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Greenland Hits Record 75°F, Sets Melt Record As Hottest Year
2016-06-15 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Last Thursday, Greenland`s capital hit 75°F, which was hotter than New York City. This was the highest temperature ever recorded there in June - in a country covered with enough ice to raise sea levels more than 20 feet. It comes hot on the heels of the hottest May on record for the entire globe, according to NASA. As the map above shows, May temperature anomalies in parts of the Arctic and Antarctic were as high as 17°F (9.4°C) above the 1951-1980 average for the month. And this all follows...
Alaska Is Having Hottest Year Since Records Began
2016-06-10 16:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Common Dreams: Like the rest of the world, Alaska has been unusually hot this year--and it`s about to get hotter. That`s according to the most recent data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as Climate Central reported. Between March and May of this year, the meteorological spring, the entire state has been about 10 degrees hotter than normal, with an average temperature of 32 F. "That may sound cold," Climate Central noted, "but warmth is a relative term. That temperature...
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Ten Degrees Above Average, Alaska is Having Its Hottest Year Since Records
2016-06-10 03:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Common Dreams: Like the rest of the world, Alaska has been unusually hot this year--and it's about to get hotter. That's according to the most recent data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as Climate Central reported. Between March and May of this year, the meteorological spring, the entire state has been about 10 degrees hotter than normal, with an average temperature of 32°F. "That may sound cold," Climate Central noted, "but warmth is a relative term. That temperature...
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India records its hottest temperature ever: 123.8 degrees Fahrenheit
2016-05-29 09:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Investment Underground: Record breaking temperature led to high power consumption in the state. For reference, the hottest day ever recorded in Phoenix was on June 26, 1990, when the temperature reached 122 degrees. "There are usually thunderstorms this time of year, but these rains have not been occurring", said BP Yadav, head of India Meteorological Department. The minimum the city was 28.6 degrees. The IMD [India Meteorological Department] has issued a red-level alert for Rajasthan as well as for other states...
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As India Experiences Record Heat, Where Is Hottest Place On Earth?
2016-05-26 09:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IFLScience: A city in northern India is currently in the midst of a scorching heatwave, as the temperature smashes the national heat record at a sweltering 51°C (124°F) this week. Recorded in the city of Phalodi in the desert state of Rajasthan, there are fears that the heatwave may lead to repeats of the environmental disaster seen last year when thousands of people died in India from dehydration. The government has even stepped in this time and ordered that rivers be diverted to try and prevent such a recurrence....
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