NOAA: 2012 broke U.S. heat records
Matt Smith, CNN
Updated 4:04 PM EST,
Tue January 8, 2013
The drought has had a negative impact on corn in Le Roy, Illinois. The hottest year on record is expected to drive up food prices by 2013 due to lower crop harvests.
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Extreme heat, drought ravage Midwest
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It's official: 2012 the hottest year in U.S. records, NOAA says
Every state in the Lower 48 saw temperatures above average
Droughts, tropical storms and other disasters made it the second-most extreme year
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/08/us/extreme-weather/index.html?hpt=hp_t2