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What A Warming World Means for Major SnowstormsA warming world could mean interesting changes for major snowstorms, like the nor'easter this week.
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2015 Begins With CO2 Above 400 PPM MarkAtmospheric CO2 levels have already passed the 400 ppm mark in 2015, and it's only January.
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Fate of Earth’s Ice Comes Further Into FocusThe melting of Earth's polar ice came into starker relief in 2014, with real implications for sea level rise.
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2014 Set for Record Hot; Record Cold Thing of the Past2014 is even more likely to become the warmest year on record, with record cold years a thing of the past.
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Hot News: 2014 On Track to Become Warmest YearThe "odds are good" that 2014 will be the warmest year in the books, fueled by record ocean warmth.
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September Was Warmest on Record, NASA Data ShowsSeptember 2014 was the warmest September since 1880, update NASA data shows.
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Where Is El Nino? And Why Do We Care?El Niño still hasn't emerged, but forecasters give it a two-thirds chance of forming by the end of the year.
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Warming Air Was Trigger for Antarctic Ice Shelf CollapseThe spectacular 2002 collapse of Antarctica's Larsen B ice shelf was caused by surface melting.
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El Nino Watch: 6 Months and Still CountingEl Niño, which has been anticipated to form since March, has yet to arrive but is still expected.
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Why Hurricanes Are So Rare in HawaiiA persistent high pressure ridge and cooler ocean waters typically keep Hawaii from seeing any hurricanes.
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Odds of El Niño Drop; Still Expected to Form
The chances of an El Niño forming by winter have dropped to 65 percent, still double the normal odds.
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No Record, But Arctic Sea Ice Will be Among 10 LowestArctic sea ice extent won't reach a record low this year, but it is still declining and could place in the top
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Why Do We Care So Much About El Niño?The obsessive attention to the state of the latest El Niño comes from the major global impacts it can have.
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What’s Behind Super Typhoon’s Rapid Intensification?Rammasun looked ragged after its trip over the Philippines, but became a Super Typhoon before hitting China.
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Six Months In and Sizzling California Sets RecordJanuary-June 2014 was the warmest first half to a year ever in California, helping fuel the state's drought.
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Arthur Becomes 1st Hurricane of 2014, Threatens NCArthur is now the first hurricane of the 2014 season. It is expected to hit North Carolina as a Category 2.
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New Report Puts Price Tag on Climate Change in U.S.A new report by the Risky Business Project quantifies the impacts of climate change on the U.S. economy.
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A New Spin on Mapping U.S. Tornado TouchdownsWhere are U.S. tornadoes most common? New maps of twisters by latitude and longitude show clearly.
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Global Warming Playing a Role in Australia’s Record HeatA late fall warm spell in Australia extends a period of record warmth influenced by global warming.
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Rain! Storm Heads for Southern Plains, Won’t End DroughtRains are finally heading for drought-stricken parts of the Southern Plains, but they won't bust the drought.
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How Low Will Summer Sea Ice Go? Ponds May Hold Key
The spring melt of Arctic sea ice is underway, but what summer's minimum will be is hard to predict.
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Hurricane Scale Inventor Hits 101A recent luncheon in Washington, D.C., celebrated the legendary meteorologist Robert Simpson, one of the creators of the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which measures hurricane intensity.
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Sea Otters Rebound from Exxon Valdez DisasterSea otters were one of more than 20 species hit hard by the 1980 Exxon Valdez oil spill, but their numbers have slowly recovered and are now at pre-spill levels, a new study reports.
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