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Still Not Buying Climate Change? February 2016 Was Hottest Ever Recorded

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:31:21 Z)

NASA's latest monthly report on global temperatures throws cold water on climate change deniers. Last month's average global temp was 1.35 celsius degrees above the average recorded between 1951 and 1980, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

Another important report will come Thursday when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) makes public its monthly assessment on the state of the climate.

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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