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5 Charts Help Illustrate 2012 As Warmest Year on Record
These five charts capture the record warm and dry year of 2012 throughout the lower 48 states.
Tell Me Why: Questions Swirl Around Climate & Tornadoes
Climate scientist Deke Arndt explains why questions still swirl around any connection between climate & tornadoes.
Extreme Weather 101: Rising Temps & Snowstorms
Scientist Jay Lawrimore & meteorologist Dan Satterfield detail how rising temps can affect the formation of snowstorms.
New York Times Op-Ed: Rising Seas, Vanishing Coastlines
In the New York Times, Climate Central's Ben Strauss says we must take two steps to protect ourselves from sea level rise.
Cutting Short-lived Pollutant Can Halve Near-term Warming
Cutting methane, soot and air pollution can appreciably slow the rate of warming over the next several decades.
World Bank Ties Ending Poverty with Climate Change
A World Bank report urges action on climate change as it examines the impacts of a 7.2°F rise in global temperature.
Only Rare Cold Will Keep 2012 From Being Hottest Year
While it's still technically possible that 2012 won't end up as the warmest year on record for the U.S., but it's not likely.
Will Sandy Be the Climate Change Wakeup Call We Need?
Global warming almost certainly made Hurricane Sandy worse than it would otherwise have been.









