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2014 Confirmed as Hottest Year On Record, With Spike Ocean Temperatures
2015-01-16 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: The year 2014 was the hottest since record-keeping began in 1880, according to independent reviews of temperature data released Friday by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Globally, land and ocean temperatures were 1.24°F (0.69°C) higher than the average for the 20th century-passing previous highs set in 2005 and 2010. The announcement comes as international negotiators are still struggling to reach agreement to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions in the wake...
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Australia: Australian businesses feel the heat as temperatures soar
2015-01-06 16:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Australia has recorded its third-warmest calendar year since national records began in 1910. For farmers, adapting to the harsh conditions can be difficult, and many businesses are now being urged to start "heat-proofing" their operations.
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Alaska Toasty Temperatures in 2014 Worry Observers
2015-01-05 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The biggest state in America, home to more ocean coastline than all others combined, has just set another record. This one, however, is nothing to cheer. For the first time in recorded history, temperatures in Anchorage did not drop below zero once in an entire calendar year. In comparison, Alaska's largest city had 14 days below zero in the 2013 calendar year and 32 days in 2012. The average is 29 days. At midnight Wednesday, Anchorage closed the book on its warmest year since 1926, according...
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Arctic Update: Temperatures Rising Faster Anywhere Else on Earth
2014-12-18 18:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: As scientists continue to monitor the Arctic for changes in the face of climate change, they recently discovered some staggering new information - temperatures in the region are rising twice as fast as anywhere else on Earth, a new NOAA-led report says. Global warming may be on a natural pause, but not according to the Arctic. Among the observations released Wednesday in the Arctic Report Card 2014, researchers found that Arctic snow cover, which has been measured since 1967, fell below the...
Peru's melting glaciers a deadly threat as temperatures rise
2014-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: High in the Peruvian Andes, the glacier-fed lake Laguna 513 brims with meltwater atop a populated valley in a region prone to earthquakes. Scientists warn that if a giant chunk of ice from the Hualcan glacier breaks off it could trigger a tsunami-like wave in Laguna 513 and send a lethal torrent of water cascading down the valley. It has happened before in the Andean nation. In 1970, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake shook ice blocks into highland lakes and unleashed an avalanche that buried the town...
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