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NCDC Insider: Meet Climate Scientist, Jessica Blunden
Have you ever wondered who writes the monthly global climate reports? Her name is Jessica Blunden, and she is a climate scientist with ERT, Inc., working here, at NCDC.
NCDC Releases November 2012 Global Climate Report
According to NOAA scientists, the globally averaged temperature for November 2012 marked the fifth warmest November on record.
Independent Evidence Confirms Global Warming in Instrument Record
A new compilation of temperature records etched into ice cores, old corals, and lake sediment layers reveals a pattern of global warming from 1880 to 1995 comparable to the global warming trend recorded by thermometers.
U.S. Drought Monitor Update for December 11, 2012
According to the December 11 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 61.9% of the contiguous U.S.
What Are the Chances You Will Have a White Christmas?
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? This time of year, nearly everyone begins to wonder if they will wake up to a winter wonderland on Christmas morning. NCDC can help answer that age-old question.
U.S. Drought Monitor Update for December 4, 2012
According to the December 4 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 62.4% of the contiguous U.S.
Water Waning into Winter – A New Climate.gov Video
Climate.gov features a new video entitled "Water Waning into Winter" starring Deke Arndt, Chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch.
NCDC Releases November 2012 U.S. Climate Report
According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature for the contiguous United States during November was 44.1°F, 2.1°F above the 20th century average, tying 2004 as the 20th warmest November on record.
U.S. Drought Monitor Update for November 27, 2012
According to the November 27 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 62.7% of the contiguous U.S.
NCDC Continues to Expand the U.S. Climate Reference Network in Alaska
Detecting the signal of climate change requires documentable, defensible scientific data, and NCDC has a number of data sources that provide details for scientists to analyze. Of those sources, the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) is the premiere surface reference network that is designed with climate science in mind.
