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2011 the warmest La Niña year on record

by on 19. Jan, 2012 in Uncategorized

When compared to previous La Niña years, the 2011 global surface temperature was the warmest observed during such a year.

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Texas has hottest June-August on record in the U.S.

by on 08. Sep, 2011 in Uncategorized

Texas just finished the hottest June through August on record in the U.S., the National Weather Service said Thursday. Weather service meteorologist Victor Murphy told The Associated Press that Texas’ 86.8 average beat out Oklahoma’s 85.2 degrees in 1934. That Dust Bowl year is now third on the list for the three-month span, behind No. [...]

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January 17th warmest on record despite cooling La Niña trend

by on 15. Feb, 2011 in Uncategorized

Last month was the 17th warmest January for combined global land and ocean surface temperature since records began in 1880. La Niña, with its cooling effect on the central and eastern tropical Pacific, continues to be a factor in global ocean temperatures. NOAA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that the January 2011 global [...]