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Another sign of a warming world: Earth has more heat hanging around. 90% of this extra heat is in the ocean. The heat content of the ocean is rising leading to sea level rise, coral bleaching, and the melting of ice. #EarthDayNOAA #EarthDay2021 #EarthDay climate.gov/news-features/un…
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The highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) - may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California [Thread] bbc.in/3kVNDn8

'Highest temperature on Earth' as Death Valley, US hits 54.4C

A reading of 130F (54.4C) recorded in Death Valley could be the highest reliable recording ever.

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Great Lakes water temperatures are off the charts. The average water temperature of Lake Michigan was recently 75 degrees and in the upper 70s to near 80 in lakes Erie and Ontario - the warmest on record. wapo.st/3haYuY3

Great Lakes water temperatures are blowing away records and could climb higher

Some of the lakes are between 75 and 80 degrees and could warm more in the coming weeks.

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Los Angeles with no smog.. Aerial view of downtown from Silverlake via @alanwdang
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washingtonpost.com/sports/20… – at Traverse City, MI
Could global warming spell the demise of winter sports? These athletes told Congress that’s their...

Could global warming spell the demise of winter sports? These athletes told Congress that’s their...

Skiers, snowboarders and climbers tell Senate Democrats how shrinking winters and warming temperatures are impacting winter sports

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Remarkable. European weather model showed temperature over parts of Greenland peaked at 40 DEGREES above normal Wednesday. Melting observed on 45% of Greenland ice sheet that day, likely a record so early in season. More info on craziness in the Arctic: wapo.st/2X8ztGs
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washingtonpost.com/weather/2… – at Michigan, USA
🌡️In addition to the United Kingdom, where the 70 degree high in London was the highest ever recorded in February, record highs for February were also set in Denmark and Sweden on Tuesday. More info: wapo.st/2BU44vq

United Kingdom has hottest winter weather ever recorded for second day in a row

The exceptional weather pattern had residents of London in shorts.

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The Southern Hemisphere is scorching: Record heat set in Chile, Argentina and Australia wapo.st/2DYASF1
The Southern Hemisphere is scorching: Unprecedented heat in Chile, Argentina and Australia

The Southern Hemisphere is scorching: Unprecedented heat in Chile, Argentina and Australia

In recent days, it hit 90 degrees as far south as ever observed.

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The Earth's average surface temperature in 2018 was the fourth hottest on record, making the past five years the warmest on the books politico.com/story/2019/02/0…
Earth marks fourth hottest year on record as Congress opens climate hearings

Earth marks fourth hottest year on record as Congress opens climate hearings

Democratic leadership in the House is facing rising pressure to act aggressively on the issue.

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The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the world's oceans. It's dramatically disrupting fishery patterns and creating major winners — and losers. wapo.st/2DON2R2
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Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster rate of global warming wapo.st/2Q7r67a
Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster rate of...

Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster rate of...

More than 90 percent of global warming ends up in the oceans.

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“Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” bit.ly/2y6mirS ⬅️ Read @IPCC_CH press release on special report by the @UN Intergovernmental Panel on #ClimateChange #SR15 #COP24 #ParisAgreement
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An ocean "heat wave" just drove temperatures off Maine to near-record highs wapo.st/2Ppf6x5
An ocean ‘heat wave’ just drove temperatures off Maine to near-record highs

An ocean ‘heat wave’ just drove temperatures off Maine to near-record highs

There are “weird things happening in the Gulf of Maine,” a scientist says.

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See how the temperature of your hometown has changed since you were born and how much hotter it may get nyti.ms/2C1l05V

How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born? (Published 2018)

See how days at or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit have changed in your lifetime and how much hotter it could get.

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Red hot planet: This summer’s punishing and historic heat in 7 maps and charts: wapo.st/2nOnASx
Red hot planet: This summer’s punishing and historic heat in 7 maps and charts

Red hot planet: This summer’s punishing and historic heat in 7 maps and charts

Record heat has touched every continent in the Northern Hemisphere in recent weeks.

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The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide now exceeds 410 parts per million, the highest level in 800,000 years. trib.al/z5m6SDv

Warming World

The disruption to the earth’s climate will ultimately command more attention and resources and have a greater influence on the global economy and international relations than any other force.

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Record warmth continues...warmest all time Febuary readings for some!
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No snow fell at NWS Marquette from 1/14-1/24, marking the longest snowless streak in winter (Dec-Feb) since records began in 1961.
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Why the government needs a Department of the Future politi.co/2hA5q6f
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