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Arctic ice melt could pause for several years, then resume again

Although Arctic sea ice appears fated to melt as the climate continues to warm, the ice may temporarily stabilize or somewhat expand at times over the next few decades, new research indicates.

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110811113956.htm

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Days of rain trigger widespread Northeast floods (AP)

AP - Stretches of the swollen Susquehanna River in New York and Pennsylvania were receding Friday morning after days of rainfall from what had been Tropical Storm Lee flooded communities around the Northeast, sweeping homes off their foundations and forcing nearly 100,000 people to seek higher ground. At least 11 deaths have been blamed on Lee and its remnants.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110909/ap_on_re_us/us_lee_flooding

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Taking a fresh look at the weather: Traditional model for how low pressure systems evolve is deeply flawed, researcher argues

Given the UK's obsession with the weather, it would seem obvious that the basic understanding of how low pressure systems evolve has been known for a long time. Instead, some of the biggest storms in the UK's history, such as the Great Storm of October 1987, did not fit this basic understanding. One researcher believes the way we learn about the weather is wrong and has been wrong for 90 years.

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801094552.htm

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Evidence suggests La Niña will return this winter

A return of La Nina, which historically delivers dry conditions, is increasingly likely, according to scientists.

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110907122209.htm

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Strong El Niño could bring increased sea levels, storm surges to US East Coast

Coastal communities along the US East Coast may be at risk to higher sea levels accompanied by more destructive storm surges in future El Niño years, according to a new study. The study was prompted by an unusual number of destructive storm surges along the East Coast during the 2009-2010 El Niño winter.

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110715135330.htm

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100-Year Floods Along the Mississippi River

2011 has been an historic year in terms of weather. The devastating tornadoes of April are being followed by record-breaking floods along the Mississippi River in May. Over the next several weeks, flooding is not expected to dissipate. In fact, the river will continue to rise. More and more locations stand to be affected by the 100-year flooding.

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Source: http://weather.about.com/b/2011/05/05/100-year-floods-along-the-mississippi-river.htm

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Waterlogged northeast braces for more flooding as remnants of Tropical Storm Lee blows into region

Some 10,000 residents near Binghamton, N.Y. were ordered to evacuate early Thursday after the Susquehanna River rose 18 feet in just 24 hours, officials said.

Source: http://www.topix.com/news/weather/2011/09/waterlogged-northeast-braces-for-more-flooding-as-remnants-of-tropical-storm-lee-blows-into-region?fromrss=1

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Dramatic climate swings likely as world warms: Ancient El Niño clue to future floods

Dramatic climate swings behind both last year's Pakistan flooding and this year's Queensland floods in Australia are likely to continue as the world gets warmer, scientists predict. Researchers have discovered that the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the sloshing of the warmest waters on the planet from the West Pacific towards the East Pacific every 2-7 years, continued during Earth's last great warm period, the Pliocene. Their results suggest that swings between the two climatic extremes, known as El Niño and La Niña, may even have occurred more frequently in the warmer past and may increase in frequency in the future.

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714103249.htm

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Aircraft influence the local weather, new study shows; Inadvertent cloud seeding can increase precipitation around major airports

As airplanes fly through the clouds, they often punch holes through the ones that contain supercooled water, or water that has remained in liquid form below its freezing point. Now, researchers say that this phenomenon can lead to increased snowfall around the world's major airports.

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630142835.htm

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'Supercommittee' Makes Jobs Top Focus

Members of the bipartisan ?supercommittee? charged with cutting the deficit by $1.5 trillion said Thursday they were eager to compromise but offered diverging goals for the panel?s work at its first meeting, underscoring the difficulty of agreeing on key issues including job creation and taxes.

Source: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/job-creation-top-focus-at-first-supercommittee-meeting-dpgonc-20110908-ch_14927086

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