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A Hurricane in New England?

Featured Article, June 9, 2010
by Peg Van Patten, Connecticut Sea Grant
In 1938, an unexpected Category 3 hurricane plowed across Long Island and into Connecticut. Could history repeat itself?
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Tue, 15 May 2012
The globally-averaged temperature for April marked the fifth warmest April since record keeping began in 1880. NOAA also reports that La NiƱa has ended and neutral conditions have returned over the equatorial Pacific Ocean. - read more »
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Wed, 02 May 2012
On May 1, two students from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Calif. deployed a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ocean drifter into the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, contributing to a global array that yields vital environmental data. Calvin Earp and Nirupam Nigam deployed the buoy from the Sanctuary's research vessel Shearwater. - read more »
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