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USClimateImpacts.sPubDate = "6/16/2009 11:19:21 PM GMT";
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USClimateImpacts.appHeader = "Climate change impacts across U.S.";
USClimateImpacts.appDeck = "A June 2009 report by the federal government looks at effects of global warming on specific U.S. regions and forecasts what's to come:";
USClimateImpacts.appFooter = "Source: Associated Press";
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USClimateImpacts[i++] = new Array("","Southeast","Already: Spring rainfall is down nearly 30 percent since 1970. <p>Future: Hotter summer days; polluted air; increased drought; slightly stronger hurricanes.","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
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USClimateImpacts[i++] = new Array("","Northwest","Already: Snowpack is down by as much as 60 percent, and it is melting earlier in the year. <p>Future: Snowpack is likely to reduce further, as much as 40 percent in the Cascade Mountains.","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
USClimateImpacts[i++] = new Array("","Alaska","Already: Warming is more than twice as fast as the rest of the United States. Winters have warmed by 6.3 degrees in the past half-century. <p>Future: Average annual temperatures are expected to rise by as much as another 7 degrees by 2050 and maybe as much as 13 degrees by 2100. Permafrost will thaw more. There will be more bugs.","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
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