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NOAA Joplin/Avilla transmitter having problems
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The NOAA weather radio station in Joplin/Avilla is operating on low power, and may stop working altogether due to technical difficulties. With the potential for severe thunderstorms and flooding from late Sunday into Tuesday, it is highly...
Tags: Weather Reports, Radio, Entertainment, Radio Industry, Weather
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'Green' gas plans offer climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to...Tags: Natural Gas, Energy Saving, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Prices, Energy Resources
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AccuWeather: Three U.S. hurricane strikes this year
Sun SentinelAccuWeather.com predicts a busy storm season with 16 named storms, including eight hurricanes, with four of those being major. The online weather site also projects that three hurricanes will strike the U.S. coastline, with the East and Gulf coasts...Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Hurricanes, Weather
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Nature conservationist takes on sea lion mystery
Jeff Corwin has done television segments on sea lions before, but not like the one he just wrapped up earlier this week at Laguna Beach's Pacific Marine Mammal Center. "It's a perfect ocean mystery for us. It really is an ocean mystery," Corwin said...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Zoology, Conservation, Jeff Corwin, Demographics
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Global warming ruins SoCal Mother's Day
News flash: Global warming hits California! That’s right -- the Golden State has become the Golden Baking State, with temperatures soaring into the triple digits. For example, in Johnny Carson’s “beautiful downtown Burbank” on...
Tags: Ecosystems, Global Change, Conservation, Larry Ellison, Mother's Day
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INTERVIEW-U.S. National Weather Service gets big computing boost
ReutersBy Tom Brown MIAMI, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service is getting a quantum jump in computing power that will significantly improve its forecasting and storm tracking abilities to better protect the country from severe weather. "This...Tags: Science, National Hurricane Center, Energy Resources, U.S. Department of Commerce, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Internal report on feds' Sandy forecasts: Clear in tracking its path, confusing on warnings
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Weather, Tropical Storms
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AccuWeather predicts another active hurricane season for U.S. shores
AccuWeather.com is predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season, particularly for the U.S. coastline. While the Pennsylvania-based meteorology company is calling for fewer storms in all, with 16 tropical storms versus 19 in 2012, AccuWeather's...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Weather Reports
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Sun fires off fourth major solar flare of the week--more expected
There she goes again! The same region of the sun that brought you three powerful solar flares in a 24-hour span from Sunday night to Monday evening let loose Tuesday night with another explosive flash of ultraviolet radiation and sent tons of its own...
Tags: NASA, Solar Storms (2012), Astronomy
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Ice melt, sea level rise, to be less severe than feared - study
Reuters* Seas to rise 16.5 to 69 cm with moderate warming-ice2sea * Melt of Greenland, Antarctica less severe than expected By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 14 (Reuters) - A melt of ice on Greenland and Antarctica is likely to be less...Tags: Antarctica, Water, Greenland, Scientific Institutions, Oceans
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Ice melt, sea level rise, to be less severe than feared: study
ReutersOSLO (Reuters) - A melt of ice on Greenland and Antarctica is likely to be less severe than expected this century, limiting sea level rise to a maximum of 69 cm (27 inches), an international study said on Tuesday. Even so, such a rise could...Tags: Antarctica, Water, Greenland, Scientific Institutions, Oceans
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Wet Mat-Su Roads Bring Closures, School-Bus Diversions
Channel 2 NewsBreakup season is taking a toll on roads across the Mat-Su Borough this week, with officials saying street damage will temporarily change school-bus routes for about two dozen school students. According to a statement from borough spokesperson Patty...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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