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World Not Quite As Hot In 2011

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.20.2012

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WASHINGTON — The world last year wasn't quite as warm as it has been for most of the past decade, government scientists said Thursday, but it co...

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Why Is This Winter So Warm?

| Posted 01.13.2012

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By Mark Fischetti (Click here for original article.) A little snow and rain are falling in a few states today, but the 2011-12 winter has been ext...

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Skia Areas Making Due With Less Snow

Posted 12.27.2011

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Denverites may have reveled in the city's 10+ inches of snow last week as a white Christmas, but Colorado ski resorts are feeling left out in the cold...

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Forecasters Lay Out Predictions For 2012 Weather

AP | Posted 12.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Federal weather forecasters are predicting that the first three months of the new year will start off warmer than normal in the East, bu...

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Global Warming: What Happens When You Factor Out the Other Factors

Bill Chameides | Posted 02.13.2012

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Bill Chameides

2011-12-14-Screenshot20111214at6.04.10PM.jpg Has the warming trend slowed in the 2000s? Yes and no.

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2011: Warmest "La Nina" Year on Record Globally

Paul Yeager | Posted 01.31.2012

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Paul Yeager

The La Niña, combined with another weather phenomenon, the North Atlantic Oscillation, resulted in bouts of extreme cold in the U.S. last winter, and there are signs that very cold air will move southward into the U.S. during the next couple of weeks.

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U.N. Says La Nina Is Back, Could Prolong Africa Drought

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

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GENEVA -- The Pacific weather phenomenon known as La Nina emerged in August and will likely operate into early next year, prolonging the drought in th...

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Snow News Is Good News For First Ski Area Open

Posted 12.07.2011

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Arapahoe Basin may have won the contest for being open the longest last season (July 4th was closing day), but there has to be some credit in opening ...

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La Niña Is Back: Another Wild Winter on the Way?

Paul Yeager | Posted 11.12.2011

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Paul Yeager

La Niña is officially back, according to NOAA, and since La Niña contributed to a very wild 2010-2011 winter across the U.S. and Europe, a natural question is whether the same thing will happen this winter.

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Phenomenon That May Have Boosted Tornadoes Has Ended

AP | Posted 08.09.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The La Nina phenomenon that may have helped boost last year's hurricane season and this spring's tornadoes has ended. The Climate Predi...

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The 'Inevitable' Year of Very Deadly Tornadoes

Daniel Hernandez | Posted 07.26.2011

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Daniel Hernandez

God forbid, but should another violent twister ravage another American city the way Joplin, Missouri was hit last Sunday, we will remember this as the...

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Wild Weather Unleashed as Arctic Thaws

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Reese Halter

Let's take a much closer look at what's going on in the Arctic, because it's thawing at an alarming rate.

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SoCal's Rainy Winter Surprises Meteorologists

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since late December, Southern California has been hit by severe rainstorms, with some areas receiving nearly a normal year's worth of precipitation in...

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Moderate Fuel Prices Should Keep Heating Bills in Check

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Buchanan

Huge, home-heating bills in first-quarter 2010 are an unhappy memory. But southeast Louisiana residents may not have to dig as deeply into pockets in early 2011 to stay warm, experts say.

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Global Warming, Drought and the Grim Reaper

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Reese Halter

Welcome to a drier world. And it's not just the southern half of the U.S. that's feeling the bite.

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What's Up With Hurricanes? In an Increasingly Volatile World, It's Difficult to Say

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nikolas Kozloff

As difficult as it may seem, we must think about what this environmental crisis means in a longer-term sense and how the Gulf tragedy relates to climate change.

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Heat Waves Could Be Common By 2039 In U.S., Finds Stanford Study

Posted 05.25.2011

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Devastating heat waves that result in fatalities and crop losses may increasingly become a common occurrence in the United States over the next three ...

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This Winter's Temperature: Is It a Boy or a Girl?

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Chameides

Bill Chameides, recently appointed to America's Climate Choices, blogs regularly at theGreenGrok.com. Predicting climate variations from year to year...

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2008 Does Not a Climate Trend Make

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Chameides

Despite the fact that the whole year is still expected to be warmer than average, as the news spreads that past months have been cooler, you'll probably hear proclamations like "Aha, global warming is over."

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