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http://news.yahoo.com/weather/ Get the latest Weather news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Weather news, including analysis and opinion on top Weather stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 23 Jul 2013 18:15:11 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/weather/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp on Tuesday was awarded an Air Force contract worth about $101 million over a decade, to modify the U.S. defense weather satellite program, the U.S. Department of Defense said. The contract work will be performed by Lockheed Martin Space System Corp in Sunnyvale, California, and is scheduled to be completed by October 2020. The program collects various weather, oceanographic and solar data for the Defense Department, and is managed by the Air Force Space Command. It has been in operation for about 50 years. ...http://news.yahoo.com/lockheed-snags-contract-u-defense-weather-satellite-program-221511202.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 18:15:11 -0400Reuterslockheed-snags-contract-u-defense-weather-satellite-program-221511202Entergy Corp. says more than 15,000 customers are without power in Arkansas' Pulaski County as severe thunderstorms roll through the area. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory ...http://news.yahoo.com/storms-knock-power-15k-central-183804126.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 14:38:04 -0400Associated Pressstorms-knock-power-15k-central-183804126Scattered rain and above-normal temperatures continued to boost crop development in South Dakota over the past week. The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop and weather report that there were ...http://news.yahoo.com/rainy-warm-weather-continues-boost-132831468.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 09:28:31 -0400Associated Pressrainy-warm-weather-continues-boost-132831468With the summer storm season upon us in full force, you're bound to hear emergency broadcasts, news reports, and videos of massive thunderstorms, with commentary and terminology you might not be familiar with. Knowing what those words mean can tell you a lot more about what's going on than just what's shown on the screen. Here are six lesser-known terms that are associated with the storm season.http://theweek.com/article/index/247150/6-strange-terms-for-weather-phenomenaTue, 23 Jul 2013 06:30:00 -0400The Week (RSS)article/index/247150/6-strange-terms-for-weather-phenomena(Reuters) - A surface low pressure system located couple of hundred miles south-southeast of the Cape Verde Islands has a medium 40 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said early Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms have become a little more concentrated near the center of the storm system and it is expected to move west-northwestward at 15 to 20 miles per hour, the Miami-based weather forecasters said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/nhc-says-40-percent-chance-cyclone-near-cape-052154564.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 01:21:54 -0400Reutersnhc-says-40-percent-chance-cyclone-near-cape-052154564<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/antarctic-evidence-reveals-past-melting-180116325.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qfpV7u4KWMeY56eAi_dd5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/satellite-image-of-antarctica-lrg.jpg1374514757" width="130" height="86" alt="New Antarctic Evidence Reveals Past Melting" align="left" title="New Antarctic Evidence Reveals Past Melting" border="0" /></a>One of the wild cards in estimating future sea level rise from global warming is the enormous East Antarctic Ice Sheet, which holds more freshwater in its icy expanse than the whole of Greenland.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/antarctic-evidence-reveals-past-melting-180116325.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 14:01:16 -0400LiveScience.comantarctic-evidence-reveals-past-melting-180116325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/antarctic-evidence-reveals-past-melting-180116325.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qfpV7u4KWMeY56eAi_dd5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/satellite-image-of-antarctica-lrg.jpg1374514757" width="130" height="86" alt="New Antarctic Evidence Reveals Past Melting" align="left" title="New Antarctic Evidence Reveals Past Melting" border="0" /></a>One of the wild cards in estimating future sea level rise from global warming is the enormous East Antarctic Ice Sheet, which holds more freshwater in its icy expanse than the whole of Greenland.</p><br clear="all"/>Ken Cuccinelli, the conservative firebrand running for Virginia governor, has taken lots of heat for his views on climate change. The state's attorney general drew a national spotlight for his investigation of University of Virginia climate scientist Michael Mann, and his skepticism of the science that human activities cause global warming. He's been attacked as an ideologue and is the target of an aggressive campaign by the League of Conservation Voters.http://news.yahoo.com/terry-mcauliffe-flip-flopper-thats-just-fine-green-053657417.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 09:32:56 -0400National Journalterry-mcauliffe-flip-flopper-thats-just-fine-green-053657417KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda expects its July coffee exports to fall 3 percent to 300,000 60-kg bags compared with the same month in 2012 due to unfavourable weather conditions, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said in a report seen by Reuters on Monday. "In Central Region, the weather has been generally very hot and dry... there were fears that the hostile weather may affect development of the coffee berries and consequently reduce volume and quality of coffee expected to be picked next harvest season," state-run UCDA said in its June monthly report. ...http://news.yahoo.com/uganda-july-coffee-exports-seen-edging-3-pct-103705816.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 06:37:05 -0400Reutersuganda-july-coffee-exports-seen-edging-3-pct-103705816Climate change could ensure the wipe out of the Iberian Lynx, considered the world's most endangered cat, new research from Spain suggests.http://news.yahoo.com/climate-change-could-wipe-iberian-lynx-170445697.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 13:04:45 -0400LiveScience.comclimate-change-could-wipe-iberian-lynx-170445697<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thunderstorm-threat-wildcard-calif-wildfire-074626684.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oXfU8AXmrcuxzrtHYASHlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d456cb74436d1318380f6a706700e0a7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image provided by NASA shows the agency&#039;s Terra spacecraft photo showing smoke from a wildfire near Idyllwild, Calif., right, and the Los Angeles area, left. The blaze in the San Jacinto Mountains has expanded to roughly 39 square miles and was 15 percent contained Friday July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/NASA)" align="left" title="This image provided by NASA shows the agency&#039;s Terra spacecraft photo showing smoke from a wildfire near Idyllwild, Calif., right, and the Los Angeles area, left. The blaze in the San Jacinto Mountains has expanded to roughly 39 square miles and was 15 percent contained Friday July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) ? Firefighters got little help from Mother Nature on Saturday as much-needed rainfall from expected thunderstorms didn&#039;t materialize for a huge wildfire burning in the Southern California mountains near Palm Springs.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/thunderstorm-threat-wildcard-calif-wildfire-074626684.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 23:47:02 -0400Associated Pressthunderstorm-threat-wildcard-calif-wildfire-074626684<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thunderstorm-threat-wildcard-calif-wildfire-074626684.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oXfU8AXmrcuxzrtHYASHlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d456cb74436d1318380f6a706700e0a7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image provided by NASA shows the agency&#039;s Terra spacecraft photo showing smoke from a wildfire near Idyllwild, Calif., right, and the Los Angeles area, left. The blaze in the San Jacinto Mountains has expanded to roughly 39 square miles and was 15 percent contained Friday July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/NASA)" align="left" title="This image provided by NASA shows the agency&#039;s Terra spacecraft photo showing smoke from a wildfire near Idyllwild, Calif., right, and the Los Angeles area, left. The blaze in the San Jacinto Mountains has expanded to roughly 39 square miles and was 15 percent contained Friday July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) ? Firefighters got little help from Mother Nature on Saturday as much-needed rainfall from expected thunderstorms didn&#039;t materialize for a huge wildfire burning in the Southern California mountains near Palm Springs.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/more-evacuate-weird-weather-fears-calif-fire-042855215.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CjSdtA4eOTmP9NOnwiz.wQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7220de4a09f0f718370f6a7067000f0f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo made Wednesday, July 17, 2013, and released by the U.S. Forest Service, a DC-10 drops fire retardant along an edge of the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet, Calif. The blaze about 100 miles east of Los Angeles had grown to more than 35 square miles in size and had destroyed at least six houses and mobile homes. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)" align="left" title="In this photo made Wednesday, July 17, 2013, and released by the U.S. Forest Service, a DC-10 drops fire retardant along an edge of the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet, Calif. The blaze about 100 miles east of Los Angeles had grown to more than 35 square miles in size and had destroyed at least six houses and mobile homes. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)" border="0" /></a>IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) ? Residents of another 700 homes were advised to retreat to safety on Friday as crews fighting a wildfire in the mountains above Palm Springs grew increasingly concerned about the possibility of unstable weather and erratic winds that could last through the weekend.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/more-evacuate-weird-weather-fears-calif-fire-042855215.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 02:19:58 -0400Associated Pressmore-evacuate-weird-weather-fears-calif-fire-042855215<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/more-evacuate-weird-weather-fears-calif-fire-042855215.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CjSdtA4eOTmP9NOnwiz.wQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7220de4a09f0f718370f6a7067000f0f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo made Wednesday, July 17, 2013, and released by the U.S. Forest Service, a DC-10 drops fire retardant along an edge of the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet, Calif. The blaze about 100 miles east of Los Angeles had grown to more than 35 square miles in size and had destroyed at least six houses and mobile homes. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)" align="left" title="In this photo made Wednesday, July 17, 2013, and released by the U.S. Forest Service, a DC-10 drops fire retardant along an edge of the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet, Calif. The blaze about 100 miles east of Los Angeles had grown to more than 35 square miles in size and had destroyed at least six houses and mobile homes. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)" border="0" /></a>IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) ? Residents of another 700 homes were advised to retreat to safety on Friday as crews fighting a wildfire in the mountains above Palm Springs grew increasingly concerned about the possibility of unstable weather and erratic winds that could last through the weekend.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thunderstorms-could-hamper-efforts-subdue-california-wildfire-200431331.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pOtiMX9ue7tIhdiaH9v2CA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T200431Z_1_CBRE96I1JRL00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FIRE-CALIFORNIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A plume of smoke rises into the night sky as a wildfire, or the so-called Mountain Fire, burns near Idyllwild" align="left" title="A plume of smoke rises into the night sky as a wildfire, or the so-called Mountain Fire, burns near Idyllwild" border="0" /></a>By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters raced on Friday to buttress defensive lines against a fierce blaze roaring for a fifth day near the scenic mountain resort of Idyllwild in Southern California, as thunderstorms in the forecast threatened to hamper efforts to subdue the flames. The so-called Mountain Fire has already burned across more than 24,800 acres of dry brush and timber and forced the evacuation of Idyllwild after destroying seven nearby homes and other property in the rugged San Jacinto range, authorities said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/thunderstorms-could-hamper-efforts-subdue-california-wildfire-200431331.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:01:04 -0400Reutersthunderstorms-could-hamper-efforts-subdue-california-wildfire-200431331<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thunderstorms-could-hamper-efforts-subdue-california-wildfire-200431331.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pOtiMX9ue7tIhdiaH9v2CA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T200431Z_1_CBRE96I1JRL00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FIRE-CALIFORNIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A plume of smoke rises into the night sky as a wildfire, or the so-called Mountain Fire, burns near Idyllwild" align="left" title="A plume of smoke rises into the night sky as a wildfire, or the so-called Mountain Fire, burns near Idyllwild" border="0" /></a>By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters raced on Friday to buttress defensive lines against a fierce blaze roaring for a fifth day near the scenic mountain resort of Idyllwild in Southern California, as thunderstorms in the forecast threatened to hamper efforts to subdue the flames. The so-called Mountain Fire has already burned across more than 24,800 acres of dry brush and timber and forced the evacuation of Idyllwild after destroying seven nearby homes and other property in the rugged San Jacinto range, authorities said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/07/19/weather-blog-relentless-heat/Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:36:48 -04002013/07/19/weather-blog-relentless-heat/No matter your stance or beliefs on the causes of global warming, there is clear scientific evidence the planet is getting hotter. And even if you?re a holdout (which at this point just seems stubborn and silly) and insist that global warming is a myth, you?re not going to want to fire up your oven or stove this week. The heat index in New York City will reach 110? Fahrenheit today. If that?s not enough evidence of planetary temperature uptick, then, well, God help you.http://news.yahoo.com/cheap-sustainable-delicious-tomato-peach-gazpacho-174144788.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:41:44 -0400Takepart.comcheap-sustainable-delicious-tomato-peach-gazpacho-174144788<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/officially-too-hot-outside-everything-164620359.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2DqYCQSJG2XSyMNR01ibgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/It_s_Officially_Too_Hot_Outside-809dd2af1b927bf6a1c7ea8be7b182d1" width="130" height="86" alt="It&#039;s Officially Too Hot Outside for Everything" align="left" title="It&#039;s Officially Too Hot Outside for Everything" border="0" /></a>As we reach the pinnacle of this week&#039;s?heat-dome induced heat-wave, the heat index could get as hight as 108?in New York and 110 in Washington D.C.?today, making it officially too hot for all human activity. The &quot;Peak RealFeel&quot; ? the official meteorological term from Accuweather ? says it will feel like 113 in NY and 112 in D.C. According to the National Weather Service, numbers like that put us in the &quot;danger&quot; zone:</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/officially-too-hot-outside-everything-164620359.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 12:46:20 -0400The Atlantic Wireofficially-too-hot-outside-everything-164620359<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/officially-too-hot-outside-everything-164620359.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2DqYCQSJG2XSyMNR01ibgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/It_s_Officially_Too_Hot_Outside-809dd2af1b927bf6a1c7ea8be7b182d1" width="130" height="86" alt="It&#039;s Officially Too Hot Outside for Everything" align="left" title="It&#039;s Officially Too Hot Outside for Everything" border="0" /></a>As we reach the pinnacle of this week&#039;s?heat-dome induced heat-wave, the heat index could get as hight as 108?in New York and 110 in Washington D.C.?today, making it officially too hot for all human activity. The &quot;Peak RealFeel&quot; ? the official meteorological term from Accuweather ? says it will feel like 113 in NY and 112 in D.C. According to the National Weather Service, numbers like that put us in the &quot;danger&quot; zone:</p><br clear="all"/>http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/07/19/burn-foundation-administrator-be-careful-about-what-you-keep-in-your-car-during-hot-weather/Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:33:24 -04002013/07/19/burn-foundation-administrator-be-careful-about-what-you-keep-in-your-car-during-hot-weather/<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bad-weather-delays-student-teams-zero-gravity-fire-112111040.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/60Bla65PRHhSjrXotdaYAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Bad_Weather_Delays_Student_Team%27s-09c176b06b6272019f030a54dd6a94dc" width="130" height="86" alt="Bad Weather Delays Student Team&#039;s Zero-Gravity Fire Experiment" align="left" title="Bad Weather Delays Student Team&#039;s Zero-Gravity Fire Experiment" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON ? A student team of aspiring engineers will have to wait at least one more day to get a taste of zero gravity after Mother Nature spoiled its attempt to experiment with fire on a NASA microgravity flight today (July 18).</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bad-weather-delays-student-teams-zero-gravity-fire-112111040.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 07:21:11 -0400SPACE.combad-weather-delays-student-teams-zero-gravity-fire-112111040<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bad-weather-delays-student-teams-zero-gravity-fire-112111040.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/60Bla65PRHhSjrXotdaYAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Bad_Weather_Delays_Student_Team%27s-09c176b06b6272019f030a54dd6a94dc" width="130" height="86" alt="Bad Weather Delays Student Team&#039;s Zero-Gravity Fire Experiment" align="left" title="Bad Weather Delays Student Team&#039;s Zero-Gravity Fire Experiment" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON ? A student team of aspiring engineers will have to wait at least one more day to get a taste of zero gravity after Mother Nature spoiled its attempt to experiment with fire on a NASA microgravity flight today (July 18).</p><br clear="all"/>Wake-Up Call! is Hotline's daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT'S NEWSThe Senate voted Thursday to confirm Gina McCarthy as EPA admin. after a delay of more than 130 days, a job that will make her a central figure in Pres. Obama's historic but controversial plan to fight global warming (National Journal). The Senate also confirmed Thomas Perez as the next Labor sec. (Washington Post).VA GOV: $8.6M of the $11.6M ex-DNC chair Terry McAuliffe has raised, 74%, has come from out of state donors (National Journal). ...http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-labor-epa-nominees-mackers-state-donors-085537582.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 04:55:37 -0400National Journalsenate-confirms-labor-epa-nominees-mackers-state-donors-085537582Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Thursday blamed climate change for wildfires that have destroyed almost 28,000 acres in Nevada this summer.http://news.yahoo.com/harry-reid-blames-nevada-wildfires-climate-change-065113309.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 02:51:13 -0400National Journalharry-reid-blames-nevada-wildfires-climate-change-065113309http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_cuyahoga/Northeast-Ohio-seniors-suffering-from-heat-waveThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:41:10 -0400dpp/news/local_news/oh_cuyahoga/Northeast-Ohio-seniors-suffering-from-heat-wave<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-unlikely-climate-change-partner-china-220534738.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAeWG80gykML9L77nypZvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f273513809c0f618370f6a7067003083.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world?s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations like India and Brazil to get on board, too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world?s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations like India and Brazil to get on board, too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-unlikely-climate-change-partner-china-220534738.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:21:47 -0400Associated Pressobamas-unlikely-climate-change-partner-china-220534738<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-unlikely-climate-change-partner-china-220534738.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAeWG80gykML9L77nypZvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f273513809c0f618370f6a7067003083.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world?s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations like India and Brazil to get on board, too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world?s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations like India and Brazil to get on board, too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-chief-environmental-regulator-195934538.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g3q2pFX3ZDYpPFYBSZA7FQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222716Z_3_CBRE96H1JJJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CLIMATE-EPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="McCarthy testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency" align="left" title="McCarthy testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency" border="0" /></a>By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy on Thursday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a long-awaited move that could help President Barack Obama revive his plans to fight climate change. The Senate voted 59 to 40 for McCarthy, who oversaw rules on mercury and soot pollution from power plants in her prior job as the EPA&#039;s top air official, a position she held since 2009. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-chief-environmental-regulator-195934538.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:27:16 -0400Reuterssenate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-chief-environmental-regulator-195934538<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-chief-environmental-regulator-195934538.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g3q2pFX3ZDYpPFYBSZA7FQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222716Z_3_CBRE96H1JJJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CLIMATE-EPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="McCarthy testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency" align="left" title="McCarthy testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency" border="0" /></a>By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy on Thursday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a long-awaited move that could help President Barack Obama revive his plans to fight climate change. The Senate voted 59 to 40 for McCarthy, who oversaw rules on mercury and soot pollution from power plants in her prior job as the EPA&#039;s top air official, a position she held since 2009. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/07/18/weather-blog-the-hottest-day-of-2013/Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:22:34 -04002013/07/18/weather-blog-the-hottest-day-of-2013/The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Gina McCarthy as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, a job that will make her a central figure in President Obama's historic but controversial plan to fight global warming.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-head-epa-155436876.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:10:20 -0400National Journalsenate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-head-epa-155436876Gina McCarthy, President Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and thus to play a central role in his controversial climate change plan, moved a step closer to Senate confirmation Thursday, as Senators voted 69-31 on a procedural measure clearing the way to the final vote locking her into the job. Senate leadership aides say they expect she'll receive the 60 votes necessary for confirmation, adding that the final vote will likely come later Thursday--although it could be delayed until next week.http://news.yahoo.com/gina-mccarthy-moves-step-closer-heading-epa-145925407.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:59:25 -0400National Journalgina-mccarthy-moves-step-closer-heading-epa-145925407

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