Climate Council: heatwaves are getting hotter & more frequent

In Australia, since 1950, maximum & minimum temperatures have increased by 0.9°C, & the number of record hot days has more than doubled.

In 2003 & 2010, Europe experienced the hottest summers in at least 500 years.

Significant climate events have probably been happening in your part of the world too.

http://theconversation.com/climate-council-heatwaves-are-getting-hotter-and-more-frequent-23253?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+18+February+2014&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+18+February+2014+CID_b7ec3850216321c19018d26ee98bdf1c&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Climate%20Council%20heatwaves%20are%20getting%20hotter%20and%20more%20frequent / heatwaves important climate-related climate related risks risk Australia Australians silent killers fatality fatalities death deaths natural disaster significant impacts infrastructure agriculture biodiversity climate warm heatwave heatwaves becoming hotter longer more frequent increasing frequency extreme heat Melbourne Australian Open tennis tournament record breaking record-breaking heat Queensland summer reminds remind reminds risks heatwaves hotangry summer summer’s heat long longer term longer-term trend hotter weather heatwaves on the rise Climate Council’s council latest report Heatwaves Hotter Longer More Often climate change widespread impacts increased deaths reduced workplace productivity damage infrastructure transport electricity systems mortality heat sensitive heat-sensitive plants animals stress on agricultural systems record hot days heatwaves increase further limiting future increase heatwave activity urgent deep cuts greenhouse-gas greenhouse gas emissions annual number record hot days double doubled maximum minimum temperatures increased 0.9°C frequency record hot days frequency record cold days hot hottest area-averaged area averaged national maximum temperature recorded 40.3°C 7 January 2013 extreme temperature records broken every state territory 2012 2013 2012/2013 summer lengthening longer heatwave season heatwave event much earlier intensity heatwaves temperature hottest day peak of the heatwave increasing summer record breaking record-breaking extreme heatwaves heat wave hot weather record high European heatwave July August 2003 France Switzerland 2010 more intense widespread heatwave Eastern Europe western Russia Belarus Estonia Latvia Lithuania Climate Council crowdfunded body Australian climate change global warming Heatwave Report /

Is Gmail sucking the life out of your Android's battery?

Credit: The Gadgeteer

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2014/02/16/julies-gadget-diary-is-gmail-sucking-the-life-out-of-your-android-smartphone/ / quick tip Android users user Android smartphone always warm to the touch your battery life taken a nose dive Samsung Galaxy S3 primary phone feel warm heavy light use not used it in hours day out of a charge custom ROM Carbon just learned to deal with it Samsung Galaxy Note 2 main phone started having same issues some digging around source of the problem – Gmail stand alone app problems with the Gmail app problems gets stuck refreshing check for new messages problem both phones ignore refreshing problem main thing drain quicker your phone’s battery settings Settings > Battery list apps app processes how much battery they are consuming Gmail app was using 84% of my battery turn off Gmail syncing account settings Settings > Accounts > Google solve problem temporarily Application managerSettings > Application Manager > Gmail Force stop Turn off buttons button disable Gmail app remove it from your apps list access your mail stock email app OS Android operating system third party email clients browse /