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  • April 2008

    • 1,000 Flee Raging SoCal Wildfire

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 27, 08 4:21 PM CDT

      1,000 Flee Raging SoCal Wildfire

      (Newser) - Roughly 1,000 people abandoned 400 California homes today as firefighters battled a blaze in the Sierra Madre foothills, the Los Angeles Times reports. The fire spread through some 400 acres, and containment is not expected for days. Record-setting temperatures are to blame for the blaze marking an early start of the fire season.  "This is not a lazy fire," a fire chief said. "This fire is burning with some energy." More »

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      California  • wildfires  • evacuation  • firefighters  • California wildfires  • fire  • global temperatures  • temperatures

    • March Land Temperatures Hit Record High

      Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 08 4:05 AM CDT

      March Land Temperatures Hit Record High

      (Newser) - This March was the world's warmest ever on record over land surfaces—and the second warmest overall, AP reports. Land temperatures worldwide averaged 40.8 degrees Fahrenheit, 3.2 degrees above the 20th-century average. Over land and sea, only 2002 saw higher temperatures in 129 years of record-keeping, adding to mounting concerns about climate change. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • weather  • temperature  • global temperatures

  • January 2008

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