Official: Colorado’s Fires Play Role In Shaping Climate Change Opinions Increasingly common experiences with extreme climate-related events such as the Colorado wildfires, a record warm spring and preseason hurricanes have convinced many Americans climate change is a reality, the head of a U.S. scientific agency said Friday. [News Source]

Experts say this summer is ’what global warming looks like’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Is it just freakish weather or something more? Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. [News Source]

Official: More in US convinced of climate change CANBERRA, Australia—Increasingly common experiences with extreme climate-related events such as the Colorado wildfires, a record warm spring and preseason hurricanes have convinced many Americans climate change is a reality, the head of a U. [News Source]

Climate Change Belief Increased In U.S. After Extreme Weather, NOAA Chief Says CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Increasingly common experiences with extreme climate-related events such as the Colorado wildfires, a record warm spring and preseason hurricanes have convinced many Americans climate change is a reality, the head of a U.S. scientific agency said Friday. [News Source]

Top 20 cities with billions at risk from climate change. The world's largest ports, which also constitute half the world's largest cities, are at increasing risk from severe storm-surge flooding, damage from high storm winds, rising and warming global seas and local land subsidence. [News Source]

Historic heat wave marches on as drought expands. Much of the U.S. continues to be in the grip of unrelenting and dangerous heat, and the records just keep falling. Heat warnings, watches and advisories were in effect for more than two dozen states as of midday Thursday, stretching from Nebraska to New Jersey. [News Source]

Plug-in vehicles taking the slow road to one million in sales. The goal of putting 1 million plug-in electric vehicles on America's roads is apparently going to take longer than some – including President Obama – had hoped. A new report estimates that it will be 2018 before 1 million such vehicles are plying US roads. [News Source]

Global energy solutions: Going all in. Humanity has a gambling addiction. The way our world uses energy, food and water is, in effect, one massive bet against the clock. [News Source]

Midwest can’t get relief from oppressive heat. St. Louis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago and several other Midwest cities already have set record highs this week, or are on the verge of doing so. And with even low temperatures setting heat records, residents are left searching for any relief they can find. [News Source]

How small volcanic eruptions can affect global climate. Even small volcanic eruptions could have a big impact on global climate, new research suggests. [News Source]

Heat wave, fires have climate change activists on offensive. Record-breaking heat across the U.S. and catastrophic wildfires in Colorado are giving environmentalists a rare opening to regain the political offensive on climate change. [News Source]