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As hurricane season starts, US facing heightened risk

Scientists are warning that the 2013 Atlantic season is likely to have more storms than average and more major hurricanes.

Climate Central June 3, 2013

Old data reveals warming oceans in new analysis

A main finding by Australian and U.S. researchers that the impact of global warming on the oceans may have been significantly underestimated.

Climate News Network June 2, 2013

Texas power grid poised to be put to the test again

The state's grid will have the lowest percentage of power reserves this summer of any region of the country, according to a recent report.

Texas Tribune May 21, 2013

Fish migration reveals ocean warming

Canadian researchers have found a way to detect evidence of climate change in the oceans – by working out what temperatures suit different fish species.

Climate News Network May 21, 2013

Drought gobbles up Texas turkey hunt

Turkey-hunting season in Texas is in a dry spell, with more young jakes than bearded toms in the bead of hunters' shotguns.

Daily Climate May 17, 2013

Rockies and Everest lose ice and snow

The Rockies have lost significant amounts of snow cover since 1980, with climate change caused by human activities thought partly responsible.

Climate News Network May 15, 2013

Tinderbox-dry Western US at high risk of major wildfires

Federal officials are preparing for another challenging fire season, complicated by budget cuts.

Climate Central May 15, 2013

Texas groundwater levels drop sharply, study finds

Levels in major aquifers dropped considerably from 2010 to 2011, as the state's drought intensified.

Texas Tribune May 15, 2013

Austin company has unique answer to capturing CO2 emissions

In an effort to curb emissions from industrial plants, the company's technology turns the greenhouse gas into solids that can be sold commercially.

Reporting Texas May 1, 2013

Galveston still healing, 5 years after Hurricane Ike

Houses stand vacant, the city is locked in litigation with a state-run insurance agency, and a fight over rebuilding public housing is finally nearing resolution.

Texas Tribune April 30, 2013

More states blow the whistle on high school football heat illness

With spring practices underway, states are changing how high school football teams deal with the heat.

Daily Climate April 30, 2013

Black carbon flows from soil to seas

Charcoal and other forms of black carbon do not, as previously thought, stay where they are buried: they migrate to the oceans and recirculate the carbon they contain.

Climate News Network April 25, 2013

Texas House panel hears about climate change’s threats

Days after the House voted to strip a 22-year-old reference to climate change from Texas law, a panel heard testimony about harm that climate change could bring.

Texas Tribune April 22, 2013

Scientists raise questions on drought and climate

A federal report on the causes of the 2012 drought prompts scientific debate over the role that climate change may have played.

Climate Central April 18, 2013

Antarctic Peninsula’s thaw speeds up

Ice in parts of Antarctica is now melting during the summer faster than at any time in the last 1,000 years, and the most marked speed-up in the thaw has occurred since 1960, scientists say.

Climate News Network April 17, 2013

East Texans wonder: Is fracking waste causing quakes?

“Disposal wells” for waste from fracking, not that drilling practice itself, are the main suspects as causes of recent earthquakes.

Reporting Texas April 2, 2013

Climate change is increasing seasonal allergies

Allergy-related Google search trends show how the timing of allergy season varies from year to year, depending largely on spring weather.

Climate Central April 2, 2013

Old King Coal keeps rollin’ along

U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions are coming down – within the U.S. Exports of coal and gas also export their climate-changing pollution.

Climate News Network March 27, 2013

Drought response sparks the Battle of St. Augustine

Native grasses use less water but aren't as socially acceptable for lawns as grasses like St. Augustine.

Texas Tribune March 25, 2013

Warming has doubled risk of Katrina-like storm surges

Katrina caused water levels to rise by up to 28 feet in 2005, devastating communities and contributing to more than 2,000 deaths.

Climate Central March 19, 2013

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