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NOAA: Average US Temperature in September 1 F Above 20th Century Average

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inches (63 mm), exactly the 1901-2000 average. Maine and Wisconsin each experienced their fourth driest September and both New Hampshire and Michigan had their seventh driest such periods. During September, 5,535 fires burned approximately 378,523 acres—both were below the 2000-2009 average for the month. C) was 1.0 °F

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NOAA: US Experienced Above-Normal Temperatures and Below-Normal Precipitation in April

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C) above the long-term (1901-2000) average (14 th warmest April on record). cm) below the 1901-2000 average. The three-month period (February-April) was the record warmest in six states; Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. C), which is 2.3 °F April’s average precipitation was 2.18

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. above the 1979-2000 average. inch (4 mm) above the 1901-2000 average. Arctic sea ice covered an average of 3.4 million square miles during July. This is 12.7% Antarctic sea ice extent in July was 1.5%

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Researchers find that abiotic methane can charge deepsea Arctic gas hydrates

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These only form in slow- to ultraslow-spreading seafloor crust, said Joel Johnson, an associate professor at the University of New Hampshire, lead author, and visiting scholar at CAGE. This is the case at Knipovich Ridge, where sediments cap the ocean crust at water depths up to 2000 meters. —Joel Johnson.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

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Which is why Greenhouse argues for government intervention to “cushion the blow” so that we don’t see a continuation of the 5 million factory workers who’ve already been laid off since 2000. In all states except New Hampshire, some form of liability coverage is required, and premiums are determined in large part by risk.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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When I got back from Japan in 2000 I didn’t want to start a computer business. In 2000 there couldn’t have been too many old timers in the solar industry. Well, I’d love to retire to along one of the rivers in New Hampshire where you have a cotton gin. BRADLEY’S BACKGROUND IN SOLAR. I had a view of 180 degrees of L.A.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). RGGI was the first regional cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases in the United States. The Stringency of the Cap.

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