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A dry beginning for 2012 across much of U.S.
Since the beginning of 2012, the contiguous United States has been experiencing drier than average conditions. This lack of precipitation is affecting water availability for agriculture and municipal...
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Jake Crouch, Climate Monitoring Branch of the National Climatic Data Center Since the beginning of 2012, drought conditions have worsened along the eastern seaboard, adding to a dry picture for much of...
View ArticleMay…Oh My! Unusual Heat for the U.S
Deke Arndt, Chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch, National Climatic Data Center. The entire United States, from the Rockies east, was warmer than normal for the first five months of 2012. And...
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Few states spared from drought in U.S.
In early July 2012, conditions throughout most of the contiguous 48 states ranged from abnormally dry to exceptional drought. The widespread hot, dry conditions prompted the U.S. Department of...
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Droughts, megadroughts, and more: a conversation with Jonathan Overpeck
Bathtub rings on Elephant Butte, a major reservoir on the Rio Grande. As of June 30, 2012, the reservoir was at only 12 percent of capacity.(Photo by Zack Guido.) Soaring temperatures and scant rain...
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Hottest.Month.Ever… Recorded
Download large images: July 2012 average temperature | July 2012 temperature anomaly According to the latest statistics from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, the average temperature for the...
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Global Climate Event: Late monsoon leads to drought in India
The rainy season in India arrived late and delivered far less precipitation than usual in summer 2012, leading to severe drought across large parts of the country. More than 50 percent of the labor...
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Drought on the Rio Grande
This article is the first in a 2-part series about water, climate, and agriculture in New Mexico’s Lower Rio Grande Valley. On a mid-July afternoon, ditch riders—men patrolling irrigation...
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Climate &…Peanut Butter
Image © iStockphoto.com/cislander. “Trick-or-treaters might want to hold on to those Reese’s Cups this Halloween,” CNN Money quipped in October 2011. The advice wasn’t unfounded. Following a drought...
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The costs of drought on the Rio Grande
By the end of September, nearly all the surface water in the Lower Rio Grande (map) had been drained. Below New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir, the river was flowing at a trickle, and sandy bars...
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