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Warm Weather Cancels Forestry Work

Swedish forestry workers in the southern part of the country have cancelled operations in some areas - because the unseasonably warm weather has left the ground too soft for the heavy machines.

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North Atlantic warming tied to natural variability

A Duke University-led analysis of available records shows that while the North Atlantic Ocean’s surface waters warmed in the 50 years between 1950 and 2000, the change was not uniform. In fact, the subpolar regions cooled at the same time that subtropical and tropical waters warmed.

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Researchers find evidence of warming climate in Ohio

Summer nights in Ohio aren't cooling off as much as they used to -- and it's likely a sign of climatic warming across the state, researchers say.

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Study predicts more severe storms with global warming

NASA scientists have developed a new climate model that indicates that the most violent severe storms and tornadoes may become more common as Earth’s climate warms.

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Scientists linked recent El Nino to wildfire activity in Indonesia

Scientists using NASA satellite and rainfall data have linked the recent El Nino to the greatest rise in wildfire activity in Indonesia since the record-breaking 1997-98 El Nino.

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2007 Expected To Be Hottest Year On Record

2007 is likely to be the hottest year on record around the world, according to climate-change experts at Britain's Meteorological Office. In its annual weather projection issued today, the agency, in conjunction with the University of East Anglia, has linked the rising temperatures to a combination of greenhouse-gas emissions and El Nino, a phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that upsets normal weather patterns. RFE/RL correspondent Jeffrey Donovan spoke with David Parker, a Meteorological Office research scientist.

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