climate change further cuts food production, prices will continue to increase - and yes, more people will starve, a very cruel, ineffective way to control population growth. 3 Ridiculously Simple Efficiency Measures Would Slow Climate Change notes a recent IEA analysis, reports[6] Stephen Lacey at GreenTech Media. Adopt better efficiency standards for: 1) Indian and Chinese motors 2) Chinese heating and cooling systems, and 3) appliances and lighting worldwide. Save energy, money and the world! Sounds good to me.... Why don't we have an international energy efficiency treaty? US Hurricane Season Lengthening; First 2013 Storm a Record Smasher reports[7] Wunderground Weather Underground weatherman (try THAT 3x fast!) Jeff Masters at the Wunderground. He notes that over the past 2 decades, more early and late storms are occurring, which are correlated with warmer ocean surface temperatures of the sort predicted under global warming... A pretty precipitation picture of a not-so-pretty recent storm, Andrea, which smashed records... Credit NOAA via Climate Progress ☼☼☼ On the Bright Side ☼☼☼___________ OO Don't Get Overwhelmed by Climate Change -- Get Active! OO Comment While You Can: the public comment period on the new fracking rules on public lands has been extended 60 days. OO Shareholders Vote Loudly About Climate Concerns to Utility Credit Mary Ellen Harte OO Green Groups, Tea Party Pressure Utility to Expand Solar Source OO Elite Flyers Pressure United Airlines To Act On Climate Change - a group of United Airlines' most frequent flyers, including billionaire investor Tom Steyer, called on the big airline to stop blocking climate change actions. Yessssss!!!!! OO US, China Aim To Phase Down Use Of Potent Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - developed as substitutes for outlawed CFCs used in refrigeration and air conditioners, HFCs production and leakage into the atmosphere spiked, but HFCs are also potent greenhouse gases, so this is good news... ☼☼☼ OO Australia Broke Clean Energy Records in 2013 investing $4.2 billion in clean energy, creating 24,000 jobs, and getting up to 13 percent total power from clean energy sources OO US Wind Industry Managed to Thrive in 2012 - despite uncertainty about the future of the wind production tax credit. OO US Installs Record 723 Megawatts of Solar PV in Q1 2013 Credit Dennis Schroeder/NREL OO New Mexico Gets Solar Power Purchase Agreement That's Cheaper Than Coal OO TV Weathermen, Climate Scientists Starting to Converge on Climate Change OO TV Weatherman's Epiphany on Climate Change - we're in desperate need of more epiphanies.... ☼☼☼ OO Bloomberg Estimates 113 Gigawatts In Untapped Geothermal Capacity Worldwide OO China To Cut Coal Use In Key Industrial Regions OO China: Continues To Emit Less Carbon Per Unit Electricity Via Climate Consensus Blog at the UK Guardian OO US Carbon Emissions Fell To Lowest Level Since Mid-1990s OO Solar Energy International Starting Scholarship Plan In Solar Jobs For Military Veterans OO Renewables Growth Shifts To Developing Nations With Record Growth In Solar, Wind - UN Reports - which can be accessed here[8]... ☼☼☼ OO LED Bulb Maker Revolutionizes Home Lighting - with the price, appearance and efficiency of its LED bulbs. OO Cuba Girds For Climate Change By Reclaiming Coasts - by protecting from rampant development, sand dunes and mangrove swamps, the best natural protection against rising seas ☼☼☼ ***** US Climate Change News *****
_____________ OO Heat Waves, As Climate Change Increases, Prove More Deadly For Poor, Minorities - and kill more US citizens yearly than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. OO Pennsylvania: 90% Live in Counties Hit By Weather Disasters Since 2007 OO Florida: Endangered Coral Reefs Die As Waters Warm And Turn Acidic Overheated corals will "bleach" white as they evacuate vital microbes before they die. Credit: Dan Norton via the Coral Reef Alliance OO Farmers Exploiting Conservation Subsidies To Use More Water, Not Less as farmers use water more efficiently, they expand acreage, using more water, depleting plummeting aquifers even faster... OO Sequester Forces NOAA to Cut Satellite Data Rather Than Weather Jobs meaning that the US suffers from decreasing available climate data as climate change worsens... OO Wildfire Smoke A Rising US Health Concern With Climate Change - as more wildfires add to air pollution under climate change Credit: Forecast the Facts OO American West Becoming Increasingly Dusty - as so-called "dust emissions" - including giant dust storms like those of the Dust Bowl era - have increased in the past 17 years, says a new study. OO US Scores Record Increase in Climate Change Production with record 2012 growth in fossil fuels production. OO New York City, 2050: 800,000 Residents, 25% of City, Could Be In Flood Zone - says a new study, and Mayor Bloomberg OO Drillers Silence US Water Complaints With Cash - across the US, shading the damage from public eyes ... sounds like bribing the few to delude the many, doesn't it? OO Texas: Oilfield Town Runs Out Of Water From Drought And Drilling -and the residents are pretty "P. O. -ed" - wait til they find out it gets worse with further climate change... or will they think it's the work of an avenging God?OO Midwest: As Drought Turns To Flood, Farmers Get 'Weather Whiplash' - In the past three years, there's been flooding, then record-setting drought, and now flooding again, thought to be caused by changing jet stream patterns. Courtesy of Forecast the Facts OO Drought Causing US Beef Prices to Skyrocket - enjoy that last hamburger... OO Tropical Diseases Gaining Foothold in Warmer US exacting significant economic tolls and burdening health care systems. OO White House Doubles Cost Of Carbon Pollution To The Public - for projects like the Keystone XL but critics say it still low-balls today's price for tomorrow's warming. OO Water Levels Fall In Great Lakes, Impedes Shipping from drought and other factors imperiling a $34 billion shipping industry and that could send ominous ripples throughout the economy. OO California Tops US Clean Energy Scoreboard with Hawaii and Oregon placing 2nd and 3rd, but surprising dark horses include low-scoring Texas, which still produces up to 50% of the wind energy generated by clean energy nation Germany... check it out... OO Midwest Slammed By Extreme High Winds, Large Hail, And Rain - from a long string of thunderstorms that spun off some tornadoes, and the storm cell has now reached the Mid-Atlantic. OO House GOP Wants To Vastly Increase Fossil Fuel Development On Public Lands OO Corporate Sustainability Spending Increase Not Enough To Create Sustainable Businesses >>>
______________ OO Canada: Climate Change Damaging Shellfish Industry OO Japan: Once In A Century Floods Due Every Ten Years - Study OO Central Europe: Once-In-Lifetime Disastrous Flooding Re-Occurs Within Past Decade Courtesty of NOAA OO CO2 Emissions Rose In 2012 To Highest Level Yet - IEA Report putting the planet on course for temperature increases well above international climate goals OO Need to Leave Most Fossil Fuels Untapped to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change - IEA Report OO Canada: Catastrophic Oil Spill Threatens Canada's "Amazon" River Basin said an expert Panel highlighting the risks to the Mackenzie River Basin from climate change and tar sand mining OO Sunnier Spain Means More Solar Power, Desertification and Health Risks - Study as cloud cover decreases over Spain OO Climate Change Threatens North Sea Oil And Gas Output - from increasingly intense storms caused by global warming OO British Columbians Fear Expanding Coal Industry Poses Health Hazards Courtesy of Forecast The Facts OO Korea Energy Conservation Effort Hit By Heat Wave OO China's Coastal Goods Consumption Drives Most of Production Pollution In Its Heartland - Study - as the rising consumption of the coastal wealthy drives up to 80% of the CO2 pollution produced from the goods produced in China's interior. OO Tanzania: Commercial Farms, Climate Shifts Dry Out River Basin making it harder for people there to keep their crops and animals alive; tensions are rising between farmers, herders and businesses. OO UK: Farmers Fail To Feed UK After Extreme Weather Hits Wheat Crop OO UK: Extreme Weather Kills One Third Of UK's Bee Colonies OO Pakistan Wilts Under Record Heat Wave with temperatures reaching as high as 51 degrees Celsius (124 F) and making almost every function of daily life a nearly intolerable struggle. OO Pakistan: Climate Change May Be Making Children Sick OO Germany: Floods May Be A Sign Of Climate Change (((((((( Seeking the Science ))))))))
__________ OO How Climate Change Makes Wildfires Worse - by creating longer, warmer, drier seasons, increasing the probability of lightning and humans starting fires. Colorado had a record-breaking 2012 wildfire season of 4000+ fires OO Squid Imperiled By Rising Ocean Acidity OO Corals Recover Slowly from Ocean Warming, Maybe Too Slowly For Future Warming Credit: Rhett Butler at Mongabay[9] OO Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most of Antarctic Ice Shelves' Mass Loss OO Africa: Rising CO2 Causes Woody Growth Surge In Savannah, Threatening Grassland Animals and in other arid areas globally studies indicate OO Africa: Worse Drought In 1980s Tied To North Hemispheric Pollution - Study Aerosols from US and European coal-burning factories from the '60s to '80s cooled the entire Northern Hemisphere, shifting tropical rain bands south, drying out the Sahel. OO Greenland Ice Melts Faster As It Darkens, from soot deposited by fossil fuel and wood burning, and global-warming-induced wildfires OO Central Europe Floods Portend A Wet Future as the continent's climate gets stormier. OO Migrating Elk Dwindling Because Of Climate Change, Predators - Study indicates that climate change and human interference favor animals that stay put. OO Deforestation Just Got Dirtier - as research suggests that harvesting forests releases more carbon than previously thought, thanks to deforestation's disturbance of the soil. OO As Arctic Ice Melts, Disease Spreads. Warming temperatures appears to be allowing the spread of diseases among animals in the Arctic... To help you understand just what science does and does NOT do, check this [10]out! @@@ Climate Change in the Media @@@ Via Climate Nexus OO @@ WEEKLY CLIMATE CHANGE VIDEO SERIES!! @@ Entitled "In Case You Missed It" via the good folks at Climate Nexus on Vimeo - select headlines delivered in less than 90 seconds with good graphics. Cool watching -- spread the word!! @@[11] For Laughs: Kochify the News: : where you can take your Koch stamp, and click on any LA times story to give it that unique Koch bros twist.... A way to imagine what the LAT would look like under Koch ownership! @@[12] Free Online Library of Science Books - search "climate" in the Earth Sciences section for climate change books... bookmark this one... @@[13] Can't wait for the next record-smashing hurricane? Check out A DAZZLING VIDEO OF HURRICANE SANDY'S WINDS from NASA @@[14] Farming in India and Climate Change - Traditional Seeds Work Best - Indian farmers find, which are much more drought tolerant and less expensive to grow, than the engineered seeds of the Green Revolution. Fascinatin' footage... @@[15] Climate Change and the Tibetan Plateau - a slideshow of the change undergoing that massive ecosystem... ☼☼☼Acting Like You Care: The XL Keystone pipeline will make possible far more climate change, but President Obama might okay it anyway. Credo, 350.org and others are asking people to stand up and be counted as nonviolent resisters or help in other ways. I did. If you ever wanted to do something big for your future, now's your chance - here[16]. Every day is Earth Day, folks, as I was reminded by this Luna moth that Elise Davies so generously shared with me. Making the U.S. a global clean energy leader will ensure a heck of a lot more jobs, and a clean, safe future. If you'd like to join the increasing numbers of people who want to TELL Congress that they will vote for clean energy candidates you can do so here[17]. It's our way of letting Congress know there's a strong clean energy voting bloc out there. For more detailed summaries of the above and other climate change items, audio podcasts[18] and texts[19] are freely available.   "; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'}); }); References^ reports (www.nasa.gov)^ reports (www.sfgate.com)^ reports (insideclimatenews.org)^ reports (www.guardian.co.uk)^ reports (thinkprogress.org)^ reports (www.greentechmedia.com)^ reports (www.wunderground.com)^ here (bit.ly)^ Mongabay (www.mongabay.com)^ this (www.ucmp.berkeley.edu)^ @@ (www.huffingtonpost.com)^ @@ (www.sciencebooksonline.info)^ @@ (www.climatecentral.org)^ @@ (www.pbs.org)^ @@ (www.guardian.co.uk)^ here (act.credoaction.com)^ here (signon.org)^ podcasts (cooltheearth.us)^ texts (climatechangereports.wordpress.com)",
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