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Ready.gov Extreme Heat
2013-01-09 19:03:07| PortlandOnline
Heat information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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U.S. Heat Record Was Shattered in 2012, NOAA Reports
2013-01-09 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Last year was by far the warmest year in U.S. history, with the average temperature in the contiguous states climbing a full degree higher than the previous high and every state recording above-average annual temperatures, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In its annual State of the Climate Report, NOAA said the average temperature during the year was 55.3 degrees F, about 3.2 degrees warmer than the 20th century average and 1 degree warmer than the previous...
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Drought, La Nina Produce Record Heat in 2012
2013-01-09 15:42:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Associated Press America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012, according to an Associated Press report. A brutal combination of a widespread drought and a mostly absent winter pushed the average annual U.S. temperature last year up to 55.32 degrees Fahrenheit, the government announced Tuesday. That's a full degree warmer than the old record set in 1998. Breaking temperature records by an entire degree is unprecedented, scientists say. Normally, records are broken by a tenth of a degree or so. read more
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Australia: Get used to record-breaking heat: bureau
2013-01-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The heatwave that has scorched the nation since Christmas is a taste of things to come, with this week`s records set to tumble again and again in the coming years, climate scientists said. Those of us who spend our days trawling and contributing to the scientific literature on climate change are becoming increasingly gloomy about the future of human civilisation. The hottest average maximum temperature ever recorded across Australia -- 40.33 degrees, set on Monday -- may only stand for...
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Tennis in 106-degree heat in Australia
2013-01-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sports Illustrated: How hot is it in Australia right now? So hot that the Australian bureau of meteorology has had to add colors to its heat index to accurately reflect the current weather climate across the country, as an extreme heat wave hit just as players are trying to squeeze in their final preparations for next week`s Australian Open in Melbourne. By the time top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska closed out a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kimiko Date-Krumm at the Apia International Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, the on-court thermometer...
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