NRDC to Map Thousands of U.S. Extreme Weather Records Set Already in 2011

The corresponding national analysis includes state-by-state figures on extreme weather in 2011, detailing record-breaking temperatures, rainfall and snowfall in each state.

2011 has been a year of unparalleled weather extremes:  Disastrous weather events in the US so far this year have cost billions of dollars in damages with an estimated overall $53 billion price tag. And a newly-released summary of a Special Report on Extreme Events from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that the effects of climate change will intensify extreme heat, heavy precipitation, and maximum wind speeds of tropical storms.

WHO:    
* Kim Knowlton, DrPH, senior scientist, Health and Environment Program, Natural Resources Defense Council ;
* Dan Lashof, PhD, climate scientist and program director, Climate & Clean Air Programs, Natural Resources Defense Council; lead author and reviewer for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

WHEN:         
1 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 8, 2011      

TIME:           
1 p.m. EST

CALL-IN INFORMATION:  Join the live, phone-based news conference (with full, two-way Q&A) at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2011, by dialing (800) 860-2442. Ask for the “extreme weather records” newsevent.

CAN’T PARTICIPATE?:   A streaming audio replay of the news event will be available on the Web at http://www.nrdc.org/extremeweather at 3 p.m. EST on December 8, 2011.