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Last two winters: Notoriously cold, but also very warm
The last two winters of 2009-10 and 2010-11 ranked 21st and 34th, respectively, for cold. They ranked 12th and 4th for warmth, according to researchers.
September 1, 2011
Arctic summer has an open ocean
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle calls the Arctic a "hope spot." In other words, she said, we still have a chance to get it right.
September 1, 2011
Will Katia become a hurricane?
Tropical Storm Katia could become 2011's second major hurricane by Saturday. A weather system in the Gulf of Mexico could be named Tropical Storm Lee.
August 31, 2011
Scientists say the deep sea needs better management
The deep sea is in trouble. A recent study has found that it's being damaged by human activities, and that this is only likely to get worse.
August 31, 2011
Tropical Storm Katia seen as day breaks over Atlantic
A NOAA satellite captured this wondrous image of what might be a newly forming hurricane, Katia, building today in the eastern Atlantic.
August 30, 2011
Scientists collect climate change data from Irene flooding
Scientists were in the thick of the storm collecting data to help them better understand the role of big storms in climate change.
August 30, 2011
Hurricane Irene and its history
Irene came into being on August 15, 2011 as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa and slowly moved to the west ...
August 30, 2011
Domestication robbed stallions of genetic variation
Modern stallions almost certainly lost the genetic diversity their ancient ancestors once had after domestication, a new study revealed.
August 29, 2011
Where is Irene now? Track the tropical storm
UPDATE: Sunday, August 28, 5:40 p.m. EDT (21:40 UTC). Tropical Storm Irene has been gradually weakening and is beginning to lose tropical characteristics.
August 28, 2011
Forever young: Earth’s crust recycles faster than we thought
Scientists from Max Planck Institute for Chemistry say Earth's crust may be recycled in only half a billion years, based on data from volcano Mauna Loa.
August 28, 2011
