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New research pins some extreme weather events on climate changeA new report identities anthropogenic causes for about half of 12 extreme weather events from 2012.
Cheetah cubs (and their puppy pal) join Dallas ZooTwo male cheetah cubs have joined the Dallas Zoo population, and zoo officials have marked the occasion by providing them with a puppy.聽Who says cats and dogs can't get along?聽
How to cool an electric car batteryWhat is a manufacturer to do about electric car batteries susceptibility to heat? As it turns out, the answer depends on what the warranty says, not so much on what the owner鈥檚 manual warns you not to do, Finley writes.
Obama climate plan wins overseas support in run-up to G20President Obama's plan to cut overseas funding of coal plants got the support of five Nordic countries during the president's trip to Stockholm ahead of the G20 summit. Can China and other emerging economies reduce their coal dependence? 聽
US refineries capitalize on Latin American shortfallAlthough Latin America鈥檚 oil production has grown steadily in recent years, the region鈥檚 refineries have been unable to keep pace with rising demand, Arthur writes.聽US Gulf Coast refineries have responded quickly to rising global demand, and Latin America has become their largest overseas market.聽
Tropical storm Gabrielle fizzles: Why has hurricane season been so calm?Tropical storm Gabrielle was the seventh Atlantic tropical cyclone this season, but no hurricanes have yet formed, which is unusual. Another 10 hurricane-free days would set a record.
Tropical storm Gabrielle downgraded to tropical depression during heavy rains in Puerto RicoTropical storm Gabrielle felled many trees and caused small landslides in Puerto Rico before being downgraded to a tropical depression.- Tropical storm Gabrielle brings heavy rain to Puerto RicoTropical storm Gabrielle's聽maximum sustained winds early Thursday are near 40 mph with slight strengthening possible over the next two days.
Oil's dwindling role in Middle East affairsThe US is becoming less dependent on Arab oil, Salhani writes, making it less of an issue when it comes to decisions about Syria and the Middle East.聽
Why oil prices will stay high 鈥� even without a Syria crisisA strike on Syria would at least temporarily boost oil prices on fears of violence spreading across the Middle East. But production problems elsewhere in the Middle East and Africa are keeping energy markets on edge.
Tesla Motors goes to EuropeTesla Motors opened its first assembly plant in Europe last month, and the electric carmaker is expanding its 'Supercharger' network abroad. Will Europeans warm to the Tesla Motors Model S?- What's a Hyperloop? Who's Elon Musk? Take our Tesla Motors quiz!
See how much you know about Elon Musk and Tesla Motors, the electric car company turning the auto industry on its head.
Power outage takes out 70 percent of VenezuelaVenezuela power outage blamed on electric grid backbone, shutting down traffic lights and subway trains in the capital of Caracas. But President Maduro says Venezuela's power outage is being addressed and electricity 'progressively restored.'
Can electric utilities innovate?Electric utilities are usually characterized as 鈥榓nti-innovators鈥� as their ultimate goal is only to sell electricity at the lowest cost and highest reliability, Nicholson writes. But a new study suggests some paths forward for the electric utility industry.
Missile test boosts oil prices. Would US tap emergency oil supply?A joint US-Israel missile test Tuesday boosted oil prices and renewed worries that a spread of conflict in the Middle East could block oil supplies. If oil prices continue to rise, would the US tap emergency oil supplies to avoid damaging a fragile economic recovery?
How global warming may lessen chance of another superstorm SandyGlobal warming could further lower the likelihood of the atmospheric conditions that聽last year shoved superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says. But聽stronger storms will worsen with global warming, the study found, and outweigh changes in steering currents predicted by the study's computer models.- How global warming may lessen chance of another superstorm SandyGlobal warming could further lower the likelihood of the atmospheric conditions that聽last year shoved superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says. But聽stronger storms will worsen with global warming, the study found, and outweigh changes in steering currents predicted by the study's computer models.
- 727-pound alligator shot with crossbow727-pound alligator sets new record in Mississippi. Dustin Bockman, a UPS driver from Vicksburg, took the 727-pound alligator in the Mississippi River. It was 13-feet, 4.5-inches long.
Should you divest from coal and oil?Students across the US are pushing college endowments to divest from fossil fuels. But endowments worry it will trim profits. Can you divest from coal and oil without hurting your portfolio?
Fukushima radiation levels surge 18-foldFukushima radiation near water storage tank surges 18-fold. Because of radioactive water leaking from the tank at the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima, radiation has become a new threat for Japan.聽
