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Video•January 8, 2013

Red Flags of Warning on Record Heat

Published: January 8th, 2013

Program Summary

The year 2012 has become the hottest year in the U.S. since scientists began keeping records. As Climate Central Chief Climatologist Dr. Heidi Cullen tells ABC’s Dan Harris on World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, don’t expect this record to be the last.