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July 2021 declared the hottest month in history
Wildfires, flooding and droughts point to climate change ...Read MoreAugust 20, 2021 1121 0 -
Clouds stream back over D.C. after a sun-baked July week
The nation’s capital sizzled as the July sun scorched, making the 90 plus temperatures feel like 110 Fahrenheit. On July 23, photographer and Views and News contributor David Salik captured this image of the Capitol Hill....July 26, 2019 707 0 -
Hurricane Florence moving toward Carolinas with threatening winds, rains
A NASA image of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 As the region braced for a threatening Hurricane Florence landfall, Governor Ralph Northam Wednesday said Virginia has opened two state-managed shelters to assist residents evacuating the...September 13, 2018 955 0 -
Climate change, air pollution cause 12.6 million deaths every year
Photo: WMO/Alfred Lee via UN. Smog in Beijing China Climate change and air pollution cause more than 12.6 million deaths a year, taking an unprecedented toll on affected communities emotionally and economically. The United Nations has called air...June 1, 2018 2424 0 -
Washington area slowly coming out of deep freeze
Washington area was slowly coming out of deep freeze of the past week as the sun came out of clouds at places. But the frigid look persisted with much thinner traffic on roads, still white after...January 9, 2018 1037 0 -
East Coast in deep freeze with winds plunging mercury to record lows
The blizzard may have passed but an arctic burst is keeping the northeastern United States in deep freeze with temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below average. Washington metro area is experiencing coldest days in years with...January 5, 2018 1147 0 -
Massive snowstorm to hit the East Coast this weekend
Photo: Central Park, NY,after 2016 blizzard Credit: King of Hearts/Wikimedia Commons Blizzard conditions with snow showers, gusty winds and biting chill are all on their way to hit the Eastern Coast this weekend as the region...January 4, 2018 4595 0 -
U.S. may have another mild winter
A sunrise after snowfall in Alexandria in 2016, Photo: Aziz Ahmed Wondering where is the first customary North American wintry sweep of winds, and it is past mid-October? Is it climate change, the loss of arctic...October 20, 2017 1044 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 1933 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 1225 0
