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05/18/2012 - Spring in America: Palmetto TrailTheresa Yerkes sent us this photo of wild rhododendron in bloom along the Palmetto Trail by the North and South Carolina border.
05/18/2012 - More firefighters called in to battle Colo. wildfireMore firefighters are on their way to a fire that has burned across more than 11 square miles in northern Colorado.
05/17/2012 - Hundreds flee raging wildfires in Colo, Ariz.Officials have ordered evacuations for residents of 65 homes in Colorado, while more than 300 people have evacuated due to an Ariz. fire.
05/17/2012 - Summer forecast sparks concern over fires, water shortagesAbout three-fourths of the nation — from the Southwest to the Mid-Atlantic — faces elevated odds of above-average temperatures this summer.
05/17/2012 - Spring in America: Waunakee, Wis.Steve Miller sent us this photo of a backyard robin's nest in Waunakee, Wis.
05/16/2012 - Volcano puts on a spectacular lightning showThe violent 2009 eruption of the Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska gave scientists a rare chance to study volcanic lightning.
05/16/2012 - Hurricane Andrew remembered at storm conferenceFlorida's emergency managers are preparing for the upcoming tropical storm season by reexamining the lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew.
05/16/2012 - Spring in America: Elgin, TexasWinter rains brought back a thick clover crop to Elgin, Texas, after a devastating southern drought.
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05/18/2012 - Kocet's Corner: Most of U.S. Escaping Rigors of Winter
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NOAA News
05/15/2012 - April global temperatures are fifth warmestThe globally-averaged temperature for April marked the fifth warmest April since record keeping began in 1880. NOAA also reports that La Niña has ended and neutral conditions have returned over the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
05/14/2012 - Annual NOAA report shows a record number of rebuilt fisheriesA record six fish populations were declared rebuilt to healthy levels in 2011, bringing the number of rebuilt U.S. marine fish populations in the last 11 years to 27, according to a report to Congress out today from NOAA’s Fisheries Service.
05/08/2012 - U.S. April temperatures third warmest on recordWarmer and drier than average temperatures continued for much of the nation in April. These temperatures, when combined with the first quarter and previous 11 months, calculate to the warmest year-to-date and 12-month periods on record for the contiguous United States.
04/16/2012 - Global temperatures in March make coolest March since 1999 even with record-breaking warmth for U.S.According to NOAA scientists, the average global temperature for March 2012 makes it the coolest March since 1999, yet the 16th warmest since record keeping began in 1880.
04/09/2012 - U.S. records warmest March; more than 15,000 warm temperature records brokenAccording to NOAA scienticts, record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the nation and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that dates back to 1895.
04/02/2012 - New management measures for Gulf of Maine cod for 2012NOAA has set new 2012 catch limits for Gulf of Maine cod of 6,700 metric tons, reflecting collaborative work with the fishing industry to prevent a much larger cut.
03/16/2012 - Global temperatures 22nd warmest on record for FebruaryDespite coolest February on record since 2008, February 2012 marks the 324th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center.
03/15/2012 - Risk of major flooding in spring is low for the first time in four yearsNo area of the country faces a high risk of major to record spring flooding, largely due to the limited winter snowfall, according to NOAA's annual Spring Outlook, which forecasts the potential for flooding from April to June.
