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December 2011 Climate Digest

Each month, around the middle of the month, we will provide information regarding the previous month’s climate, as well as the U.S. seasonal outlook for the coming months. Overall, preliminary data analysis suggests that December 2011 was the 10th warmest December on record. Major stories include La Niña, several tropical cyclones, and low concentrations of Arctic sea ice. Continue reading

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2011 – A Year of Extremes

For this EarthNow entry, we thought it would be nice to do a global Look Back at 2011, with regards to major weather and earth science events, as well as some important climate measurements. Continue reading

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Happy Holidays!

The next EarthNow update will be published on January 6, 2012. See you in the new year! For now, here’s a holiday gift… a wintry-themed snow globe. Enjoy! 🙂 Continue reading

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