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The floods battered New England, then Nashville, then Arkansas, then Oklahoma — and were followed by a deluge in Pakistan that has upended the lives of 20 million people. — full article at www10.nytimes.com

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Update August 2nd: to be as transparent as possible on this blog, I should note I've joined the Amazon Associates program . I will only link to books I have personally found useful and worth buying. Update July 27th 2010: Sometimes those closest to you are the easiest to ignore or forget. Very ... — full article at zerofabricwastefashion.blogspot.com

The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. The global average land surface temperature for July and January–July was warmest on record. The global ocean surface temperature for ... — full article at noaanews.noaa.gov

Five Academy of Art University Architecture students built more than confidence when they won a citation from the American Institute of Architects , East Bay (AIAEB). Students Justin Ackerman, Mary Telling, Justin Hanan, Shaum Mehra and Shanay Moghbel put their design skills and ingenuity to ... — full article at academyart.edu

Reuters: Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009 fell 1.3 percent to 31.3 billion tonnes in the first year-on-year decline in this decade, German renewable energy institute IWR said on Friday. The Muenster-based institute, which advises German ministries, cited the global economic crisis ... — full article at reuters.com

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan issued new flood warnings on Thursday that could last into the weekend as government and relief agencies strained to confront the toll from a growing humanitarian disaster. — full article at www10.nytimes.com

Think Progress updates the Pakistan/climate/security story. Denizens of Washington DC are reeling from a catastrophic storm that knocked out power for 100,000, toppled trees, and flooded streets. Much of the Gulf Coast is under flood warnings, and the central United States is sweltering ... — full article at climateprogress.org

Help us compile a list of 100 tasks that G20 governments should undertake to prove their commitment to tackling the biodiversity crisis • Submit your idea • See what other readers have suggested It's on course to make the farcical climate talks in Copenhagen look like a roaring success. The ... — full article at guardian.co.uk

French architect Jaubert Francois proposes a new skyscraper for Paris that consists of two towers joined by a vertical park that starts at the ground plane and finishes at a soccer pitch on the rooftop. The “Hyper-Tower” is a mixed-use development with residential and sports facilities on the ... — full article at evolo.us

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  From the New York architects Decker Yeadon comes Light Sanctuary, a massive desert sculpture designed to look like a mirage. Or is it a mirage that looks like a massive desert sculpture? Mind? Blown. However you want to look at it, the piece is 100 acres of (real) 33-foot-tall ... — full article at fastcodesign.com

ak1000 tidal turbine photo With two sets of blades, the turbine is designed to be able to generate power from both ebb and flood tides, and is designed to be able to withstand the marine conditions off Scotland. Atlantis Resources chief executive Tim Cornelius touted the durability of AK1000 to ... — full article at treehugger.com

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Unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events. Several regions of the world are currently coping with severe weather-related events — full article at wmo.int

The July 2010 global map of surface temperature anomalies (Figure 1), relative to the average July in the 1951-1980 period of climatology, provides a useful picture of current climate. It was more than 5°C (about 10°F) warmer than climatology in the eastern European region including Moscow. ... — full article at data.giss.nasa.gov

AK-1000. Pic: Atlantis Resources The AK-1000 will be taken by ship from Invergordon to Orkney — full article at bbc.co.uk

A report on root causes of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is expected by the end of October. — full article at green.blogs.nytimes.com

Drought-stricken Lake Mead has dropped an additional 10 feet since last summer, and now, Arizona and other Colorado River users are scrambling to keep the reservoir full enough to avoid water rationing. Before year's end, the lake will likely sink to within 9 feet of the level that would trigger ... — full article at azcentral.com

It's easy to quench your thirst for greenery when you've got a big back yard of your own, but what about apartment-dwellers or folks with just a small porch to work with? Never fear! There are lots of fun ways to add some plant life, even in smaller spaces. 1. Container Water Garden  ... — full article at greenupgrader.com