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37 US States Set Nighttime High Temperature Records This Summer

photo: Sam Garza With January to August 2010 found to be tied for the hottest year on record by NOAA, new analysis from NRDC shows that it wasn’t just daytime temperatures that’ve been soaring. In fact, 37 states in the US set record high nighttime temperatures this summer. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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2010 Is Now Tied For Hottest Year on Record (So Far)

photo: Pranav Yaddanapudi via flickr New NOAA temperature data has been released including August temperatures and this year’s record-setting global trend continues: “For January-August 2010, the global land and ocean surface temperature of 14.7°C tied with 1998 as the warmest January-August period on record. This value is 0.67°C above the 20th century average.” August itself went down in history as being among the warmest recorded as well…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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2010 Is Now Tied For Hottest Year on Record (So Far)