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Western U.S. Faces ‘Extreme’ Wildfire Risk Now and Later

Published: May 23rd, 2012

Image of the Day: The Elephant in the Living Room

Published: May 23rd, 2012

Image of the Day: Hitch a Slow Ride, Take it Easy

Published: May 22nd, 2012

Australian Project Simulates Runaway Climate Change

Published: May 19th, 2012

Image of the Day: Cherries Anyone?

Published: May 19th, 2012

Image of the Day: They Can’t Monkey with Climate Change

Published: May 18th, 2012

Image of the Day: Monkeying Around in a Cool Bath

Published: May 13th, 2012

Image of the Day: March of the Fire Ants

Published: May 12th, 2012

Image of the Day: Deadly Frog Gets New Lease on Life

Published: May 9th, 2012

Never Stand Behind a Dinosaur, New Research Shows

Published: May 7th, 2012

Rising Coal Exports Prompt Fears from Rail Communities

Published: May 6th, 2012

Image of the Day: Koalas Listed as Threatened Species

Published: May 3rd, 2012

Timelines in Timber: Inside a Tree-Ring Laboratory

Published: May 3rd, 2012

Climate Change Threatens Saguaro National Park’s Cacti

Published: May 1st, 2012

Image of the Day: Low Water Flow Triggers Avian Cholera

Published: April 29th, 2012

Image of the Day: Reef Madness; Sea Change of Colors

Published: April 24th, 2012

Image of the Day: Hydropower Critics Say Damn the Dam

Published: April 22nd, 2012

Image of the Day: Warming Keeps Them Busy as a Bee

Published: April 21st, 2012

Image of the Day: England Drought Sparks Warning

Published: April 20th, 2012

NOAA: It Was Hot and Wet with Pockets of Drought

Published: April 19th, 2012

News, Blogs & Features

May 21st, 2013 - Making Sense of the Moore Tornado in a Climate Context
May 21st, 2013 - Widespread Greenland Melting A Sign of Things to Come
May 20th, 2013 - Tornadoes Rake Okla., Kansas as Storm Threat Continues
May 20th, 2013 - Warming Causing Rockies, Everest to Lose Ice and Snow
May 19th, 2013 - Study Projects Steep Increase in NYC Heat-Related Deaths

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Philadelphia: July Days Over 90 Degrees

By mid-century in Philadelphia, the sweltering heat of July 2010 may be thought of as cooler-than-average conditions