U.S. report: Climate changes are under way and projected to grow
Some key findings in a "Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States" report released today: - Climate changes are under way in this country and projected to grow. These include increases...
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Extensive snow cover but dry in January
Snow covered about 71 percent of the United States on Jan. 12, following a string of crippling storms, according to NASA. Indeed, the extent of snow cover last month ranked No. 5 over the last 45...
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Snow in the United States since October 1
Check out this interesting NOAA animation, which shows snow depth in the nation since Oct. 1. Note the large swath of snow during the Oct. 29 nor'easter that stunned many New Jersey residents, who lost...
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2012 climate: lots of warm and extreme weather
Last year was the warmest since 1895 in the lower 48 states and also featured plenty of extreme weather, according to NOAA. The mercury averaged 55.3 degrees, 3.3 degrees higher than the 20th century...
View Article‘State of the climate’ report: lots of 2012 extremes
Extremes abound in the "State of the Climate 2012" report. Here are some of them and other findings in the 258-page report by the American Meteorological Society: - Large-scale climate patterns and...
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Colorful snowfall maps for N.J. region
Snow cover in the region on Feb. 20, 2014 (Source: NASA and National Weather Service Upton N.Y. Office) Which colorful snowfall maps do you prefer? The National Weather Service Mount Holly Office is...
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Is a dry spell developing in NJ?
Precipitation shortfalls over 30 days through March 17, 2014 (Source: Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center) Is another dry spell developing in New Jersey, despite the snowy winter? It's been very dry...
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NJ’s snow depth record? 52 inches
Fifty-two inches is the most snow that's ever been measured on the ground in New Jersey (Source: National Weather Service Flagstaff Office) More than 4 feet of snow on the ground. That's a lot of snow...
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