Topic: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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Why was March so cold? Blame Greenland.
You're not imagining it: March 2013 was chilly — the second-coldest March since 2000. The culprit is a stubborn mass of warm air over Greenland that blocked the jet stream.
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2012 shaping up to be hottest on record in US
The first six months of this year have been the hottest in the mainland United States since temperature records began in 1895. What's causing the unprecedented heat?
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Heat wave 2012 culprit? That pesky Atlantic oscillation
Heat wave 2012 was expected to peak Saturday, with cooler temperatures – by as much as 15 degrees – expected early in the week. But a hotter-than-usual pattern has been established.
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Why has 2012 been the hottest year on record in the US?
More than 40,000 daily heat records have been broken around the country so far this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, compared with last year's 25,000 daily records set by this date.
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Prototype of next-generation weather satellite: Can it go to work fast enough?
After cost overruns and years of delay, the US is set to launch a prototype weather satellite before dawn Friday. Its data are badly needed as the number of Earth-observing satellites dwindle.
10/27/2011 09:22 pm -
Oklahoma, Alabama, Joplin: Why we're seeing so many tornadoes and superstorms
The superfunnels that hit Tuscaloosa, Ala., in late April and Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, are generated by storm systems whose journeys across the country are slowed by a roadblocked jet stream.
05/24/2011 08:21 pm -
Flash floods in Arkansas: what causes flash floods?
Two key factors that lead to flash flooding are the intensity of the rainfall and its duration.
06/11/2010 04:47 pm -
March and April warmest ever. Humans must adapt, report says.
The past two months were the warmest March and April on record globally. A new report suggests that communities will need to be adaptable to meet the challenges of global warming.
05/19/2010 07:41 pm -
Climate groups look post-Bush
Expecting a more aggressive approach, they offer advice to the McCain and Obama campaigns.
08/12/2008 01:00 am
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