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10-Year Model Predicts Record Temperatures

Aug 10, 2007 12:17 PM CDT

10-Year Model Predicts Record Temperatures

Global warming to surge in 2009, new study says

(Newser) - A new 10-year model of climate change forecasts several years of record temperatures between 2009 to 2014, the BBC reports. Most global warming predictions see significant climate changes over a century; the new model, developed by British meteorologists using present-day observations, offers shorter-term predictions of event such as El Nino...

Heat Wave Sizzles US

Aug 7, 2007 5:09 PM CDT

Heat Wave Sizzles US

Temperatures endanger many across the country, keeping even the hardiest indoors

(Newser) - Heat, not hurricanes, is generally the biggest weather-related cause of death in the US, and with a heat wave is sweeping over much of the country, health experts are urging people to stay indoors and keep cool. It's so hot in St. Louis that the Rams have temporarily moved their...

Taste of Chicago Ends on Heavy Note

Jul 9, 2007 6:19 AM CDT

Taste of Chicago Ends on Heavy Note

Chicagoans consumed 249,000 slices of cheescake & 165,000 lbs of turkey legs

(Newser) - The ten day long Taste of Chicago held in Grant Park closed yesterday following a sweltering day in the Windy City. Headline making temperatures did not stop hardy Chicagoans from eating their way through 127,360 ears of corn, 175,000 servings of ice cream and a paltry 75,...

Record Highs Scorch West

Jul 6, 2007 5:51 AM CDT

Record Highs Scorch West

Sizzling towns open swelter shelters for elderly as heat goes on

(Newser) - A searing heat wave is likely to continue barbecuing the western U.S. today after record temperatures soared to 127 in Death Valley, 125 in nearby Baker and 116 in Phoenix yesterday. Las Vegas sizzled at 116 degrees with humidity in the single digits, and even northeastern Oregon cracked 107...

Winter Sets Warmth Record

Mar 18, 2007 11:05 PM CDT

Winter Sets Warmth Record

(Newser) - This winter was the warmest ever recorded, bumping the previous high of 2004 in a crowded field: The ten warmest winters all fell within the past thirteen years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which calculates this average global temperature from land and ocean readings, concludes that the worldwide climate...