Lawrence — Kansas Interfaith Power & Light (Kansas IPL) held its first annual dinner meeting in Lawrence on Tuesday evening. A capacity crowd at Local Burger Restaurant heard Dr. Karl Brooks, Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region VII, outline the agency’s responsibilities and discuss clean air, clean water and an abundant energy [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Report: Frequency of severe storms in Midwest doubled over past 50 years
May 21, 2012 – 12:41 pm
By Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio: A new report from the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that the frequency of severe storms across the Midwest has doubled over the past 50 years. The report analyzed precipitation data from more than 200 weather stations in eight Midwestern states. It [...]
U.S. completes warmest 12-month period in 117 years
May 9, 2012 – 12:51 pm
By Jason Samenow via the Washington Post’s “Capital Weather Gang” blog. For the complete post click here. May 2011 to April 12 ranked as the warmest 12-month stretch over the U.S. since records began in 1895 (NOAA NCDC) As far back as records go (1895), never has the U.S. strung together 12 straight months warmer [...]