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2010 weather more extreme: 21,000 dead

by on 19. Dec, 2010 in Uncategorized

More people were killed worldwide by natural disasters this year than have been killed in terrorism attacks in the past 40 years combined. “It just seemed like it was back-to-back and it came in waves,” said Craig Fugate, who heads the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. It handled a record number of disasters in 2010. [...]

All time high for Los Angeles at 113°F

All time high for Los Angeles at 113°F

by on 21. Oct, 2010 in Uncategorized

In the midst of a late-summer heat wave, downtown Los Angeles, California experienced its all-time warmest day since record keeping began in 1877. According to the National Weather Service, a temperature of 113°F (45°C) was recorded on September 27th, breaking the previous record of 112°F (44.4°C) set on June 26th, 1990. It is possible that [...]