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NOAA: 2012 Hottest & 2nd-Most Extreme Year On Record

Published: January 10th, 2013

On ABC, Heidi Cullen Talks Climate & 2012’s Extremes

Published: January 9th, 2013

Tell Me Why: The Climate Extremes Index Matters

Published: January 7th, 2013

Tell Me Why: The Climate Extremes Index Matters

Published: January 4th, 2013

Global Warming-El Nino Link Stronger but Still Not Proven

Published: January 3rd, 2013

Sandy Tops List of 2012 Extreme Weather & Climate Events

Published: December 31st, 2012

2012 Year in Pictures: The Top 10 Most Striking Images

Published: December 29th, 2012

Extreme Weather 101: Climate Change and Precipitation

Published: December 28th, 2012

A Year After Flooding, Commerce on Mississippi Imperiled

Published: December 18th, 2012, Last Updated: December 19th, 2012

Sans Polar Satellites, Sandy Forecasts Would’ve Suffered

Published: December 12th, 2012, Last Updated: December 12th, 2012

NOAA Forms Hurricane Sandy Review Team, Again

Published: December 11th, 2012, Last Updated: December 11th, 2012

Changing Colombian Andes Pose Risk for Millions

Published: December 8th, 2012

Accelerated Warming Driving Arctic Into New Volatile State

Published: December 5th, 2012

‘Atmospheric River’ Piles Up Massive Rain, Snow & Winds

Published: December 3rd, 2012

Picturing the West Coast ‘Atmospheric River’ Event

Published: November 29th, 2012

‘Atmospheric River’ Aims At West Coast; Warmup in Plains

Published: November 28th, 2012

Top 5 Weather & Climate Challenges Facing White House

Published: November 28th, 2012

Report Says IPCC Needs to Address Melting Permafrost

Published: November 27th, 2012

Doha Talks: EU Weakened Over New Emissions Targets

Published: November 26th, 2012

New York Times Op-Ed: Rising Seas, Vanishing Coastlines

Published: November 25th, 2012

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May 25th, 2013 - Tornadoes, Heat-Related Deaths, and Hurricanes
May 25th, 2013 - Congo Waits on Funding for Largest Hydropower Project
May 24th, 2013 - Weather Satellite Outage Points to Larger Problems
May 23rd, 2013 - Optimism for Crops in Midwest; Dire Straits in the West
May 23rd, 2013 - 2013 Hurricane Season Could Be Extremely Active: NOAA

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US Temperature Projections

If current trends in burning coal and other fossil fuels continue, average temperatures in the US are projected to increase