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Record Heat Is 4 Times More Likely Now Than In Pre-Industrial Times
2013-09-06 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PopSci: Here's your latest global warming update: It's still happening. Intense heat is now four times more likely to strike in the U.S. than it was in pre-industrial times, according to a new study from Stanford University researchers. July 2012 was the hottest month on record in the lower 48 states, and the summer brought the "most severe and extensive drought in at least 25 years," according to the USDA. And it seems summers like last year's are going to become more commonplace, with 2012-esque temps...
Heat breaks Boston record
2013-07-20 12:46:25| Energy - Topix.net
Blistering 90-degree heat will stick around at least through tomorrow as Boston breaks records and officials appeal for energy conservation in these dripping-wet dismal days of summer.
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Record Heat in June Extends Globes Streak to 340 Months
2013-07-18 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: June was one of the hottest such months on record globally, based on newly released data from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The month extended the unbroken string of warmer-than-average months to 340, or a stretch of more than 28 years. That means that no one under the age of 28 has ever experienced a month in which global average temperatures were cooler than average (based on the 20th century average). Global average surface temperatures during June were...
Record heat wave hits Alaska
2013-06-25 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Baked Alaska is taking on a new meaning this week. Temperatures in Anchorage, the country's northernmost city, reached the 80s and are expected to remain high through the weekend. Meteorologists say the jet stream, a big river of air high above Earth that dictates much of the weather for the Northern Hemisphere, is causing the unseasonably high temperatures. The jet stream has been unusually erratic the past few years. They blame it for everything from snowstorms in May to the path of Superstorm...
Pakistan wilts under record heat wave
2013-06-05 14:37:21| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Zulekhan Mumtaz has seen her livelihood as a seller of camel milk turn sour because of a brutal heat wave that left Pakistan sweltering for three weeks in May with temperatures up to 51 degrees Celsius. "My customers say they can no longer buy spoilt milk and squander their money,' the 31-year-old said, looking at the clotted yellow liquid. "How can I buy fodder for the camel and food for my two children if the heat wave damages my milk?' she asked, resting with her animal in the shade of a tree...
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