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| New Obama order aims to prepare communities for severe weather Friday, Nov 01, 2013 12:10 PM PDT  By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In another move to address the impact of climate change, President Barack Obama ordered a bipartisan task force on Friday to help U.S. communities brace for longer heat waves, heavier downpours, more severe wildfires and worse droughts. Friday's executive order set up a panel of governors, mayors, county officials and tribal leaders to advise the White House on how the federal government can respond to communities hit by the effects of a changing climate. Federal agencies were also directed to modernize their programs in ways that will support investments that will help cities and towns gird against extreme weather. Friday's White House order builds on a Climate Action Plan unveiled in June, the centerpiece of which was new regulations to be applied to power plants, and comes three days after the anniversary of the landfall of Superstorm Sandy, which caused more than $60 billion in damage along the U.S. Atlantic coast. Full Story | Top |
| Stormy Halloween in central U.S. leaves three people dead Friday, Nov 01, 2013 10:22 AM PDT  By Kevin Murphy Kansas City, Missouri (Reuters) - A violent Halloween storm from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the eastern Great Lakes killed at least three people, two in Texas and one in Tennessee, and contributed to the overturning of a school bus in a rain-swollen creek in Kansas. The National Weather Service said it received 230 reports of high winds across 12 states from Louisiana to Pennsylvania, and reports of tornadoes in Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky and Illinois, although none did major damage. In Nashville, a 9-year-old boy was electrocuted by a downed power line, according to Metro Nashville Police. Full Story | Top |
| Obama orders government to prepare for climate change Friday, Nov 01, 2013 10:01 AM PDT  US President Barack Obama on Friday signed an executive order requiring government departments to take steps to prepare for "extreme weather" and other impacts of climate change. The order set up a task force for recommendations on how American states and cities can best prepare for the environmental impacts of global warming. "The impacts of climate change .... are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies and public health across the nation," Obama said in the order. Obama named symptoms of climate change as an increase in long periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, more wildfires and severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification, and rising sea levels. Full Story | Top |
| Fort Worth Marathon Weather Preview Friday, Nov 01, 2013 08:36 AM PDT The Fort Worth Marathon is coming up on November 10. Although the event is still more than a week away, here's a preview of the weather that runners can expect on the big day. Full Story | Top |
| Obama issues executive order calling agencies to adapt to climate change Friday, Nov 01, 2013 08:35 AM PDT  Days after the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, President Barack Obama has issued an executive order meant to encourage Americans to adapt to a changing climate. "The impacts of climate change — including an increase in prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification, and sea-level rise — are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies, and public health across the nation," he writes. To adapt, he calls for local governments, businesses, and other groups to jointly "improve climate preparedness and resilience; help safeguard our economy, infrastructure, environment, and natural resources; Full Story | Top |
| MSHA warns of winter mine safety hazards Friday, Nov 01, 2013 07:44 AM PDT The Mine Safety and Health Administration is warning mine operators about the increased safety risks brought on by winter weather. Statistics show that deadly mine explosions historically occur more often ... Full Story | Top |
| Wind Advisory: Gusts Could Hit 60 Miles Per Hour Friday, Nov 01, 2013 07:41 AM PDT  Written by Lanning Taliaferro A storm packing wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour had led the National Weather Service to issue Full Story | Top |
| Colder weather, lower renewable drive spot prices higher Friday, Nov 01, 2013 07:26 AM PDT PRAGUE (Reuters) - Central European spot power prices rose on Friday as cooler weather is expected to drive up demand and on forecasts for lower wind power output, traders said. On regional exchanges, Czech and Slovak electricity for Saturday rose more than 15 percent to 30.17 euros ($41.02) per megawatt-hour (MWh), while Hungarian day ahead jumped 23 percent to 32.30 euros. In the over-the-counter market, spot prices rose to 30 euros in the Czech Republic and to 47 euros in Hungary. Data from Thomson Reuters Point Carbon showed forecasts for colder weather and higher consumption. ... Full Story | Top |
| Wind Advisory: Gusts Could Hit 60 Miles Per Hour in East Haven Friday, Nov 01, 2013 07:22 AM PDT  A storm packing wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour had led the National Weather Service to issue a Full Story | Top |
| Wind Advisory: Gusts Could Hit 60 Miles Per Hour in Branford Friday, Nov 01, 2013 07:19 AM PDT A storm packing wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour had led the National Weather Service to issue a Full Story | Top |
| Essex County Under Severe Thunderstorm Warning Friday, Nov 01, 2013 06:56 AM PDT  Bring in those jack-o-lanterns and other loose Halloween decorations. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Essex County Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Heavy showers and Full Story | Top |
| Wind and Weather Friday, Nov 01, 2013 06:02 AM PDT  Expect gusts of up to 50 mph this morning, and watch for downed tree limbs and power lines, says the Full Story | Top |
| Strong Winds Could Cause Power Outages Today Friday, Nov 01, 2013 05:59 AM PDT  A Wind Advisory is in effect for New Hampshire today, according to the National Weather Service. Two episodes of strong winds are expected. The first round is hitting Friday morning, with south to southwest wind gusts up to 50 mph. A sec Full Story | Top |
| Storms spook some U.S. cities into postponing Halloween fun Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 04:49 PM PDT By Timothy Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Forecasts for heavy rain and strong winds spooked dozens of U.S. cities and towns into postponing Halloween trick-or-treating on Thursday as a storm system that flooded parts of Texas, killing at least one person, churned north toward the Great Lakes. Officials in parts of at least four states in the path of the storm - Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee - said they decided to put off the customary practice of children in costumes going from house to house collecting candy. "I think it's a good idea," said Tara Dudzik, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Full Story | Top |
| Column: A journalistic revolution Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 01:15 PM PDT  By Neal Gabler Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who revealed National Security Agency surveillance leaks from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, dueled this week with former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller over objectivity in journalism. He explained that his new reporting venture, a website funded by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, would treat official pronouncements with skepticism. But while this argument has been taking up a lot of the journalistic oxygen, Paul Thornton, head of the Los Angeles Times letters to the editor section, weighed in recently with a potentially more significant position. Because, according to Thornton, "Saying 'There's no sign humans have caused climate change' is not stating an opinion, it's asserting a factual inaccuracy." It should have been the journalistic shot heard 'round the world, except not many people seem to have heard it. Full Story | Top |
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