Climate change effects

• The continental U.S. has just experienced the hottest 12 month period in recorded history. The West is on fire. The Maldives are going underwater and California can expect a sea level rise of six inches in less than 20 years.
(Huffington Post)
• The researchers avoided the issue of causality by not claiming that climate change caused the higher temperatures, but in effect stating: "If climate change is occurring, these are the impacts we would expect to see.
(Salon)
• Among those events exacerbated by climate change were heat waves in Texas and Oklahoma These and other measures are essential to reducing the effects of extreme weather events and forging a safer future.
(CNN)
• The California Milk Advisory Board has got to love this.
(Huffington Post)
• And on and on. Politics aside, the encouraging news is that individuals and businesses are taking actions to address the effects of climate change and reduce the potential impacts to come.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• Pervasive jellyfish and increasingly acidic waters are two anticipated effects of climate change on the world's oceans. Research published yesterday in Nature Climate Change unveiled yet another threat: waterborne bacteria that can cause serious stomach trouble.
(YAHOO!)
• Polar bears are currently facing the effects of climate change, this time caused by humans, as the Arctic sea ice upon which they live recedes to unprecedented levels.
(YAHOO!)
• Because climate effects are most noticeable to the general public in toward higher temperatures and the range of anomalies has increased.
(Forbes)
• The drought effect isn't all that unusual Related: What we know about climate change and drought. Suzy Khimm covers the budget, economic policy, and financial regulatory reform.
(Washington Post)
• Research shows that 80 per cent of households depend on agriculture. This dependence makes the country more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Farmers are grappling with inconsistent weather that have affected rainfall patterns in most parts of the country.
(AllAfrica.com)