U.S. experiences warmest and second most extreme weather year ever recorded in 2012

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NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) officially crowned 2012 the warm weather king today for the Lower 48 states, and by a lofty margin. The average temperature was 55.3 degrees F, one full degree above the previous record set in 1998 and 3.2 degrees F above the 20th century average.read more

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

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