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Blogs - February 2nd, 2012 in Extreme Planet, United States, US National, New England, Climate, Snow & Ice, Flora & Fauna, Weather, Extreme Weather

SIX MORE WEEKS OF NON-WINTER

Scientists say the mild winter will echo throughout ecosystems in Spring, with bigger populations of insects like ticks, fleas and mosquitos …
News - February 1st, 2012 in Impacts, Responses, Trends, United States, Midwest, Projections, Climate, Health, Weather, Extreme Weather

DEVASTATING TORNADO HITS HOME

A massive tornado levels Joplin, Missouri, leading to a first-person account of the tragedy and a search for answers …
News - January 31st, 2012 in Impacts, United States, Climate, Extremes, Drought, Water, Food & Agriculture, Business, States of Change

TEXAS RICE GROWERS FACE PERIL

If reservoir levels don't rise, water managers will be forced to withhold water, meaning severe cuts to Texas rice production …
Blogs - January 30th, 2012 in Causes, Responses, Climate, Health, Business, Society

CROSBY GETS HIT; DENIAL HITS THE NHL

With climate, as with hockey, people seem to be waiting for the definitive A-leads-to-B line to be drawn for them …

Feb 3rd, 2012 in Climate, Snow & Ice, Weather, Extreme Weather, United States, Plains, Rockies, West, Extreme Planet

Rare February Blizzard Rages in Denver

A rare February blizzard is raging in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska, yet another sign of this weird winter.
Feb 3rd, 2012 in Impacts, Climate, Carbon Storage, Flora & Fauna, Weather, Landscapes

Image of the Day: Moss May Explain Earth’s Mini Ice Ages

According to researchers, the invasion of the land by primitive moss-like plants was a pivotal time in our history.
Feb 3rd, 2012 in Causes, Impacts, Responses, Projections, Climate, Energy, Fossil Fuels, Weather, Extreme Weather, Solutions, Society, Global

Clear and Present Dangers Not So Clear, or Present

It turns out that even with a near-term threat, like a massive tornado barreling towards us, we respond in unpredictable ways.
Feb 2nd, 2012 in Climate, Extremes, Snow & Ice, Weather, Extreme Weather, International, United States, Extreme Planet

Extreme Cold Proves Deadly in Europe

Extreme cold is proving deadly in Europe, with snow falling all the way to the Adriatic coast.
Feb 2nd, 2012 in Climate, Snow & Ice, Flora & Fauna, Weather, Extreme Weather, United States, US National, New England, Extreme Planet

Groundhog Day in a Year Without a Winter

Groundhog Day is here, but winter has already been more like spring in many parts of the U.S.

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