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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: National Center for Atmospheric Research

National Center for Atmospheric Research 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

 Warming Will Reduce
 Hurricanes: Study 

New research refutes megastorms fears

May 19, 08 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Climate change is likely to trigger fewer hurricanes and tropical storms off the Atlantic coast, not more, according to new research that contradicts an earlier study. But future hurricanes will probably be more powerful, according to the research published in Nature Geoscience. The number of tropical storms will likely decline... More »

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climate change • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • global warming • Atlantic Ocean • tropical storms • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • hurricanes • National Center for Atmospheric Research

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