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Weather or Not U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions rising		20 May 2008	News
Posted at 2:00 PM on 20 May 2008 U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions increased 1.6 percent in 2007, according to the Energy Information Administration. Factors at fault, according to the EIA: wacky weather that increased the need for heating and cooling, and "a higher carbon intensity of electricity supply." (Our electricity supply is carbon-intensive? Who knew?) The agency was quick to point out that GDP grew 2.7 percent in 2007, so " ...
Topics: climate, economy, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, severe weather, United States (all these topics)

Dread in the Water Much of U.S. Midwest flooded, weather service warns of more to come		20 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:55 AM on 20 Mar 2008 Heavy rains in the U.S. Midwest since Monday have flooded large parts of the region, with some areas enduring over a foot of rain. Officials warned of more flooding to come as communities downriver and downstream brace themselves for hugely increased flows. Thousands of people have been evacuated, including more than 500 homes in Missouri. Missouri's governor asked for federal ...
Topics: news, severe weather, United States (all these topics)

Cloudy, With a Chance of Powers As Asian economies grow, increased pollution affecting world's weather		06 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
Cloudy, With a Chance of Powers As Asian economies grow, increased pollution affecting world's weather Scientists say smog from Asia is drifting east, seeding storm clouds, and intensifying weather in the Pacific. On a typical spring or summer day, they say, nearly a third of the air high above the U.S. West Coast comes from Asia. And according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academ ...
Topics: air pollution, Asia, news, severe weather, United States (all these topics)

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