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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: AP PHOTOS: Images of the western US heat wave Climate Change May Radically Transform Desert Bacteria Climate Change May Stop Invasive Ant Cold Prolonged Stretch Of Unsettled Weather Obama's environmental nominee in jeopardy from Senate Republicans Kenya raises 2013 tea output forecast on good weather The Coal Lobby's Fight for Survival Time Is Ticking for Obama’s Climate Agenda AP Interview: Moniz sees coal's 'significant role' Fracking critics unhappy with Obama climate speech Spinning Obama’s Climate Change Plan

AP PHOTOS: Images of the western US heat wave  Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:08 PM PDT A high pressure system hanging over the West this weekend is expected to bring temperatures that are extreme even in a region used to baking during the summer. The National Weather Service called for 118 in Phoenix, and 117 in Las Vegas on Sunday — a mark reached only twice in Sin City. Full Story	Top
Climate Change May Radically Transform Desert Bacteria  Friday, Jun 28, 2013 07:13 AM PDT Climate change may transform the community of microbes that forms the crucial top layer of soil, known as a biocrust, in deserts throughout the United States, new research suggests. Full Story	Top
Climate Change May Stop Invasive Ant Cold  Friday, Jun 28, 2013 07:13 AM PDT An aggressive ant species so vicious that in groups it can eat bird hatchlings alive may see its territory decline in the coming decades as climate change takes its toll on its habitats. Full Story	Top
Prolonged Stretch Of Unsettled Weather  Friday, Jun 28, 2013 06:40 AM PDT Full Story	Top
Obama's environmental nominee in jeopardy from Senate Republicans  Friday, Jun 28, 2013 06:20 AM PDT By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a plea this week for the U.S. Senate to confirm his choice to head the agency that will oversee the core of his new climate change plan, but nominee Gina McCarthy's prospects seem increasingly in doubt. McCarthy was nominated by Obama in March to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she is currently the top air quality official. She has yet to receive a vote in the full U.S. Senate after narrowly being approved by the Senate Committee for the Environment and Public Works on a party-line vote. ... Full Story	Top
Kenya raises 2013 tea output forecast on good weather  Friday, Jun 28, 2013 05:48 AM PDT By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya has raised its tea production and export earnings projections for this year thanks to good weather, while prices were expected to rise in the second half of the year, the regulator Tea Board of Kenya said on Friday. The east African producer, which is the world's biggest exporter of black tea, expects to produce 410-415 million kg of tea, up from 369 million kg last year, the board said. ... Full Story	Top
The Coal Lobby's Fight for Survival  Friday, Jun 28, 2013 08:51 AM PDT For a century, coal dominated America's energy landscape, cheaply fueling the factories of the Rust Belt and lighting up homes across the country. King Coal also enjoyed almost unrivaled influence in Washington. On Capitol Hill, the muscular coal lobby routinely rolled its opponents. In particular, the clout of the coal lobby—and the money it doled out—was a major reason Congress has never enacted a serious climate-change law. Full Story	Top
Time Is Ticking for Obama’s Climate Agenda  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 11:07 PM PDT As President Obama reboots his campaign against climate change, his most formidable obstacle is no longer the coal industry or congressional Republicans. It's the calendar. Full Story	Top
AP Interview: Moniz sees coal's 'significant role'  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 03:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Thursday that coal will continue to play a major role in meeting America's energy needs even as the Obama administration seeks to reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming. Full Story	Top
Fracking critics unhappy with Obama climate speech  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 02:35 PM PDT President Barack Obama's speech this week on climate change forcefully rejected some key arguments made by opponents of natural gas fracking, upsetting some environmental groups that otherwise back his ... Full Story	Top
Spinning Obama’s Climate Change Plan  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 01:16 PM PDT President Barack Obama's climate change plan had both sides busy spinning data: Rep. Eric Cantor, in warning that the president's plan would hurt the economy, said Americans are increasingly "losing faith in their economy." But the Consumer Confidence Index, released a day before Cantor spoke, showed consumer confidence "is now … More Full Story	Top

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