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    *Climate*pendulum is swinging rapidly from El Niño to La Niña
    <http://mashable.com/2016/05/12/la-nina-watch-issued/>

Mashable 	 -‎9 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

"It's possible the transition from*El Niño*to La Niña will be quick, 
with forecasters slightly favoring La Niña developing this summer," 
wrote Emily Becker, a scientist at the*Climate*Prediction Center (CPC) 
in Maryland, in a blog post. Like El Niño*...*


    Why this winter's*El Nino*was one of the strongest on record
    <http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/why-this-winter-s-el-nino-was-one-of-the-strongest-on-record-1.3578917>

CBC.ca 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

Two years ago, climatologists were predicting a strong*El Nino*. But 
instead, we got a pretty average weather season during the 2014-15 winter.


    Alberta*wildfire*turns to boreal forests
    <http://grist.org/climate-energy/alberta-wildfire-turns-to-boreal-forests/>

Grist 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

	
	
	

Conditions exacerbated by*climate change*, such as*El Niño*, have 
created dry winters and turned fragile forest ecosystems into 
tinderboxes, as seen last year in Alaska (where 5 million acres of 
forest burned) and this year in Alberta, among other examples.


    The vicious cycle that makes people afraid to talk about*climate
    change*
    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/05/12/the-vicious-cycle-that-makes-people-afraid-to-talk-about-climate-change/>

Washington Post 	 -‎6 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

If you want to understand why it is that on a planet wracked by*climate 
change*, people still don't talk much about*climate change*, then this 
may be the key: They're people. Or, more specifically, they're evolved 
social mammals who are acutely attuned*...*


    Obama's methane rule an aggressive step toward tackling*climate
    change*
    <http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/12/obama-methane-emissions-rule-oil-gas-climate-change>

The Guardian 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

The Obama administration announced on Thursday new rules to cut methane 
emissions from the oil and gas industry almost in half - tackling a 
powerful*climate*pollutant in the president's final months in the White 
House. The rules, stronger than earlier*...*


    Global Air Pollution Is Getting Worse, but Removing It Could
    Worsen*Climate Change*
    <https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601455/global-air-pollution-is-getting-worse-but-removing-it-could-worsen-climate-change/>

MIT Technology Review 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

Global Air Pollution Is Getting Worse, but Removing It Could 
Worsen*Climate Change*. Airborne microscopic particles kill millions of 
people each year, but they also lessen some of the effects of 
man-made*global warming*. by Michael Reilly; May 12, 2016*...*


    Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces*Climate*Smart Agriculture
    and Forestry Results, Additional $72.3 Million*...*
    <http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/05/0112.xml&contentidonly=true>

USDA.gov (press release) 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2016 - Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack 
shared the first results of USDA's Building Blocks for*Climate*Smart 
Agriculture and Forestry, one year after he unveiled the plan at 
Michigan State University. In addition to*...
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