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Weekend tornado swarm continues unusual fast pace to 2012 season 17 Apr 2012 | 05:22 am
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Generals meet to deal with melting Arctic 16 Apr 2012 | 05:04 am
Defense chiefs from eight Arctic nations agreed on Friday to cooperate more closely to deal with disasters and search and rescue operations in the remote resource-rich region, Canada’s top soldier sai...
Warmest March ever, warmest year-to-date ever, for U.S. 10 Apr 2012 | 11:46 am
Due to the extraordinary heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to summer-like levels across the eastern two-thirds of the country, March was officially the warmest such month in history for the Low...
March tornadoes racked up $1.1 Billion in insured losses 6 Apr 2012 | 02:18 pm
Severe weather in the U.S., led by tornadoes in the Midwest and Tennessee Valley, caused more than $1.2 billion of insured losses in March, according to Aon Corp. AON, the world’s biggest insurance br...
Storms lead to 15% jump in losses for insurance companies 6 Apr 2012 | 11:31 am
For homeowners insurance, direct-written premium rose 3.5 percent to more than $71.6 billion for [2011]. The increase indicates “that rate increases—stemming from recent years’ unexpectedly high weath...
98% of Colorado in drought 3 Apr 2012 | 01:19 pm
Climatologists at Colorado State University are confirming what many Coloradans already suspect — almost the entire state is consumed by drought. About 98 percent of the state is experiencing varying...
Heat records in U.S. outnumber cold records 35 to 1 in March 3 Apr 2012 | 11:13 am
U.S. daily record high temperatures continued to surge into the end of March, with new heat records overwhelming cold records by the incredible ratio of 35.3 to 1. The total number of heat records was...
New analysis: All weather events affected by changes to the climate 25 Mar 2012 | 05:56 am
The atmospheric and ocean environment has changed from human activities in ways that affect storms and extreme climate events. The main way climate change is perceived is through changes in extremes b...
“Surreal heat” jump starts early asthma season with record pollen counts 24 Mar 2012 | 03:45 am
The surreal heat that’s baking much of the central and eastern USA has unleashed an unusually early and intense blast of tree pollen, making life miserable for tens of millions of people who suffer fr...
“Mind-boggling” temperatures across U.S. says NOAA 23 Mar 2012 | 05:04 am
With temperat ures soaring in many places around the United States, many might be wondering if this is a sign of another sweltering summer. On Wednesday (March 21) alone, more than 70 major cities we...
