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Planet shatters warming records, 2015 hottest `by far`

2016-01-25 02:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Senegal ACTU: NASA, which measures temperature using satellites rather than ground stations and ocean buoys like NOAA, said 2015 was 0.23 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than 2014 and 1.6 degrees above the 20th-century average. It was the largest year-on-year increase in record-breaking global temperatures, he said. The report, which was confirmed by a separate analysis from NASA scientists, marks the fourth time a global temperature record has been set this century. However, a year ago was the first time the...

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This Winter Storm Could Set Coastal Flood Records

2016-01-21 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: The chatter about this weekends snowstorm has reached a fever pitch. And while snow total maps are de rigueur for any weather site worth its road salt, its the coastal flood impacts that could also go down in the record books and drive major damage. Areas north and west of Washington, D.C. are under a blizzard watch from Friday afternoon through late Saturday. The National Weather Service is warning of potential life threatening conditions due to strong winds and heavy snow. Parts of the Washington,...

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Wettest ever December broke UK river records, hydrologists confirm

2016-01-18 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Last month broke a host of UK records for rainfall, rivers and groundwater, in addition to it having already been confirmed as the wettest and warmest December on record. According to the The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), which collects all the hydrological data available for the UK, December 2015 set the following records: North West England exceeded its previous maximum December rainfall by an amount almost equivalent to its average monthly rainfall a new UK 24 hour rainfall...

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