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August 2014 and the summer of 2014 were Earth's warmest since records began in 1880. Global ocean temperatures during August 2014 were the warmest on record, and the 0.65°C (1.17°F) ocean temperature anomaly was the highest ever measured, beating the record set just two months previously in June 2014. The first eight months of 2014 (January–August) were the third warmest such period on record for the globe.
August featured a record heat wave in the Baltics and Belarus, record cold in Northern Ireland, extreme rainfall events along the U.S. East Coast and in Michigan. Deadly flooding in Nepal and India killed at least 200 and Typhoon Halong hit Japan. A rare tropical storm struck the Big Island of Hawaii. Perth, Australia had its warmest August on record while Darwin measured its coldest August temperature on record.
Looks like that wind I warned people about in my Fantasy Fishing post earlier this week came a day early, postponing things for a day. So what impact will that have on the event, and what of the days to come?
I often see inaccurate weather information and myths propagating through my Facebook Newsfeed. In the spirit of the "Hail No" segment of Weather Geeks, the show that I host each Sunday at Noon on the ...
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