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Colors indicate temperature changes (°C) in Antarctica during the last 50 years.

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  Disagreements still remain about the extent to which the recent warming in global temperatures deviates from normal climatic cycles. Direct measurements of temperature have... More »

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Linking extreme heat events to global warming Last Updated on 2012-08-07 at 19:13 An analysis by James Hansen and colleagues suggests that recent episodes of extremely warm summers, including the intense heat wave afflicting the U.S. Midwest this year,... More »

Where We Are Now: Carbon Dioxide and the Hottest Years... Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 19:07 Disagreements still remain about the extent to which the recent warming in global temperatures deviates from normal climatic cycles. Direct measurements of temperature have... More »

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2011: Ninth Warmest Year Last Updated on 2012-01-21 at 16:42 NASA Finds 2011 Ninth Warmest Year on Record The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists. The finding... More »

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