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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 -
2016 was the second warmst year on record for US
The year 2016 brought average annual temperature for the contiguous United States at 54.9°F, which was 2.9°F above the 20th century average. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2016 remained the second warmest year of...January 19, 2017 988 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 -
Washington weekend sees some wild weather swings
Icy freezing throughout Saturday morning, sunshine in the afternoon, warmer temperatures into the evening and winds and rains expected on Sunday – the weather in Washington area is shifting many gears. Saturday morning ice accumulation remained...December 18, 2016 1159 0 -
Smog – A new India-Pakistan connection amid peace disconnect
Dosti (Friendship) Bus Service takes at least three hours to cover 500 kilometers distance from Pakistan’s lively cultural capital Lahore to Indian capital New Delhi . Despite a shared history over thousands of years, the two...November 4, 2016 2084 0 -
What is the best way to preserve water?
Climate change effects, a fast-growing population and development usage are putting a high premium on future availability of the precious resource. Already around 1.6 billion people live in countries with physical water scarcity – a figure...August 27, 2016 1074 0 -
Scientists seek presidential candidates’ answers to 20 pressing questions
Seeking to inject a raft of pressing scientific, climate, health and technological challenges into the 2016 election debate, a coalition of more than 50 nonpartisan science and technology organizations has posed 20 high-stakes questions, asking candidates...August 12, 2016 1099 0 -
Hottest Year : UN for advisories to save lives
FEATURED IMAGE above shows Thorn Tree Sossusvlei Namib Desert Namibia Luca Galuzzi, Photo by Luca Galuzzi via Wikimedia Commons. Amid growing risk for increase in heat-related deaths from climate change effects, the United Nations Office for...July 28, 2016 857 0