Daily Archives: August 9, 2011

  The mean temperature in Des Moines was eight degrees warmer than July 2011, with twelve consecutive days over 100 degrees. http://news.google.com/newspapers

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The Guardian asks : Is climate change to blame for famine in the Horn of Africa? It’s impossible to answer with a simple yes or no – but here’s a summary of what we think we know so far The … Continue reading →

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http://wxmaps.org/pix/temp2.html Large areas of below freezing temperatures are forecast to settle in over the next two weeks.

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Chilean Patagonia districts in ‘agriculture emergency’ because of snow storms Four districts in the Chilean extreme south region of Magallanes were declared in “agricultural emergency” given the harmful effects of snow storms in the area. According to the first reports … Continue reading →

Horatio Chapple, 17, died after the animal attacked a camp on Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic circle. Accounts suggest a warning tripwire system, used to set off flares that might have scared the animal away, failed … Continue reading →