Climate News: Year 2012

A Meadow in the Ocean
Snowcover Across the Plains
Flimakers Capture Huge Iceberg Breaking off Greenland
Book it: 2012 to be Hottest Year on Record
Arctic Sea Ice
Arctic Report Card 2012
Arctic Report Card II
Arctic Report Card
Arctic Sets Records in 2012
Arctic Lost Record Snow and Ice
Did Bacteria Fuel World's Worst Extinction?
Why are TV Weathercasters Ignoring Climate Change?
Earth Lights at night
Balmy November
Younger Thinner Ice Not Desirable
Operation Ice Bridge I
Operation Ice Bridge II
Operation Ice Bridge III
Whats Holding Back Antarctic Melt
As Arctic Melts, Inuit Tensions
NASA Earth Lights
USA at night
Ice Sheet Loss at Both Poles (November 2012)
Aerial Pictures Show Hurricane Sandy's Destruction (November 2012)
U.S. Military Warned To Prepare for Climate Change (November 2012)
Rising Sea Level May Trigger Groundwater Floods (November 2012)
Himalayan Glaciers Under Threat (November 2012)
Despite Cool October, 2012 Tracks to be Hottest U.S. Year on Record (November 2012)
Rare November Snowstorm Strikes in Wake of Sandy (November 2012)
Stunning NASA Visualizations: Sandy vs. Katrina (November 2012)
Changes in Sea Saltiness Show we are Affecting the Climate (November 2012)
2012 May Rank as 2nd Most Disastrous Year since 1980 (November 2012)
Amid Energy Boom Report Warns of Unsustainable Path (November 2012)
32 Foot Waves from Hurricane Sandy Topple Records (November 2012)
October 2012 Ties for 5th Warmest, WInter Forecast Uncertain (November 2012)
Winds Seen As Key Driver in Antarctica Sea Ice Growth (November 2012)
Gas Flaring is Wasting Fuel and Fueling Climate Change (November 2012)
Lack of Hurricane Warnings May Help Homeowners (November 2012)
How Global Warming Made Hurricane Sandy Worse (November 2012)
Sandy Brings Attention to Climate Change (November 2012)
Statistics Show Hurricane Sandy's Extraordinary Intensity (November 2012)
A Round up of Hurricane Sandy News Reports (October 2012)
Rising Ocean Temps Threaten Ocean Food Chain (October 2012)
Hurricane Sandy Aims At East Coast as a "Frankenstorm" (October 2012)
Cato's 'Addendum' Tries to Undo Federal Climate Report (October 2012)
Demise of El Niño Throws Wrench in Winter Forecast (October 2012)
NOAA Revives Satellite after Lengthy Outage (October 2012)
Throughout the U.S. The Onset of Autumn Falling Back (October 2012)
Climate Change 'footprint' Cited in Disaster Loss Trends (October 2012)
Pacific Ocean Patterns Tied to Violent Tornado Outbreaks (October 2012)
New Study Ties Hurricane Strength to Global Warming (October 2012)
Ongoing Coverage of Earth's Polar Regions (October 2012)
Extreme Weather Adds Urgency on CLimate Change Policy (October 2012)
CO2 May Fragment Glaciers, Driving Ice into the Sea Faster(October 2012)
World's Biggest Geoenginering Test 'Violates' UN Rules (October 2012)
Global Warming May Shift Summer Weather Patterns (October 2012)
Powerful Windstorm Winds Down in Plains, Midwest (October 2012)
Winter Wheat Crop Now Facing Impact of U.S. Drought (October 2012)
Hurricane Sandy Paralyzes New York and New Jersey (October 2012)
Eyeballing Hurricane Sandy from Space (October 2012)
Hurricane Sandy Set to Deal Massive Blow to East Coast (October 2012)
Hurricane Sandy Walloping East Coast (October 2012)
Hurricane Sandy's Five-Fold Food Threat with Local Maps (October 2012)
Officials Warn of Hurricane Sandy's Damage Potential (October 2012)
Worst Western U.S. Disasters (October 2012)
Global Warming Means More Antarctic Ice (October 2012)
Climate Change Behind Rise in Weather Disasters (October 2012)
California's Renewable Energy Plans May Hinge on Presidential Election (October 2012)
Increasing Antarctica Ice may be Sign of Climate Change (October 2012)
Arctic Summer Wind Shift Could Affect Arctic Sea Ice (October 2012)
Visualizing 2012's Record Arctic Sea ice Melt (September 2012)
Oregon Huge Off Shore Wind Farm (September 2012)
Arctic Sea Ice is Younger and Thinner (September 2012)
It's Official: Arctic Sea Ice Shatters Record Low (September 2012)
With Extreme Weather, Will Insurers Come to the Rescue? (September 2012)
Drought Grows, Forecast to Persist Through Early Winter (September 2012)
Arctic Expert Predicts Final Collapse of Sea Ice within Four Years (September 2012)
Climate Change and Fall Foliage: Not a Good Match (September 2012)
Despite Little Mention of Climate Change from Candidates, Faith Groups on-board (September 2012)
Mc Rib Delayed from McDonalds until Late 2012: Blame Global Warming (September 2012)
Shrinking Arctic Ice and the Wicked Backlash on Weather(September 2012)
When WIll the Arctic Be Ice-Free in the Summer? (September 2012)
Portraits of Drought 2012: Misery in the Midwest (September 2012)
Arctic Ice Shrinks 18% Against Record, Sounding Climate Change Alarm Bells (September 2012)
Record Minimum for Arctic Sea Ice (September 2012)
Get Used to 'Extreme' Weather, It's the New Normal (September 2012)
Appearance of Explosive WWI Relics Underscores Alps Glacier' Retreat (September 2012)
Race is On as Ice Melt Reveals Arctic Treasurers (September 2012)
Astonishing Arctic Sea Ice Melt May Lead to More Extreme Weather (September 2012)
Starlight and Air Glow Reveal the Nighttime Cloudy Sky from Space (September 2012)
Warming May Increase Tropical Rainfall, Study Shows (September 2012)
World's Solar Power Capacity is Expected to Grow by up to 400% in 5 Years September 2012)
Firenado: Swirling Inferno Caught on Tape (September 2012)
Glacial Melt in the Himalayas (September 2012)
El Niño Still Expected to Develop in Fall 2012 (September 2012)
Scientists Search for Strategy to Convey Seriousness of Sea-Level Rise (September 2012)
Feds Declare Fishery Disaster in New England (September 2012)
Shifting Distribution of NH Summer Temperature Anomalies (September 2012)
Republican Meteorologist to Mitt Romney: Top Ten Reasons to Accept Reality on the Climate (September 2012)
How to Talk to an Ostrich: "We Can't Afford Clean Energy" (September 2012)
Arctic Sea Ice Loss is Effectively Doubling Mankind's Contribution to Global Warming (September 2012)
Morocco 42% Renewable by 2020 (September 2012)
Symphony of Science - Our Biggest Challenge (September 2012)
2012 Has Had the Most Extreme Weather on Record for the U.S. (September 2012)
Astonishing Arctic Ice Melt May Lead to More Extreme Winter (September 2012)
World Climate Record Moves from Libya to the U.S. (September 2012)
Will Arctic Animals Adapt to Climate Change? (September 2012)
Studies Show Wind Powers Massive Potential (September 2012)
Starlight and Airglow Reveal the Night time Cloudy Sky from Space (September 2012)
Arctic Has Lost Enough Ice to Cover Alaska and Canada (September 2012)
2012 Has Had Most Extreme Weather on Record (September 2012)
Scientists Search for Strategy to Convey Seriousness of Sea Level Rise (September 2012)
Global Warming's New Math (September 2012)
West Nile Virus May Get Worse as Climate Gets Hotter (September 2012)
The Weatherman is not a Moron (September 2012)
Downpours and Drought, Timing is Everything (September 2012)
Shifting Distribution of Northern Hemisphere Summer Temperature Anomalies (September 2012)
Timeline: Extreme Weather Events in 2012 (September 2012)
Patagonia Glaciers Melting in Hurry (September 2012)
Yes, Summers in the U.S. Are Getting Warmer (September 2012)
Extreme Weather Can't 'Surprise' Insurance Companies (September 2012)
True Believer: Faith and Climate Science (September 2012)
Lebanon's Cedar Trees Threatened by Climate Change (September 2012)
Arctic Ice Melt Is Like Adding 20 Years of CO2 Emissions (September 2012)
The Six Stages of Climate Grief (September 2012)
Climate Change Breaks the Ice: 3-Man Sailboat Makes Record Voyage (September 2012)
The Melting Arctic Shouldn't be on the Back burner (September 2012)
Arctic Warming Is Altering Weather Patterns (August 2012)
Climate.gov: Record Sea Ice Report (August 2012)
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Low (August 2012)
AMS Releases Revised Climate Change Statement (August 2012)
98% of Canadians Accept That Climate Change is Occurring (August 2012)
Most Antarctic Peninsula Warming Due to Humans (August 2012)
Arctic Sea ice Could Disappear within 10 Years, Global Warming Increases Speed of Melting (August 2012)
Quick Facts on Arctic Sea Ice (August 2012)
August 21, 2012 Drought Update for Lincoln, NE (August 2012)
July 1-August 19, 2012: Driest on Record for Lincoln, NE
Record Low Temperatures for Lincoln, NE, August 16-17, 2012 (August 2012)
El Niño - La Niña Update - Forecast, August 2012
Sea Ice Poised for Record Low in September (August 2012)
Times Up for Climate Change Deniers (August 2012)
Lack of Warning on Drought Reflects Forecasting Flaws (August 2012)
Why We are Poles Apart on Climate Change (August 2012)
Drought Inches up in U.S. Historical Rankings (August 2012)
Fish Feel the Heat of Global Warming (August 2012)
Climate is Ripe for Deadly West Nile Virus Attack in Texas (August 2012)
Planet Records Fourth Warmest July on Record (August 2012)
July 2012, 4th Warmest on Record for the Globe (August 2012)
City Temps May Soar from Urbanization, Global Warming (August 2012)
As the South Bakes, Is it Too Hot for High School Football? (August 2012)
Life Out West and On The Edge of Wildfire (August 2012)
July Sizzles, Records Fall: Warmest Month on Record (August 2012)
More Record Highs Than All of Last Year (August 2012)
Extreme Weather Tied to Global Warming (August 2012)
The Rare Earth Riches Buried Beneath Greenland's Vast Ice (August 2012)
Drought Helps Dry Up Tornadoes as July Sees Record Low (August 2012)
Saltwater Wedge Reaches Chalmette (August 2012)
Media Turns a Blind Eye to Record Greenland Melting (August 2012)
Political Benefits Pro Climate Stance (August 2012)
Gen X and Climate Change (August 2012)
Climate Weirdness (August 2012)
Extreme Weather and Climate Change (August 2012)
Cherry Picking While Essential for Delicious Cherries has No Place in Climate Science (August 2012)
Global Warming and the Meaning of Doom (August 2012)
Scientists Link Extreme Heat to Global Warming (August 2012)
Greenland Melting Breaks Record Four Weeks Before Melting Ends (August 2012)
Steroids, Baseball and Climate Change (August 2012)
Arctic Ice Approaching Record Low (August 2012)
Arctic Ice Could Vanish in Ten Years (August 2012)
Rate of Arctic Summer Sea Ice Loss is 50% Higher Than Predicted (August 2012)
Melting Ice Floods Greenland River (August 2012)
Lincoln, NE, Days with 100°F or higher (August 2012)
Lincoln, NE, Warmest Year on Record Update (August 2012)
January Through July 2012, Hottest Year on Record for the U.S. (August 2012)
July 2012 Statewide Temperature Rankings (August 2012)
Lincoln, NE, January - July 2012, Warmest on Record (August 2012)
July 2012 Climate Update for Lincoln, NE (August 2012)
The Tornado Drought of 2012 (August 2012)
Rapid Arctic Ice Loss on Par with Record Low (July 2012)
Coverage of Summer 2012 Heat Wave (July 2012)
Scientists Defending Against the Methane Bomb (July 2012)
We're All Climate Change Idiots (July 2012)
Greenland Glacier Loses Large Mass of Ice (July 2012)
Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Melt (July 2012)
Greenland Image Highlights Climate Crisis (July 2012)
Lincoln, NE, Heat Wave Update, July 24, 2012 (July 2012)
Hottest Day of the Year for Lincoln, NE (July 2012)
Heat wave Continues in the Heartland (July 2012)
Politics: Global Warming's Terrifying New Math (July 2012)
Greenland Ice Melt reaches Unprecedented Level (July 2012)
Ex-skeptic Says Climate Change is Down to Humans (July 2012)
The Story Behind Record Greenland Ice Melt (July 2012)
Former Global Warming Skeptic Makes a Total Turnaround (July 2012)
A Long Hot Summer (July 2012)
July 2011 through June 2012 Temperature Statewide Temperature Rankings (July 2012)
January 2012 - June 2012 Statewide Temperature Rankings (July 2012)
Explaining the Extreme Drought in the U.S. Via Maps (July 2012)
U.S. Drought is Most Severe Since the 1950's (July 2012)
Coverage of the Mid-June Through Early July Heat wave (July 2012)
Explaining Record Highs as Easy as Pie (July 2012)
Wake up Call to Global Weirdness (July 2012)
Record Amount of Sea Ice Melted in June (July 2012)
Sea Level Rise: It Could be Worse than We Think (July 2012)
Spurred by Record Heat Drought Grows Across The U.S. (July 2012)
Record Numbers Grow: 4th Warmest June on Record for the Globe (July 2012)
New Reports Show Impact of Man-Made Global Warming (July 2012)
El Niño May Be On the Way to Alter Weather Patterns (July 2012)
U.S. Has Warmest Year to Date (July 2012)
Heat Wave Peaks After breaking Thousands of Records (July 2012)
Record Heat, Derecho Storm, Does Global Warming Get the Blame? (July 2012)
Credible Evidence of Climate Change (June 2012)
Did Climate Change Cause the Colorado Wild Fires? (June 2012)
Scorching Heat Wave (June 2012)
The Heat is On - Global Warming Accelerates (June 2012)
Global Carbon Emissions Bigger than Previous Estimates (June 2012)
Communicating the Science of Climate Change (June 2012)
The Arctic is Warming Twice as Fast as the Rest of the Globe (June 2012)
The U.S. is Warming but not Uniformly (June 2012)
The Battle over Climate Science (June 2012)
Fifty Years After, the Assault over Science Continues (June 2012)
Geothermal Energy: Pros and Cons (June 2012)
May 2012 Global Temperature Anomalies (June 2012)
May 2012 Statewide Temperature Rankings (June 2012)
Heavy Rain across Eastern Nebraska (June 2012)
As Politicians Debate Global Warming, Our Forests Wither (June 2012)
How Scientists Should Interact with Congress (June 2012)
Weirdest Satellite Image Ever (June 2012)
Is A High False Alarm Rate for Tornadoes, Cause for Alarm? (June 2012)
Nation Experiences 2md Warmest May on Record (June 2012)
NOAA Satellite Catches Venus Transit (June 2012)
Climate Scientists Lament A Nation Stuck on Wrong Debate (June 2012)
Global CO2 Emissions Reach Record Levels (May 2012)
North Carolina Legislation Would Do Away with Climate Change (May 2012)
Pitting Climate Change Research against Weather Research is Unproductive (May 2012)
Carbon Dioxide hits Milestone in the Arctic (May 2012)
Arctic Melt Releasing Ancient Gases (May 2012)
A Technicolor Land of Extremes (May 2012)
Earth Images: Images of Earth from Space (May 2012)
State of Flux Images of Change (posted May 2012)
NASA's Latest Hit, Ice Show from Space (May 2012)
When Lightning Strikes: A Photographer's Experience (May 2012)
Only 1 in 10 Americans is a Global Warming Denier (May 2012)
A Dry Beginning for 2012 Across Much of the U.S. (May 2012)
Where Have the Tornadoes Gone (May 2012)
All the World's Water (posted May 2012)
Glaciers, state of flux (posted April 2012)
Dry Warm Spring No Help for Southern Drought (April 2012)
Researchers find elevated levels of the greenhouse gas above cracks in Arctic sea ice (April 2012)
Warm Ocean Driving Antarctic Ice Loss (April 2012)
Presbyterians and Climate Change (April 2012)
Rejection of Science not Unique to Climate Change (April 2012)
Unlocking the Mystery of Rising Seas (April 2012)
New Technology Allows Better Extreme Weather Forecasts (April 2012)
Climate Change Swing Voters (April 2012)
Rejection of Science NOt Unique to Climate Change (April 2012)
Critical Flaws Bared in Aviation Tornado Warning System (April 2012)
Daily Beast Discusses Climate Crisis with Heidi Cullen (April 2012)
Disaster After Disaster and Climate Change (April 2012)
The Reality of Climate Change: Ten Myths Exposed (April 2012)
Anchorage, Alaska Snowfall Record Broken with Recent Snowfall (April 2012)
Did Melting Antarctic Permafrost Drive Ancient Global Warming? (April 2012)
Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible (April 2012)
CO2 Drove End To Last Ice Age (April 2012)
Lloyd's of London Warns of Arctic Oil Drilling Risks (April 2012)
Look at How Early Spring Has Arrived (April 2012)
Senate Hearing Focuses on Threat of Sea Level Rise (April 2012)
Rising Seas Threaten Hundreds of U.S. Energy Facilities (April 2012)
One Of These Days a Single Tornado Will Kill 1,000 People (April 2012)
Warming Climate Sets Microbe Evolution in Ice in Motion (April 2012)
Bugs in the Ice Sheets: Melting Glaciers Free Old Bacteria (April 2012)
Climate and Carbon: The Link Jut Got Stronger (April 2012)
Arctic Warming is Altering Weather Patterns, Study Shows (April 2012)
Public Support for Climate and Energy Policy (March 2012)
CSI Cold Case: Unlocking the Mystery of Rising Seas (March 2012)
You Want Records? Search! Interactive Temp Tracker (March 2012)
Meteorological March Madness 2012 (March 2012)
State by State, Look at How Early Spring has Arrived (March 2012)
Spring Gets Ahead of Itself (March 2012)
The Great Warm Wave of March 2012 (March 2012)
Aculeate Offers Explanation for Wildly DIfferent 2011-12 Winter Forecast (March 2012)
Is Climate Change Responsible for Deadly U.S. Tornadoes (March 2012)
U.S. Has 4th Warmest Winter on Record (March 2012)
It Don't Mean a Thing The First Day of Spring (March 2012)
Spring Gets Ahead of Itself (March 2012)
Update For World Temperature Data (and this link) (March 2012)
NASA's Ice Bridge Begins Arctic Mission (March 2012)
Historic March Heat wave Set New Milestones (March 2012)
Warming Doubles extreme Coastal Flooding Risk (March 2012)
Image of the Day: Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Faster (March 2012)
Would Politicians Act if Ozone Hole Just Discovered? (March 2012)
Air Pollution to be Bigger Killer than Dirty Water (March 2012)
Monster from the Past (February 2012)
America's Understanding of Climate Change increasing with Extremes (February 2012)
UCAR Science Education: Trend vs. Variation (February 2012)
Not Enough Snow Falling on Cedars (February 2012)
Russian Heat Wave Made More Likely by Climate Change (February 2012)
Warming Arctic Fueling Cold and Snow (February 2012)
How Much Ice is Vanishing? You Don't Want to Know (February 2012)
Denailgate (February 2012)
Why the Global Warming Skeptics Are Wrong (February 2012)
Flood Warnings at Risk as Cuts to Critical Gauges Loom (February 2012)
It's the Economy, And Politics, and Not Much Else (February 2012)
Did Global Warming Destroy My Hometown? (February 2012)
Texas Drought Eases, But it's Too Late for Some (February 2012)
Climate Change to Bring a Stormy Future for Insurance (February 2012)
If You thought Last Summer Was Hot.... (February 2012)
Image of the Day: Like Ghostly Vapors Across the Pacific (February 2012)
Finding Consensus on Climate Change Through Religion (February 2012)
Check with Climate Scientists for Views on Climate (February 2012)
Off the Wall on Climate Change at the Wall Street Journal (February 2012)
New British Study Confirms Climate Change Consensus (February 2012)
Global Warming: C-U-led Study Pinpoints Earth's Ice Loss (February 2012)
High Resolution Satellite Image of the Plains Snow Cover, (February 2012)
February 3-4, Snowfall Totals (February 2012)
February 5, 2012 Nebraska Snow Cover Satellite Image (February 2012)
February 3-5, 2012 Radar Loops Showing Plains Snowstorm (February 2012)
February 2012 Lincoln, NE, Snowfall (February 2012)
Study May Answer Longstanding Questions About Little Ice Age (February 2012)
38 Climate Scientists Push Back With Letter to WSJ (February 2012)
NASA Report: Greenhouse Gases Not Sun Driving Climate Change (February 2012)
Scientists Make Progress in Assessing (Predicting) Tornado Seasons (February 2012)
January 2012 Climate Summary for Lincoln, NE (February 2012)
Punxsutawny Phil Vs. The National Weather Service (February 2012)
U.S. Climate Records in 2011 (February 2012)
2011 A Year of Climate Extremes (February 2012)
Flooding Rated Worst Climate Change Threat Facing UK (February 2012)
A Blue Marble Image of the Earth (January 2012)
U.S. Listing of Billion Dollar Disasters of 2011 with links (January 2012)
2011 A Year of Climate Extremes in the U.S. (January 2012)
Year 2011 Global Temperature Anomalies (January 2012)
USDA Reveals New Plant Hardiness Map (January 2012)
What's Behind This Month's Weird Weather (January 2012)
December 2011 Global Climate Summary (January 2012)
Solar Activity and Climate: Is the sun Causing Global Warming? (January 2012)
Ground Breaking Study - How To Reduce Global Warming (January 2012)
New Way to Slow Global Warming (January 2012)
How Mysterious Molecules May cool the Earth January 2012)
Year 2011 Statewide Temperature Rankings (January 2012)
Year 2011 Statewide Precipitation Rankings (January 2012)
December 2011 Statewide Temperature Rankings (January 2012)
December 2011 Statewide Precipitation Rankings (January 2012)
Continent -Wide Response of Mountain Vegetation to Climate Change (January 2012)
Carbon Emissions Defer Next Ice Age (January 2012)
January 6, 2012: Extremely low U.S. Snow Cover (January 2012)
January 5, 2012 Record Heat (January 2012)
Year 2011 Was Costliest Year in World Disasters January 2012)
Drought Led to the Demise of Ancient City Angkor (January 2012)
December 2011 Lincoln Climate Summary (January 2012)