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Matt Daniel

NOAA releases the 2012 Arctic Report Card

The Arctic is losing ice and getting greener. Matt Daniel reports on NOAA's 2012 Arctic Report Card.

National Hurricane Center redefines the term hurricane warning

Does the new definition of "hurricane warning" come in response to the fact that hurricane warnings were not issued for Sandy?

Super Typhoon Bopha major threat for the Philippines

Super Typhoon Bopha will hit the Philippine island of Mindanao early Tuesday morning (December 4, 2012) as a Category 4 or 5 storm.

US west coast getting hit hard by extreme weather

An atmospheric river is creating a lot of wind, rain, and snow across the west coast of the United States. The nasty weather will continue this weekend.

Large, violent tornado caught on video in Italy on November 28

The large tornado struck in southeast Italy, in the town of Taranto. Check out this video. At least 20 people injured. Unconfirmed reports of three deaths.

Who died during Hurricane Sandy, and why?

Hurricane Sandy took over 100 lives in the United States. Most were over the age of 65. Most deaths were from drowning.

Amazing weather videos in November 2012

Check out these amazing videos that were uploaded in November - a tornado in Portugal, hail in Australia, a waterspout, and scenes from Hurricane Sandy.

October 2012 cool in U.S., but fifth-warmest October globally

No surprise. In fact, if you're 27 years old or younger, you've never experienced a single month where global temperatures ranked below the average for that month.

Italy recovering from large floods

Series of storm systems produced large flooding in parts of north and central Italy. At least four causalities have occurred due to the heavy rains.

October ends streak of above average temperatures for U.S.

Although October was below average in temperatures across the contiguous United States, the year 2012 still ranks as the warmest year ever recorded since 1895.