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Heat Wave Expands Again Before Retreating to the West

Published: July 3rd, 2012

Image of the Day: Bringing Beekeeping to New Heights

Published: July 3rd, 2012

Media Heats Up with Coverage of Extreme Weather

Published: July 2nd, 2012

Image of the Day: No Cuddling with Cuttlefish in Future?

Published: July 1st, 2012

Western Wildfires: Is It Time To Settle Some Debts?

Published: June 30th, 2012

Scorching June Heat Wave Puts 50 Million in U.S. on Alert

Published: June 29th, 2012

Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Nearing Critical ‘Tipping Point’

Published: June 29th, 2012

Image of the Day: Fires Will Likely Finish Off Forests

Published: June 29th, 2012

Watching from Afar as Fiery Turn Burns Our Beloved City

Published: June 28th, 2012

Heat Wave Adds to Wildfire Woes, Expands East

Published: June 27th, 2012

Energy and Climate Change in the Southwest: A Prologue

Published: June 26th, 2012

Three New Studies on Sea Level Rise Bring New Concerns

Published: June 26th, 2012

Image of the Day: The Axolotl Is On Its Last Legs

Published: June 26th, 2012

Lonesome George, ‘Rarest Creature in the World,’ Dies

Published: June 25th, 2012

Image of the Day: Cormorant Conquers Crowd of Fish

Published: June 25th, 2012

Dirty Soil and Diabetes: Anniston’s Toxic Legacy

Published: June 24th, 2012

The Heat is On: U.S. Temperature Trends

Published: June 23rd, 2012

Environmental Activists ‘Killed at Rate of One a Week’

Published: June 23rd, 2012

Image of the Day: Fighting Fires Or Finishing Off Fish?

Published: June 23rd, 2012

Sacred Water, New Mine: Michigan Tribe Battles Corp.

Published: June 23rd, 2012

News, Blogs & Features

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
May 23rd, 2013 - Oklahoma Tornado Shows Progress in Weather Warnings
May 22nd, 2013 - NOAA Satellite Malfunctions, May Affect Forecasts

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US Temperature Projections

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