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15 April 2010
Global Temps in March- Warmest on Record.
The National Climate Data Center and NASA released the March global temps. today. March was the warmest on record. The Jan.-March period was the 4th warmest on record. The amazing warmth in Northern Canada and Greenland continues from last month.
True Colour MODIS image of Icelandic Ash Cloud
The NASA MODIS satellite grabbed a gorgeous shot of the ash cloud that has shut down air traffic over the UK and portions of Western Europe today. There is also a beautiful high resolution shot of the UK I am posting here as well. Also taken today. The UK image is big so give your browser a second to handle it if you are on a slow connection. Mary Mactavish …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.