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Topic: Paleoclimatology

A snowcat vehicle transports Japanese researchers to Dome Fuji, East Antarctica. A high ridge on the plateau is home to the coldest place on Earth today that sees temperatures between -30 and -80 degrees Celsius. 2019 photo.

What's the coldest temperature Earth has ever been?

February 19, 2021

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Climate

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paleoclimatology

global average temperatures

The Enterprise Bridge passes over a section of Lake Oroville that was nearly dry on September 30, 2014, in Oroville, California. Lake Oroville, California's 2nd largest reservoir, was at 49% of average (30% of capacity), the second lowest level on record (behind 1977.) Heavy rains in December 2014 allowed lake levels to recover slightly--as of January 23, 2015 Lake Oroville was at its 7th lowest level of the past 35 years.

Study: Parts of central and Southern California had worst 4-year dry spell in 450 years

April 10, 2017

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