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Hot Weather Tips
1:16 pm
Tue June 26, 2012

Helpful tips for hot weather

A favorite summer treat, strawberry ice cream, melts under the heat. Make sure you don't "melt" by following some of our "stay cool" tips.
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Though staying cool when the weather's hot may seem like common sense, here are a few tips and reminders to help you stay comfortable and safe during those scorching summer days.

Find the active cooling center nearest you at United Way 211 or by calling United Way at 2-1-1 on a landline - or if 2-1-1 is blocked, or calling from a cell phone, please dial 800-427-4626.

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Climate Change - Extreme Weather
4:15 pm
Wed May 16, 2012

Report: frequency of severe storms in Midwest doubled over past 50 years

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Credit U.S. Geological Survey
Flooding of the Mississippi River near the St. Louis Gateway Arch in August, 1993.
Credit RMCO and NRDC (Figure 2, p.6, from the report “Doubled Trouble: More Midwestern Extreme Storms”)
Average frequency of days with 3 inches or more of precipitation per weather station per year. Dots indicate annual average frequency per station, the blue line the 1961-2011 linear trend line, and the dashed line the average frequency 1961-1990.
Credit RMCO and NRDC (Figure 9, p.14, from the report “Doubled Trouble: More Midwestern Extreme Storms”)
By-decade changes in the frequency of storms of at least 3 inches in Missouri, compared to a 1961-1990 baseline.
Credit RMCO and NRDC (Figure 4, p.9, from the report "Doubled Trouble: More Midwestern Extreme Storms")
By-decade changes in the frequency of storms of at least 3 inches in Illinois, compared to a 1961-1990 baseline.
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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.

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Weather - Insects
6:25 am
Mon April 2, 2012

Warm weather means more bugs, right? Maybe, maybe not.

Credit (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Local experts say this year’s mild winter and early spring won’t necessarily mean more insect pests like ticks and mosquitoes. The lone star tick (pictured) is the most common of several disease-carrying ticks in Missouri.
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This year’s mild winter and early spring has plants flowering and putting out leaves about three weeks sooner than usual. Ticks and mosquitoes have also been spotted early.

So with all this warm weather, we can expect a particularly bad bug season, right?

Missouri Department of Conservation natural history biologist Mike Arduser says not necessarily. “I hate to use the phrase “old wives’ tale,” but…”

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