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By 2016, climate change had caused average temperatures in D.C. to rise 2 °F (1.1 °C) in a half-century, [1] more than the nationwide average nationwide. [2] Average summer temperatures have continued to rise: five out of six of the District's hottest recorded summers have occurred after 2010. [2]
The topography of Washington, D.C. is highly similar to the physical geography of much of Maryland. The city has three significant natural flowing bodies of water: the Potomac River and two tributaries, the Anacostia River and Rock Creek. The confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia forms the historic peninsula known as Arsenal Point.
Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) 2017/2018 is a 1,500 page two-part congressionally mandated report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) [ 1] —the first of its kind by the Trump administration, who released the report on November 23, 2018. [ 2] The climate assessment process, with a report to be submitted to Congress ...
Outline of Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., legally named the District of Columbia, in the United States of America, was founded on July 16, 1790, after the inauguration of City of Washington, the new capital of the country. The area given to District of Columbia, was originally 100 square miles (259 km 2) ceded by the states of Maryland and ...
Website. dc.gov. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named for George Washington, the first president ...
Dry climate. Dry climate (Köppen climate classification) Arid climate (Köppen climate classification) Semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification) Humid subtropical climate. Humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification) Mediterranean climate.
The London Times published the first weather map on April 1, 1875. [12] In the United States, the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania demonstrated that daily weather map transmission via telegraph could be accomplished. The New York Daily Graphic published weather maps from mid-1879 through the summer of 1882. By 1894 ...
The Geology of Washington, D.C., is broadly divisible into two regions. [1] The northwestern quadrant of the city lies mainly in the Appalachian Piedmont region, [1] marked by moderate to steep hills underlain by metamorphic rocks of Ordovician through Devonian age, similar to the adjacent Piedmont regions of Montgomery County, Maryland. The ...