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July 12, 2012 6:18 PM
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Japan hit by record rains: 10 killed, 20 missing, 50,000 evacuated (PHOTOS, VIDEO) — RT

Japan hit by record rains: 10 killed, 20 missing, 50,000 evacuated (PHOTOS, VIDEO) — RT | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
Ten people died and at least 20 are missing after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu, police and firefighters said.
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July 12, 2012 6:14 PM
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Pacific Institute: Sea-Level Rise

Pacific Institute: Sea-Level Rise | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
RT @PeterGleick: The @pacificinstitut study on risks of sea-level rise for California has been downloaded 600,000 times!!
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July 12, 2012 6:12 PM
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Rain floods some areas of Houston, causes road closures, outages

Rain floods some areas of Houston, causes road closures, outages | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
Heavy rains in parts of the Greater Houston area Thursday morning led to predictable traffic snarls and caused several bayous and creek to swell past capacity.
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July 12, 2012 5:44 PM
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RSOE EDIS - Climate Change Monitoring - News : Wellington sea level rising fastest in NZ

RSOE EDIS - Climate Change Monitoring - News : Wellington sea level rising fastest in NZ | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
Wellington has the fastest rate of sea-level rise in New Zealand, made worse by deep seismic activity causing the city to sink over the past decade.
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July 12, 2012 10:40 AM
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Forces of Nature -- National Geographic

Forces of Nature -- National Geographic | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
Learn how tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes work.
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July 12, 2012 10:25 AM
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Severe weather warning for South Island - National - NZ Herald News

Severe weather warning for South Island - National - NZ Herald News | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
A severe weather warning has been issued for Fiordland, as heavy rain is set to pound the region for the next 24 hours, before moving on to other parts of the South Island.
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July 12, 2012 4:56 AM
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Savage Drought Of Intelligence! | Real Science

Savage Drought Of Intelligence! | Real Science | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
Wow, I think this guy is even more ignorant and incompetent than Jeff Masters, heck Mckibben even blames CAGW on something that isn't happening, at least Jeff Masters will blame CAGW on an actual event, even if it is a ...
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July 12, 2012 4:50 AM
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PBS: Extremes Linked to Climate Change (ya think?)

PBS: Extremes Linked to Climate Change (ya think?) | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
PBS News Hour: As temperatures soared past 110 degrees in some states and thunderstorms pummeled the deep South, raising fears of flooding, a new report says climate change has likely influenced th...
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July 11, 2012 8:31 AM
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* Landslide warnings issued for several districts in Sri Lanka - Colombo Page

* Landslide warnings issued for several districts in Sri Lanka - Colombo Page | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
* Landslide warnings issued for several districts in Sri LankaColombo PageSri Lanka : Landslide warnings issued for several districts in Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka - latest news stories and top headlines)Dousing forest firesThe Island.lk (subscription)all...
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July 11, 2012 8:21 AM
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Russian Forest Fire Sends B.C. Ozone Levels To New Highs

Russian Forest Fire Sends B.C. Ozone Levels To New Highs | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
VANCOUVER - Smoke lingering over much of British Columbia from Siberian wildfires has pushed ozone levels in parts of the province to never-before-seen numbers.By Monday, ozone levels reached 84 parts per billion in the central Interior region,...
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July 11, 2012 8:17 AM
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Volcano webcams of the world - interactive viewer including live seismograms

Interactive online tool to view volcano webcams and live seismic recordings side-by-side online.
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July 11, 2012 7:57 AM
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Flooding Risk To Half A Million UK Properties

Flooding Risk To Half A Million UK Properties | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
More than half a million homes and businesses will be at...
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July 11, 2012 6:57 AM
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BAMS Annual State of the Climate | 2011

BAMS Annual State of the Climate | 2011 | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
BAMS 2011 Annual State of the Climate publication...
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July 12, 2012 6:15 PM
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Sea Level Rise: It Could Be Worse than We Think | Climate Central

Sea Level Rise: It Could Be Worse than We Think | Climate Central | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
A new analysis implies partial melting of giant ice caps could raise sea level dramatically higher in next few decades than previously thought.
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July 12, 2012 6:13 PM
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Unprecedented 20 inches of rain wipes parts of southwestern Japan off the map, leaving 15 dead, 11 missing

Unprecedented 20 inches of rain wipes parts of southwestern Japan off the map, leaving 15 dead, 11 missing | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
July 12, 2012 – CLIMATE — Arata Yamamoto of NBC News reports — An unprecedented 20 inches of rain descended on the town of Aso in southwestern Japan, inundating homes and rice paddies and killing a...
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July 12, 2012 6:10 PM
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U.S. Declares the Largest Natural Disaster Area Ever Due to Drought

U.S. Declares the Largest Natural Disaster Area Ever Due to Drought | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
The blistering summer and ongoing drought conditions have the prompted the U.S. Agriculture Department to declare a federal disaster area in more than 1,000 counties covering 26 states.
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July 12, 2012 5:35 PM
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In Iowa, hope fades as relentless drought decimates crops - AlertNet

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July 12, 2012 10:34 AM
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Wildfires in Siberia - Images - redOrbit

Wildfires in Siberia - Images - redOrbit | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it

"Wildfires in Siberia..."

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July 12, 2012 4:57 AM
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Heavy rain hits Oita, Kumamoto, causing floods, landslides

Torrential rain pounded the southwestern prefectures of Oita and Kumamoto on Thursday morning, causing landslides and flooding, police and firefighters said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, parts of Oita ...
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July 12, 2012 4:54 AM
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Climate change boosts odds of extreme weather: report - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Climate change boosts odds of extreme weather: report - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
An increase in greenhouse gas levels last year boosted the odds of some extreme weather events, scientists say.
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July 12, 2012 4:48 AM
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Earthquake epicenter the focus of USGS study - Staunton News Leader

Earthquake epicenter the focus of USGS study - Staunton News Leader | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
Earthquake epicenter the focus of USGS studyStaunton News LeaderRICHMOND — Seismologists are taking a miles-deep examination of central Virginia to better understand the causes of an earthquake that rattled millions along the East Coast, closed the...
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July 11, 2012 8:24 AM
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Australia's worst earthquakes

Australia's worst earthquakes | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
Australia has few big earthquakes, but some of them have caused great devastation. Here are the 10 worst.
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July 11, 2012 8:20 AM
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Irish Sea level to rise 47cm by end of century :: Ryan Institute

RT @EamonRyan: The next generation in our cities are also going to have to deal with a half meter rise in sea level and heavier rains http://t.co/eJbvnINB...
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July 11, 2012 8:06 AM
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Further flood misery expected as torrential rain forecast for sodden UK

Further flood misery expected as torrential rain forecast for sodden UK | Climate Chaos News | Scoop.it
Three flood warnings and 26 alerts issued as 15mm of rain is predicted to fall in an hour across some parts of country...
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July 11, 2012 7:12 AM
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England flood risk to rise fourfold by 2035: report | Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The risk of flooding for many English homes and businesses could increase fourfold by 2035 if more action to deal with the impact of climate change is not taken, government advisers...
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