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Sea level rise and the nation's estuaries
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This NOAA expert would say it's location, location, location.
What pollen can tell us about climate
Scientists look to history to assess the impact on today's climate
Drought continues to grip nation
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- Severe Weather Possible for Parts of Great Plains
- 2012 ranks as 2nd costliest year with 11 billion-dollar disasters causing more than $110 billion in damages
Sandy caused approximately $65 billion and drought nearly $30 billion in damage, according to a final report by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. - Contiguous United States cooler and slightly wetter than average during Spring 2013
According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature for the contiguous United States during the spring season (March-May) was 50.5°F, 0.5°F below the 20th-century average, making it the 38th coolest spring on record. The average May temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 61.0°F, 0.9°F above the 20th-century average and the 40th warmest May on record.
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- Possible record-setting dead zone for Gulf of Mexico
- NOAA releases draft proposal to expand Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Grant helps protect critical Hudson River estuarine habitat
- Grant aids purchase of critical coastal habitat in Puerto Rico
- Acting NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan gives keynote address at Capitol Hill Oceans Week
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