The temperature at Logan International Airport rose to 97 degrees shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, topping a record set in 1953.
The total amount of rain, measured in feet, soared to historic levels: Over four feet or 52.02 inches were measured on Mountain View, about 15 miles southwest of Hilo.
Sargassum, a type of seaweed, is creating problems as it washes up across the Caribbean.
Weak returns forced the latest restriction. Good news: Sockeye fishing at the Russian River is forecast to be good.
Rising ocean levels are causing waves to break on the statues and platforms built a thousand years ago. The island risks losing its cultural heritage. Again.
Opalescents, also known as market squid, are showing up in waters previously considered too cold for them, and fishermen are paying attention.
Fishing businesses in Mat-Su warned that the rules could hurt the state's tourism economy.
The storm that walloped Southcentral Alaska also left about 32 inches of snow in Moose Pass and 30 in Seward.
Farmers that "sugar" are frustrated with the short Spring sugaring season and are looking into alternate ways to collect the sap.
Commercial and Subsistence Harvest
Climate change is effecting the people of the Solomon Islands in many ways. Sea level rise is a major driver.
In less than three years, the number of animals on the island of Kolguyev dropped from more than 12,000 to only 153.
Nome was hit by unseasonably warm temperatures and strong winds.
Some tourists have canceled summer trips and lawmakers on Tobago have termed the sargassum invasion a “natural disaster.”
Algal blooms threaten the economies of the globe’s most tourism dependent nations, scuttle holidays plans and give climate scientists more to worry about
Last year, 2014, was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth. Unlike other worldwide problems from which Canadians might feel relatively safe and isolated, but Canada is actually ground zero of global climate.
11-13-14 Unseasonable warm - Unalakleet, Alaska, USA
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