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Huge footprints suggest much larger dinosaurs once roamed the planet
Photo: Artists’ impression of four macronaria, Credit :Богданов dmitrchel@mail.ru [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org)/Wikimedia Commons Researchers in South Africa have found massive footprints of dinosaurs suggesting that much larger creatures would have roamed the planet – stirring excitement in...October 29, 2017 1583 0 -
Unprecedented heatwave, and more to come, warns UN weather agency
Photo by Jessie Eastland/Wikimedia Commons With mercury shooting up in several parts of the world, the United Nations weather agency is warning that more heatwaves to come. The World Meteorological Organization says extremely high May and...June 22, 2017 1944 0 -
May 2017, second hottest since temperature record-keeping began
Photo: Official NASA Twitter There seems to be no end to record heat the world has been experiencing in recent years with May 2017 being reported as the second warmest May in 137 years of modern...June 15, 2017 1236 0 -
One Planet, Many Warnings, Few Actions
A woman with an umbrella walks under the rain in a field, in the background there is a rainbow. photo WMO It was in the midst of Britain’s industrial revolution in the early 19th century that...April 23, 2017 1252 0 -
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 1405 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 1809 0
