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Cook’s View of the Transit of Venus
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Published June 3, 2012
A famous captain once spied the passage of a planet between Sun and Earth. You can, too.
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North America Swelters in March Heat
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Published April 17, 2012
Temperatures were well above the norm for the month, setting records and rising well above the long-term trends.
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New View of the Deepest Trench
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Published April 14, 2012
Oceanographers make new maps of the Mariana Trench that are 20 times better than anything before.
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Diagnosing the Snow Deficit of December
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Published February 8, 2012
The Arctic Oscillation, La Niña, and North Atlantic Oscillation combine to steer winter's cold, snowy weather away from the United States.
2011 Global Temperatures
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Published January 20, 2012
Analysis of global temperatures shows that the year was the 9th hottest in the past 130 years. Nine of the ten warmest years have occurred since 2000.
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U.S. Climate: The New Normal
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Published July 6, 2011
These maps compare January minimum temperatures and July maximum temperatures in the U.S. Climate Normals, a 30-year frame of reference. The new normal reflects a warming world.
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