‘The past two weeks have witnessed the worst forest fires in Colorado history, a deadly Mid-Atlantic storm that left 23 dead and four million without power, and a record shattering heat wave across the East Coast and Midwest that has not seen since the Dust Bowl. More than 2,000 heat records have been broken in the past week. As the words “extreme weather” flash across TV screens, where are the other two words: “global warming”?’

via “This Is Just the Beginning”: Forest Fires, Deadly Storms, Record Heat Reveal a Changed Climate.

‘Science educator Bill Nye on Monday told CNN that they weren’t doing the public any favors by giving climate change deniers equal airtime because “the two sides aren’t equal.”’

via Bill Nye to CNN: ‘The two sides aren’t equal’ on climate change | The Raw Story.

‘California and the West, which have experienced a surge in wildfire during the last decade, can expect more of the same with global warming, according to a study published Tuesday.’

via Global warming to bring more wildfire to California – latimes.com.

‘(Reuters) – More than 15,000 anti-nuclear protesters blocked streets outside the Japanese prime minister’s office on Friday, beating drums and chanting slogans against the restart of reactors nearly 16 months after the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.’

via Japanese protesters fill streets as nuclear re-start looms | Reuters.

‘DHAKA (Reuters) – Days of rain in Bangladesh, some of the heaviest in years, have set off flash floods and landslides, killing at least 70 people and stranding about 200,000, police and officials said on Wednesday.’

via Seventy dead, 200,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods – Yahoo! News.

‘WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate gas emissions from power plants and vehicles, dealing a setback to fossil fuel industries, states and lobbying groups that have fought for years to delay taking steps to address climate change.’

via U.S. court upholds EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases – latimes.com.

‘Sea levels along the California coast are expected to rise up to 1 foot in 20 years, 2 feet by 2050 and as much as 5 1/2 feet by the end of the century, climbing slightly more than the global average and increasing the risk of flooding and storm damage, a new study says.’

via California sea levels to rise 5-plus feet this century, study says – latimes.com.

‘TOKYO (Reuters) – Two prominent seismologists said on Tuesday that Japan is ignoring the safety lessons of last year’s Fukushima crisis and warned against restarting two reactors next month.’

via Seismologists warn Japan against nuclear restart – Yahoo! News.

‘After a state report predicts higher ocean levels, based in part on global-warming data, new legislation seeks to all but outlaw such projections. The bill has drawn ridicule, as well as scrutiny of the state’s new political climate.’

via North Carolina bill challenges sea level forecast – latimes.com.

‘In the ramshackle apartment blocks and sooty concrete homes that line the dusty roads of urban India, there is a new status symbol on proud display. An air-conditioner has become a sign of middle-class status in developing nations, a must-have dowry item.’

via In Rising Use of Air-Conditioning, Hard Choices – NYTimes.com.