USE ME! Essentially, this is a catch all for everything. This is probably the ONLY category where things that are not directly related to Rising Tide affiliates/allies should go. For example if a coal company goes out of business (and we didn’t directly cause it) it should probably only go here.
The Age (Melbourne, Australia)
August 9, 2008
Violence to rise as city gets hotter
Kate Lahey
RISING temperatures are likely to bring increased
levels of violence to Melbourne by 2010, and are
highly likely to by 2030, a report being
considered by the city council finds.
Excerpts:
* The number of flood disasters along
Canadian rivers seems to be on the rise, with 70%
of floods over the past century occurring after
1959.
* Between 1950 and 2000, Canada experienced
at least 37 major droughts, about two thirds of
which occurred in the Prairie provinces.
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Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
Thu Aug 7, 2008 2:02pm EDT By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO (Reuters) – Tropical downpours are becoming more frequent and the
trend seems worse than expected, bringing greater risks of flash floods,
scientists said on Thursday.
“As the tropics warm are seeing an increased frequency in the heaviest
rainfall,” said Richard Allan of the University of Reading in England, who
co-authored a study of tropical rains with Brian Soden of the University
of Miami.
Forecasters increase Atlantic hurricane outlook
Could be up to 18 named storms
JENNIFER KAY Published: 08.08.2008
MIAMI – Federal forecasters on Thursday upgraded their outlook for this Atlantic hurricane season to include two more named storms than previously predicted.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects an 85 percent probability of an above-normal season — up from 65 percent in May.
In its August update, NOAA said there was a better than average chance of 14 to 18 named storms, seven to 10 hurricanes and three to six hurricanes of at least Category 3 strength, which would be top sustained winds of at least 111 mph.