GLOBALLY, NOV. IS 333RD MONTH OF WARM TEMPS
The month of November continued an unbroken streak of warmer-than-average temperatures that dates all the way back to 1985 …
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Study links 5-degree temperature rise during pregnancy to significantly increased risk of congenital cataracts for babies …
Temps already have risen by about 1°C, and the longer we wait to rein in greenhouse-gas emissions, the harder it will be …
According to figures released by NOAA on Thursday, 2012 is likely to be the second costliest year for the U.S. since 1980 …
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The month of November continued an unbroken streak of warmer-than-average temperatures that dates all the way back to 1985 …
Even as the planet warms, the dozens of polar lows that roil the Arctic seas every year could make winters in North America & Europe colder …
A year after a record flood, drought is depleting the Mississippi River, threatening billions in commerce …
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Study links 5-degree temperature rise during pregnancy to significant increased risk of congenital cataracts.
Even if annual emissions nearly double by 2020, it may still be possible to cap the temperature rise at 2°C.
The existing long-term impacts of the drought will make recovery in the U.S. more difficult.
Despite fewer extreme weather and climate events than 2011, 2012 is likely to top last year's economic losses.
A year after a record flood, drought is depleting the Mississippi River, threatening billions in commerce.
The polar lows that roil the Arctic seas yearly may have an effect on the climate of North America & Europe.
November was the 333rd straight month with average global temperatures above the 20th century average.