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Sunday, May 19, 2013 | 12:45 a.m.

NASA says 2012 was ninth warmest year on record

NASA scientists say that 2012 was the 9th warmest year since records began in 1880. The announcement comes less than a week after 2012 was declared the hottest ever in the United States. The scientists say the global surface temperature was 1 degree Fahrenheit warmer than the average in the mid 20th century. And with these higher temperatures have come extreme weather conditions.
 
 
 

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