Deadly Tornado Slam Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri
A 79 year old man was killed, and 21 were injured Sunday when tornadoes violently torn Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa ripping roofs off homes, tossing trees, and downing power lines, with Oklahoma and Kansas being the hardest hit. A tornado spotter estimated the funnel cloud to be about a half-mile wide. One tornado touched down near Wellston, [...]
Tornadoes Touch Down in Kansas and Oklahoma
A large “violent and extremely dangerous” tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas. A second touched down near Edmond, Oklahoma. The Storm Prediction Center had posted a moderate risk for severe weather in portions of Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri later on Sunday. “The overall environment appears quite favorable for tornadoes,” the SPC [...]
Researchers Study Consequences of Mount Everest Melting Glaciers
The glaciers of Mount Everest are melting significantly due to global warming. Researchers have been studying the effects of warmer temperatures on the highest peak and have discovered the ice cover has shrunk by 13% over the past 50 years. While that may not sound like a lot, the snow line is 590 feet [...]
New Members of Arctic Council Include China
The Arctic Council, an international forum consisting of eight countries, granted permanent observer status to six nations on Wednesday and sent a clear message that the polar region is of increasing worldwide importance. The council’s permanent members are: the U.S., Russia, Canada, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark–including Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The new [...]
White House Announces “We the Geeks” Series of Google+
Tomorrow, May 16th, the White House is beginning a new Google+ series called “We the Geeks”. The announcement was posted yesterday on the White House website noting that you can join the conversation via Twitter using the hashtag #WeTheGeeks. The conversation begins at 2:00 p.m. EDT, you can find it at WhiteHouse.gov. Research universities, businesses, [...]
Scientists Say Fish Had Hip Bones
Scientists have discovered that some fish may have had hip bones, forming a link to human development. We know that a significant event in evolution occurred when animals climbed out of the water to live on the land. Mammals started out as tetrapods, or four-legged animals. Most mammals are still traveling on four legs. But [...]
Solar Eclipse May 10, but Will You be Able to see it?
The next solar eclipse will occur on Friday, May 10 (or Thursday, depending on where you are in the world), but will everybody be able to see the spectacular event commonly known as “The Ring of Fire”? Residents of Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Gilbert Islands will all have a front seat [...]
Arctic Ocean’s Acidity Level Rising to Climate Change
Scientists Link Arctic Ocean’s Rising Acidity Level to Climate Change The Arctic Ocean’s acidity level is rising at an alarming rate due to changes in the global carbon cycle. Scientists with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme in Oslo, Norway are concerned about the amount of carbon dioxide emissions pumped into the air by humans [...]
Duck Stamp Art Winner Reinstated Amid Controversy
By Dawn Cranfield Duck Stamp Art Winner Reinstated Amid Controversy Madison Grimm, the 6-year-old winner of a federally-sponsored art contest has been reestablished as the victor after being knocked off the pedestal when some accused her of cheating. Grimm has been reinstated amid the controversy in the 2013 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest (JDS). Initially [...]
Rain Forest vs. Big Business and Oil
There are some who don’t think that oil companies are evil, that their only concern is to make money, and never consider the consequences of their greed. I’m not one of them, nor are the indigenous tribes of the rain forest. All of these companies who make fortunes from petroleum spend millions of dollars in [...]
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