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Climate Efforts Falling Short, U.N. Panel Says

by Myrna Posted on April 13, 2014

The countries of the world have dragged their feet so long on global warming that only an intensive push in the next 15 years can stave off potential disaster, United Nations-appointed experts said. Excerpt from:  Climate Efforts Falling Short, U.N. Panel Says ; ;Related ArticlesU.N. Climate Panel Warns Speedier Action Is NeededDot Earth Blog: Nations’ Handling of New Climate Report Presages Divisions in Treaty EffortRetro Report: Promises of Preparedness Followed Devastating Earthquakes. And Yet. ;

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Amid ‘Exploding’ Houses and a Wave of Mud, a Maternal Instinct Flared

by Myrna Posted on April 9, 2014

When a landslide swept down on Oso, Wash., last month, it propelled Amanda Skorjanc and her infant son about 600 feet, with the couch they had been sitting on swept along with them. Original link:  Amid ‘Exploding’ Houses and a Wave of Mud, a Maternal Instinct Flared ; ;Related ArticlesWashington Landslide Deaths Rise to 33How to Think Like the Dutch in a Post-Sandy WorldOp-Ed Contributors: Global Warming Scare Tactics ;

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Even New York Drivers Wowed by a White, Winged Commuter

by Myrna Posted on April 9, 2014

An odd moment in which a white pigeon races commuters on a New York highway seems a little less odd after some Googling. See original article –  Even New York Drivers Wowed by a White, Winged Commuter ; ;Related ArticlesShowtime Series Aims to Engage Sleepy Public on Global Warming With Celebrity GuidesOther Voices: Earth Institute’s Steven Cohen Seeks a Post-Hysterical Approach to Climate ProgressThe Uphill Climate Challenge in ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ ;

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Even New York Drivers Wowed by a White, Winged Commuter

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Dot Earth Blog: The Uphill Climate Challenge in ‘Years of Living Dangerously’

by Myrna Posted on April 9, 2014

Some thoughts on the challenges facing a nine-part Showtime series on global warming. See original article here: Dot Earth Blog: The Uphill Climate Challenge in ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ ; ;Related ArticlesDot Earth Blog: Showtime Series Aims to Engage Sleepy Public on Global Warming With Celebrity GuidesShowtime Series Aims to Engage Sleepy Public on Global Warming With Celebrity GuidesDot Earth Blog: Other Voices: Earth Institute’s Steven Cohen Seeks a Post-Hysterical Approach to Climate Progress ;

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Dot Earth Blog: The Uphill Climate Challenge in ‘Years of Living Dangerously’

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The Uphill Climate Challenge in ‘Years of Living Dangerously’

by Myrna Posted on April 9, 2014

Some thoughts on the challenges facing a nine-part Showtime series on global warming. Original post:  The Uphill Climate Challenge in ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ ; ;Related ArticlesShowtime Series Aims to Engage Sleepy Public on Global Warming With Celebrity GuidesOther Voices: Earth Institute’s Steven Cohen Seeks a Post-Hysterical Approach to Climate ProgressDot Earth Blog: Showtime Series Aims to Engage Sleepy Public on Global Warming With Celebrity Guides ;

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The Uphill Climate Challenge in ‘Years of Living Dangerously’

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Landslide’s Debris Hampers a Search for Remains

by Myrna Posted on March 31, 2014

Some areas are still so watery that heavy equipment cannot enter, and no roads exist from most of the work areas so that material can be trucked out. Originally posted here:   Landslide’s Debris Hampers a Search for Remains ; ;Related ArticlesAs Landslide Debris Slows Search, Residents Resolve to HelpSweetwater Journal: Rattlesnake Wranglers, Armed With GasolineDot Earth Blog: U.N. Climate Report Authors Answer 11 Basic Questions ;

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As Landslide Debris Slows Search, Residents Resolve to Help

by Myrna Posted on March 30, 2014

The landslide has claimed more than 20 lives so far, according to an official count from the Snohomish County medical examiner, with many more people reported dead by family members and volunteers. See more here:  As Landslide Debris Slows Search, Residents Resolve to Help ; ;Related ArticlesDeath Toll Climbs to 18 a Week After LandslideFor Californians, 2 Quakes Put Preparedness Back on the MapEarthquake Rattles Los Angeles Area ;

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Anxious Wait for News Days After Deadly Landslide

by Myrna Posted on March 28, 2014

Officials have been slow to update the death toll, even as volunteers at the site in Oso, Wash., reported numerous bodies that had been discovered. Link:  Anxious Wait for News Days After Deadly Landslide ; ;Related ArticlesDot Earth Blog: Rising Seas + Dams + Aquifer Pumping = Delta BluesWhite House Unveils Plans to to Cut Methane EmissionsNew Mexico Is Reaping a Bounty in Pecans as Other States Struggle ;

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No Easy Way to Restrict Construction in Risky Areas

by Myrna Posted on March 28, 2014

The government has broad authority to regulate safety in decisions about where and how to build, but it can count on trouble when it tries to restrict the right to build. Originally from:  No Easy Way to Restrict Construction in Risky Areas ; ;Related ArticlesDot Earth Blog: Rising Seas + Dams + Aquifer Pumping = Delta BluesWhite House Unveils Plans to to Cut Methane EmissionsNew Mexico Is Reaping a Bounty in Pecans as Other States Struggle ;

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No Easy Way to Restrict Construction in Risky Areas

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Seeking a Town on the Border of Fiction and Reality

by Myrna Posted on March 28, 2014

Google recently removed Agloe, N.Y., in the western Catskills, from its map, but how it endured on area charts for so long remains a cartographic mystery. Source:   Seeking a Town on the Border of Fiction and Reality ; ;Related ArticlesMost Chinese Cities Fail Minimum Air Quality Standards, Study SaysDot Earth Blog: Rising Seas + Dams + Aquifer Pumping = Delta BluesWhite House Unveils Plans to to Cut Methane Emissions ;

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