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2014 Was the Warmest Year in the Modern Record
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Published January 17, 2015
Separate analyses by NASA and NOAA agree that the past year was hotter than any other since 1880. The ten warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000.
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Drought Persists in the American Southwest
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Published November 27, 2014
More than 64 million people are directly affected by drought in the Southwest and Southern Plains, and far more are indirectly affected because of the vast number of farms, orchards, and ranches that supply the rest of the United States.
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Rising Temperatures: A Month Versus a Decade
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Published October 24, 2014
April to September 2014 was the hottest spring and summer in 130 years of recordkeeping. Here’s why that matters, and why it doesn’t.
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Drought Recorded Across Half of the U.S.
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Published May 13, 2014
Severe to extreme drought persists in the Southwest and the Plains in May 2014.
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Climate Changes in the United States
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Published May 8, 2014
Climate change is already affecting the American people in far-reaching ways, says a new climate report.
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