Canada's seal hunt to close early after low harvest

OTTAWA (AFP) – A lack of sea ice in one of the warmest Canadian winters on record and a European boycott have ruined what was to be a banner seal hunt off Canada's Atlantic coast this month, according to officials and sealers.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100415/sc_afp/canadahuntinganimaleu_20100415080330

And the heat goes on: warmest March on record

Last month was the warmest March on record worldwide, based on records back to 1880, scientists reported Thursday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100415/ap_on_sc/us_sci_hot_march

Global temperatures hit hottest March on record: US agency

Warmer-than-normal conditions dominated the globe, especially in northern Africa, South Asia and Canada," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a statement.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100415/ts_alt_afp/weatherusworldtemperature_20100415183627

Worst pollen season triggers allergies

http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20100410/worst-pollen-season-triggers-allergies-id-10107518.html

The allergy season is just beginning and already the pollen count has been thousands for days. Pollen is present everywhere, it accumulates on sidewalks, cars, clothing when people venture outside even if, only for a short time.

Pollen count soars to record levels

http://www.technicianonline.com/news/pollen-count-soars-to-record-levels-1.2217141

Pollen levels in North Carolina reached record highs this week, with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Air Quality Division

High Pollen Count Means Bad Allergies This Season

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/high-pollen-count-means-b_n_531741.html

The source of all this trouble, ABC News reports, is a "pollen explosion like most of the country has never seen." Spring's late arrival, combined with record breaking warm temperatures, is causing "all the different trees, flowers and grasses to share their love at the same time.

Another warmer than normal winter reported

WASHINGTON – It will probably come as a surprise to most Americans, but the winter just finished was the fifth warmest on record, worldwide.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_sc/us_sci_warm_winter

Study: Northeast seeing more, fiercer rainstorms

BOSTON – The Northeast is seeing more frequent "extreme precipitation events" in line with global warming predictions, a study shows, including storms like the recent fierce rains whose floodwaters swallowed neighborhoods and businesses across New England.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100405/ap_on_sc/us_northeast_flooding_climate

2 more glaciers gone from Glacier National Park

BILLINGS, Mont. – Glacier National Park has lost two more of its namesake moving icefields to climate change, which is shrinking the rivers of ice until they grind to a halt, a government researcher said Wednesday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100407/ap_on_re_us/us_disappearing_glaciers