On Our Radar: Flooding Alerts in Britain April 30, 2012, 7:45 am Dozens of flood alerts are issued as Britain is drenched by rain and buffeted by high winds after an unusually dry winter. Sky News Drawing on readings by sensors aboard a NASA satellite, researchers find that large wind farms slightly increase local temperatures near the ground as the turbines" rotor blades pull down warm air. After not mentioning climate change once in his recent Earth Day proclamation, President Obama says he will be "very clear" in arguing on the campaign trail that the nation must "take further steps to deal with climate change in a serious way" that are compatible with economic growth and job creation. The Rolling Stone Five southern African countries will establish a regional research center to support cross-border research on climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. AllAfrica.com