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Record heat, vanishing ice, droughts pushing the planet into uncharted territory
Soil erosion and deforestation shown in the mountains of Guatemala’s Quiche province. UN Photo/John Olsson With extreme weather continuing into 2017 – a heatwave over the arctic and warming breaking records of high tempreatures in February...March 22, 2017 1396 0 -
Late-winter storm dumps snow on metro area
Snow covered the metro area on Tuesday morning as the region along with much of the East Coast saw a few inches of accumulation after a mild winter and Spring-like warming in the U.S. Northeast. A...March 14, 2017 1168 0 -
Solar Energy: Pakistan first to benefit from validated maps under global program
Sun rises at the top of blue sky with mixture of clouds over Mangla Dam, Photo: Noer Kyani via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan, struggling to overcome power outages in the face of growing energy demands of its...March 10, 2017 1408 0 -
Cherry blossom peak bloom in D.C. just two weeks away
Photo Credit: Aziz Ahmed Early Spring warming means early Cherry Blossoms bloom – just two weeks from now. The National Park Service has confirmed the peak bloom at Washington Tidal Basin will be a lot earlier,...March 2, 2017 2117 0 -
Washington D.C. has early Spring-like feel on a warm February day
Some called it vagary of weather. Others called it an early spring warm up linked to climate change. Still others paid little heed to interpretations and jogged around and strolled along the National Mall to enjoy...February 25, 2017 1799 0 -
Eating more fruits and vegetables key to healthy, longer life : Study
FEATURED IMAGE Common culinary fruits, Photo Credit Bill Ebbesen via Wikimedia Commons The key to healthy and longer life may lie in a combination of enough fruit and vegetable intakes, according to latest findings by a...February 23, 2017 1602 0 -
Heatwave in winter melts Arctic and Antarctic sea ice to record lows
Polar Bears near North Pole, Photo by Chief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs, US-Navy via Wikimedia Commons A heatwave blowing over the Arctic pole in winter? Not a sci fi movie. Nor even an improbable dystonia of climatic...February 19, 2017 1162 0 -
Fishing: Give oceans a break or lose billions each year
A White Shark and other fish, Photo by Terry Goss via Wikimedia Commons Fishing on an unprecedented large scale needs to be restrained in order to produce healthy catch and bring additional billions to the developing...February 15, 2017 1048 0 -
Snowstorm brings bitter cold to Washington area
Washington metro region received varying accumulation of snow ranging from a few inches up to one foot on Saturday. In the evening temperature was plunging into teens with Sunday windchill expected to feel almost zero degrees...January 8, 2017 1344 0 -
Indian forces detain 153 pigeons in Kashmir
The three-month-old crackdown against demonstrations in Indian controlled Kashmir seems to be extending to even birds, as Indian forces have seized 153 pigeons suspecting them to be spies. According to the Times of India, the pigeons...October 19, 2016 919 0
