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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: National Climatic Data Center

National Climatic Data Center stories: 2 news summaries

 US Weather Hell:
 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 

Global warming will deliver decades of hurricanes, floods and heat waves

Jun 20, 08 4:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US will suffer a wide range of increasingly extreme weather events in the coming decades as a result of global warming—from drought and excessive heat to wildly destructive hurricanes and record floods triggered by intense rains, reports the Washington Post. The grim prognosis was revealed in the latest... More »

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climate change • drought • global warming • tropical storms • National Climatic Data Center • rainstorms • hurricanes • National Center for Atmospheric Research • greenhouse-gas emissions • Climate Change Science Program • excessive heat

Scorching '07 Sets New Global Record

Hottest ever for global lands

Jan 16, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Last year was the hottest on record for global land masses, with temperatures almost 2 degrees warmer than usual, according to  the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scorching heat waves socked Asia, Europe and the USA, where 2,000 daily temperature peaks were busted. It's an undeniable trend with seven... More »

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climate change • heat wave • wildfires • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • global temperatures • National Climatic Data Center • global weather

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