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Welcome to the new climate normals
Meteorologists were using records from 1971-2000 to calculate "normal." Beginning August 1, 2011, they are using records from 1981-2010.
August 1, 2011
Tropical Storm Don loses momentum
Meteorologists were shocked to see how fast Tropical Storm Don dissipated over southern Texas. As for rain to end the Texas drought, forget about it.
August 1, 2011
Fewer shellfish in future more acid ocean?
Increases in ocean acidity projected for the year 2100 would seriously weaken mussel shells and reduce global shellfish harvests.
August 1, 2011
Report from the Gulf of Mexico: Year 2, Day 48
Ocean Alliance research vessel Odyssey - offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in summer 2011 - reports on its work studying effects of the Gulf oil spill.
July 31, 2011
Penguins resistance to climate change
Penguins have thrived in Antarctica's extreme environment for thousands of years, but they still rely on relatively stable weather and ice conditions, and those conditions are changing.
July 30, 2011
Active weather continues across the United States
Flooding in portions of Iowa and Illinois, active tropics, and more heat across the United States this week: Enough is enough! Read more on active weather.
July 29, 2011
Steven Platnick: Clouds both cool and warm Earth
Some clouds help cool the Earth, but other clouds help keep Earth warm – in part depending on how high up they are in our atmosphere.
July 29, 2011
After 10,000 year absence, wildfires have returned to Arctic tundra
The huge stock of carbon contained in tundra could increase atmospheric CO2 drastically, when released by a fire. Read more about wildfires.
July 28, 2011
Tamarisk leaf beetles along the Colorado River
Tamarisk leaf beetles - a non-native species - are eating and killing non-native, invasive salt cedar along the Colorado River. Read more here.
July 28, 2011
Tropical Storm Don forms in Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Don is aimed for Texas by Friday or Saturday. The National Hurricane Center forecasts it will become a strong tropical storm with winds around 65 mph.
July 27, 2011
