Sandy tops list of 2012 extreme weather, climate events

Climate Central: From unprecedented heat waves that shattered "Dust Bowl" era records from the 1930s, to Hurricane Sandy, which devastated coastal New Jersey and New York, 2012 was the year Mother Nature had it out for the U.S. No country on Earth rivaled the U.S. in 2012 in terms of extreme weather and climate events, as one rare episode after another rocked the country. Many served to highlight the growing role that global warming may be playing in tipping the odds in favor of high-impact weather events. 2012's...

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