Lima-based BBC correspondent Dan Collyns reports that 246 children have died from pneumonia and other respiratory infections so far this year in Peru’s southern Andes. According to reports, this year freezing temperatures arrived about three months earlier than usual. The deaths are attributed to extreme freezing temperatures and strong winds. Reports also refer to aid workers’ […]
Higher Temperatures and Energy Costs Generating Inspiration, Not Perspiration
Posted by Isabel Cowles to findingDulcinea As utility costs rise, many Americans have found creative solutions to staying cool. Instead of leaving the air conditioners running at full blast throughout the house, consumers have turned to ceiling fans, cold baths and, in some cases, even backyard windmills. Learning to do without air conditioning may become […]
Rising Temperatures Could Mean Rise in Kidney Stones
Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea Global warming may be associated with an increase in kidney stones, say Dallas scientists in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The latest news on global warming’s impact may not be as serious as the hurricanes, tsunamis, global floods, droughts, and the […]
Global surface temperatures increasing
Global surface temperatures increasing February 11, 2008 According to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global average surface temperature has increased over the 20th century by about 0.6°C. Report also indicate that past and current emissions mean that an increase in temperature […]
Global Temperature may come down this year
World temperatures will cool slightly in 2008, but it will remain among the top 10 hottest years on record, British weather experts predicted on Thursday. The impact of a strong La Nina climate pattern over the Pacific will help keep temperatures down, according to the annual forecast by the Met Office and the University […]
Global Temperatures – II
Scientists agree the Earth’s climate is being directly affected by human activity, and for many people around the world, these changes are having negative effects. Records show that 11 of the last 12 years were among the 12 warmest on record worldwide. The just-released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Summary for Policy Makers […]