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Study: 97 percent Agreement on Manmade Global Warming

Published: May 16th, 2013

Smaller Glaciers Boost Sea Level as Much as the Giants

Published: May 16th, 2013, Last Updated: May 17th, 2013

Good News, Bad News from New EIA Emissions Analysis

Published: May 15th, 2013

Tinderbox-Dry Western U.S. at High Risk of Major Wildfires

Published: May 13th, 2013, Last Updated: May 13th, 2013

China ‘Moving to Lead on Climate Change,’ Says Report

Published: May 12th, 2013

Six to See: Slideshow of This Week’s Top Climate News

Published: May 11th, 2013

Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 PPM Milestone, NOAA Finds

Published: May 10th, 2013

In Parched Southwest, Anxious Wait for Summer Rains

Published: May 10th, 2013, Last Updated: May 9th, 2013

Wildfire Interactive Helps Track the Springs Fire Blaze

Published: May 4th, 2013

The Last Time CO2 Was This High, Humans Didn’t Exist

Published: May 3rd, 2013, Last Updated: May 2nd, 2013

Watch 62 Years of Global Warming in 13 Seconds

Published: May 2nd, 2013

Keeling Curve

Published: May 1st, 2013

Global CO2 Levels Set to Pass 400 ppm Milestone

Published: May 1st, 2013

Six to See: Slideshow of the Week’s Top Climate News

Published: April 27th, 2013

Weather Service Completes Upgrades to Radar Network

Published: April 25th, 2013, Last Updated: April 25th, 2013

U.S. Shows Rapid Rise of Temps Since First Earth Day

Published: April 22nd, 2013

Storms Chip Away at Drought in Northern U.S.

Published: April 18th, 2013

Climate Change Responsible for Global Vegetation Change

Published: April 17th, 2013

Andes’ Tropical Glaciers Going Fast, May Soon Be Gone

Published: April 14th, 2013

High-altitude Ice Reveals a Climate on the Rocks

Published: April 13th, 2013

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May 19th, 2013 - Study Projects Steep Increase in NYC Heat-Related Deaths
May 19th, 2013 - Rising Temperatures in Europe Leave Ducks Grounded
May 18th, 2013 - Clouds ‘Cool Earth Less Than Once Thought’
May 18th, 2013 - Tornadoes Resume; Drought Divides; Fish on the Move
May 17th, 2013 - Weather Service to Add Major Might to Computing Power

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Acres Burned in Washington

Wildfires in Washington State have increased significantly in recent years, a shift that appears linked to climate change.