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| Gloves come off at UN climate talks Friday, Nov 22, 2013 11:45 AM PST  Europe and a group of developing economies traded barbs at the UN climate talks in Warsaw on Friday as frustration grew over slow progress towards a pact to tame global warming. As the annual round of fractious negotiations lurched into extra time, European climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard accused a group of developing countries of opposing the "push" towards the deal, which must be inked in Paris in December 2015. "There is still a group of like-minded (countries) who thinks differently, who tries to reinstall the firewall," she told journalists -- referring to existing arrangements that impose targets only on rich nations for cutting climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions. "You'll understand that that is not acceptable to the European Union, but I also think to really many others, because they know that only if all of us do our utmost in the years after 2020, we will get what we really need." Full Story | Top |
| U.N. agrees multi-billion dollar framework to tackle deforestation Friday, Nov 22, 2013 11:30 AM PST By Stian Reklev WARSAW (Reuters) - U.N. negotiators on Friday agreed rules on financing forest projects in developing nations, paving the way for multi-billion dollar investments from governments, funding agencies and private firms in schemes to halt deforestation. The agreement on "results-based" funding for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) was a rare breakthrough at the climate talks in Warsaw, where negotiators are struggling to make progress in discussions on emissions cuts and climate change aid. The deal was "another big step forward", said Ed Davey, the British minister for energy and climate change. Under the new rules, the fledgling Green Climate Fund will play a key role in channeling finance for projects to host governments, who in turn must set up national agencies to oversee the money. Full Story | Top |
| Climate talks drag on without clarity on targets Friday, Nov 22, 2013 10:40 AM PST  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.N. climate talks ran into overtime Friday with more than 190 countries arguing over the building blocks for a new pact to slow global warming. Full Story | Top |
| Climate talks near end without clarity on targets Friday, Nov 22, 2013 08:49 AM PST  U.N. climate talks are likely to run overtime with more than 190 countries arguing over the building blocks for a new pact to slow global warming. A draft text presented Friday, the last scheduled day ... Full Story | Top |
| Cold Weather Dog Myths Debunked Friday, Nov 22, 2013 08:24 AM PST  The cold months of fall are upon us, a time of year when we start to think about hunkering down for the winter. You want to prepare your pet just as much as you want to stock up on hot chocolate and logs for the fire, but there are a lot of myths out Full Story | Top |
| 5 Places Already Feeling the Effects of Climate Change Friday, Nov 22, 2013 05:40 AM PST  But while most climate predictions look ahead to the potential risks 50 or 100 years from now, there are places around the globe that are already being impacted by global warming. Satellite measurements have demonstrated that the waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef have warmed by 0.36 degrees Fahrenheit (0.2 degrees Celsius) on average over the past 25 years. A 2012 study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that half of the Great Barrier Reef was lost in the past 27 years. Higher-than-normal ocean temperatures cause corals to expel the tiny animals and algae that live inside them. Full Story | Top |
| Wild winter this year? Not likely, NOAA forecasts Friday, Nov 22, 2013 03:52 AM PST  The weather forecast for this winter is mostly a shrug of the shoulders. For most of the nation, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration predicts equal chances for unusual warmth, cold, snow, rain ... Full Story | Top |
| Severe winds leaves two dead, 50,000 without power in San Francisco area Friday, Nov 22, 2013 01:19 AM PST (Reuters) - The San Francisco area was hammered by strong winds that knocked down trees and power lines on Thursday, leaving at least 2 people dead and more than 50,000 without power in California. Wind gusts, some in excess of 50 miles per hour, were driven by a storm system that hit arid parts of the state to the south, according to the National Weather Service. In Oakland, a city of roughly 400,000 outside of San Francisco, a car struck a fallen tree, killing an occupant in the vehicle at roughly 8:30 p.m., police said. Another person was killed, though the exact cause of death was unclear, after a power line was knocked down to street level. Full Story | Top |
| Forest Roads To Close Over Safety Concerns Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 08:21 PM PST  Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works will close forest roads due to dangerous weather conditions. Angeles Forest Highway between Aliso Canyon Road and Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road; and Upper Big Tujuna Canyon Full Story | Top |
| Winter Safety for our Seniors Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 08:13 PM PST  Winter weather can be challenging for some seniors, especially those who have trouble getting around and other health issues. Chiropractic care is especially important for maturing and elderly adults because of the dramatic changes that occur in the spine with increasing age. As we age, spinal discs, joints, ligaments, muscles and other spinal tissues become weaker, less hydrated, more fibrous, and less able to withstand normal strain. As a result, back pain from arthritis becomes more prominent, soft tissues increase as the body is more vulnerable to injury. ... Full Story | Top |
| Freezing Weather Prompts Shelter Opening Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 08:10 PM PST  Full Story | Top |
| Holiday Fair and More in Town Today Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 07:54 PM PST  1. Weather: The National Weather Service predicts a rainy day with a high in 40's. The evening will be cloudy with lows in the 30's. Full Story | Top |
| Wind Advisory in Effect Through Friday Morning Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 05:15 PM PST  A wind advisory was issued Thursday afternoon for several parts of the Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service. The advisory, issued at about 2:25 p.m., includes the hills, valleys and coastal areas in the North Bay, forecast Full Story | Top |
| Weather Service Issues Wind Advisory Through Friday Morning Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 03:59 PM PST  Full Story | Top |
| Doria Tillier, French Weather Woman, Presents Forecast 'Naked' Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 02:54 PM PST  If nothing else, Doria Tillier is a woman of her word. The 27-year-old French news broadcaster promised ahead of a decisive World Cup game between the French national team and Ukraine that she would present the weather naked if France made it through the night. Full Story | Top |
| Climate talks in trouble as green groups walk out Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 12:37 PM PST Exasperated green groups walked out of faltering UN climate talks in Warsaw on Thursday as rich and poor nations bickered about who must do what to curb planet warming. Negotiators were at loggerheads on the penultimate day of talks over divvying up responsibility for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions and scaling up aid to poor states vulnerable to climate change effects. "The Warsaw climate conference, which should have been an important step in the just transition to a sustainable future, is on track to deliver virtually nothing," said a statement announcing the groups' decision to "voluntarily withdraw". The signatories are Greenpeace, WWF, Oxfam, ActionAid, the International Trade Union Confederation and Friends of the Earth. Full Story | Top |
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