Extreme Weather 2012

It's cold now but 2012 was the hottest, most extreme weather year in U.S. history. It's been full of dramatic weather including tornadoes, drought, wildfires, severe heat, damaging thunderstorms and now snow. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned that extreme weather "is the new normal." Click to see dramatic photos of 2012's extreme weather events.

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Extreme Weather 2012

After a scorching summer, this winter continues a U.S. warming trend that will make 2012 the hottest year since modern record-keeping began. Drought, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, snow and destructive tornados were all part of this year's climate scene.

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