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A Look at Flood Risks Across America Watch Video

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A Look at Flood Risks Across America

As the land loses its struggle with the sea, it's time for new tools to learn just how climate change and sea level rise will effect the coastal U.S.

Watch 131 Years of Global Warming in 26 Seconds Watch Video

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Watch 131 Years of Global Warming in 26 Seconds

An amazing 26-second video depicting how temperatures around the globe have warmed since 1880.

Adapting to New Normals: The Heat’s On Watch Video

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Adapting to New Normals: The Heat’s On

As Dr. Heidi Cullen reports, the suffocating heat comes on the heels of the government's release of the new climate "normals". Every 10 years, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculate the 30-year averages for temperature and precipitation from thousands of U.S. locations.

Wildfires Out West Watch Video Science Behind the Story

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Wildfires Out West

In different parts of the American West, climate influences wildfires in unexpected ways.

ClimateCenter: The New Normals Watch Video

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ClimateCenter: The New Normals

What we’ve known as “normals” for our climate during the past decade will very likely change soon.

ClimateCenter: La Niña Update Watch Video

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ClimateCenter: La Niña Update

The currents around the equator in the Pacific Ocean are cooler than average this year, which means we are experiencing the phenomenon known as La Niña. This can bring good weather conditions, or poor ones, depending on where you live and your point of view. Dr. Heidi Cullen explains.

ClimateCenter: Global Temperatures and the Hurricane Season Watch Video

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ClimateCenter: Global Temperatures and the Hurricane Season

Dr. Heidi Cullen has a look behind the numbers of the just-released NOAA temperature analysis, and reports on the 2010 hurricane season as it passes the midway mark.

NEEM: Ice Cores Tell of Climate History Watch Video

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NEEM: Ice Cores Tell of Climate History

Dr. Jørgen Peder Steffensen explained the goals of the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project and what the ice cores can tell us about our climate history.