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A Hurricane in New England?

Featured Article, June 9, 2010
by Peg Van Patten, Connecticut Sea Grant
In 1938, an unexpected Category 3 hurricane plowed across Long Island and into Connecticut. Could history repeat itself?
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Heat wave leads to fourth warmest July on record for the U.S.
Mon, 08 Aug 2011
Persistent, scorching heat in the central and eastern regions of the United States shattered long-standing daily and monthly temperature records last month, making it the fourth warmest July on record nationally, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center.
New study: Slowing climate change by targeting gases other than carbon dioxide
Wed, 03 Aug 2011
Carbon dioxide remains the undisputed king of recent climate change, but other greenhouse gases measurably contribute to the problem. A new study, conducted by NOAA scientists and published online today in Nature, shows that cutting emissions of those other gases could slow changes in climate that are expected in the future.
NOAA approves Rhode Island plan for offshore energy development, job creation and ocean stewardship
Fri, 22 Jul 2011
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. joined Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and other national and state leaders today to recognize the pioneering Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (Ocean SAMP).
Increase in particles high in Earth's atmosphere has offset some recent climate warming
Thu, 21 Jul 2011
A recent increase in the abundance of particles high in the atmosphere has offset about a third of the current climate warming influence of carbon dioxide (CO2) change during the past decade, according to a new study led by NOAA and published today in the online edition of Science.