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    'The blob': how marine heatwaves are causing
    unprecedented*climate*chaos
    <https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/15/the-blob-how-marine-heatwaves-are-causing-unprecedented-climate-chaos>

The Guardian 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

This chaos was caused by a single massive*heatwave*, unlike anything 
ever seen before. But it was not the sort of*heatwave*we are used to 
thinking about, where the air gets thick with warmth. This occurred in 
the ocean,*..*.Western Australia had an unprecedented surge of hot water 
along its coast. Surface temperatures were up to 5C higher than the 
usual seasonal temperature*. The pool of warm water stretched more than 
1,500km from Ningaloo to the southern tip of the continent at Cape 
Leeuwin, and it extended more than 200km offshore. Unlike a terrestrial 
heatwave that will normally last a couple of weeks at most, this 
persisted for more than 10 weeks....But five years later the full impact 
of that marine heatwave have are beginning to be more fully 
understood......*"*I personally, as a scientist, I*'*m curious to see 
what happens. I hope to live long enough – maybe 20 or 30 years – to see 
what this experiment is going to turn into.*"... *He said *the situation 
is very grave for humanity but exciting for scientists*. He compared the 
situation to a surgeon being faced with a sick patient. *"*If he has a 
very complicated surgery, of course he cares for the patient, but on the 
other hand he is very excited about trying a new surgery and potentially 
solving it.*"**

    New York*heatwave*could cause cockroaches to fly in right conditions
    <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3739190/You-thought-heat-bad-come-cockroaches-Warnings-heat-wave-cause-huge-nubers-bugs.html>

Daily Mail 	 -‎17 hours ago‎ 	

With muggy weather conditions in New York City, cockroaches have the 
right environment to fly. Bell Environmental Services entomologist Ken 
Schumann told DNAinfo: 'In hot steam tunnels, something with the 
temperature and the humidity encourages them ...

*Zika virus: Floridians fear 'Pandora's box' of genetically altered 
mosquitos 
<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/14/florida-keys-zika-virus-genetically-modified-mosquitoes>*
Guardian  For the last five years, the biotechnology company Oxitec has 
been developing *a plan to experimentally release the GMO mosquitoes in 
the Keys, *which scientists hope could eventually impede the spread of 
the Zika virus...."It is the perfect scientific trial site," said Derric 
Nimmo, a spokesman for Oxitec and a molecular biologist, about Key 
Haven. "Wouldn't it be wonderful if the Keys mosquito control district 
could say, 'We don't have Aedes aegypti here – you can't get dengue or 
Zika?'"

*Arctic's climate on a cliff-edge (The Siberian Times) 
<http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/news/n0704-arctics-climate-on-a-cliff-edge/>*
*Shoreline on remote island retreats by 74 metres in seven years due to 
increased wave power of unfrozen sea, and thawing permafrost.*...The 
stunning speed of the coastal erosion on Wiese Island in the northern 
Kara Sea - shown here - is a graphic example of the impact of warming 
temperatures in the Siberian Arctic. Ironically, the collapsing building 
is a disused Soviet meteorological station that now stands on the brink 
due to changes in the weather. ..Our main pictures shows it about to 
collapse into the frozen sea last winter. It may already have done so 
this summer...Seven years ago it stood some 74 metres from the sea. When 
it was built in 1945, it was much further away.

    Boston is preparing a plan to cope with*climate change*
    <http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-08-14/boston-preparing-plan-cope-climate-change>

PRI 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

As a port city with low-lying areas, Boston, Massachusetts is 
particularly vulnerable to*sea level rise*that is expected to occur due 
to*global warming*. So, the city's mayor, Marty Walsh, is taking action 
now: He has commissioned a team of experts*...*

    Siachen riskier for soldiers as global warming results into melting
    ...
    <http://www.firstpost.com/india/siachen-riskier-for-soldiers-as-global-warming-results-into-melting-glaciers-2955554.html>

Firstpost 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

Climate change is making the life of the soldiers posted in the world's 
highest and arduous battlefield - Siachen Glacier - not just tough but 
also dangerous, as ...

    U.S. states agreed to keep Exxon*climate*-deception probe secret:
    here's why
    <http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1105537_u-s-states-agreed-to-keep-exxon-climate-deception-probe-secret-heres-why>

Green Car Reports 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

As far back as the 1970s, Exxon conducted research that confirmed the 
occurrence of*climate change*—and that burning fossil fuels is a major 
contributor to it.

*Clinton keeps talking as protester tries to rush to stage (clean 
energy) 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/clinton-keeps-talking-as-protester-tries-to-rush-to-stage/2016/08/10/5cdacbae-5f34-11e6-84c1-6d27287896b5_video.html>*
Washington Post Secret Service agents rushed to Democratic presidential 
nominee Hillary Clinton's side at a rally in Des Moines, Aug. 10, 
stopping a protester who was running at the stage. Clinton didn't stop 
speaking during the incident. (The Washington Post)

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