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Cities, Attractions Will Again Go Dark Saturday for Earth Hour
By not in system - AOL NewsCities and attractions across the globe will welcome the darkness for one hour at 8:30 local time Saturday, the fifth anniversary of Earth Hour. The annual event for climate change awareness is hosted by the World Wildlife Fund and asks people all over the world to turn off the lights. Sydney was the first city to take part, back in 2007. Famous attractions, including the Eiffel Tower, the Las Vegas Strip and Beijing's Forbidden City, are again expected to go dark to support the cause. Tweeters can even show their solidarity by using the WWF Lights Off app to have their Twitter avatar ...
Glory Satellite Mission Ends Ingloriously for NASA; Here's What Happened [VIDEO]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsHouston, we have a problem. This morning, NASA launched a rocket to help propel an Earth observation satellite, Glory, into orbit. But when the rocket and satellite were supposed to separate, something went wrong, leaving Glory with "insufficient velocity" to make it into orbit. Watch: Here are the details on the satellite and NASA's now-foiled plans. What went wrong? The satellite and the Taurus rocket it was attached to were supposed to separate from the "fairing" -- a structure that protects the precious payload during launch. But something malfunctioned, and the separation didn't ...
Joe Bastardi: 5 Facts on the AccuWeather Forecaster and Global Warming Denier [VIDEO]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsAccuWeather chief long-range forecaster Joe Bastardi, a critic of theories that link global warming to human activity, has resigned. AccuWeather spokesman Joe Roberti said he did not know why Bastardi stepped down and indicated that the move was a "surprise." Surge Desk has five facts about the controversial weatherman. 1. He was a star at AccuWeather Rising through the ranks during his 32-year career with the weather service, Bastardi had become a top content creator for the company's subscription-based AccuWeather Pro website. His videos and commentary were a major selling point for the ...
Nuclear Subs Taking Scientists on Secret Arctic Missions
By Joseph Schuman - AOL NewsSAN DIEGO -- To avoid detection and take advantage of the ultimate polar route during classified missions, U.S. Navy nuclear submarines regularly cross under the Arctic. So why not do a little science on the way? Starting this year, civilian scientists from the Navy's San Diego-based Arctic Submarine Laboratory will join the crews on otherwise secret passages under the ice to gather data on phenomena that range from the effects of global warming to how changes to the Arctic could help or threaten American shipping interests. U.S. Navy The submarine USS Annapolis is shown on the ...
Planet Stays Warm Despite Cold January Across United States
By Paul Yeager - AOL NewsWinter's fury stole the weather headlines across the United States last month, including record-breaking snowfall in parts of the Northeast and snow in every state but Florida. But worldwide the weather story was altogether different. January was the 17th warmest globally since 1880 and the 311th consecutive month with an above-average global temperature. The combined global land and sea-surface temperature was 54.3 degrees, 0.68 degrees above average. The last month with a below-average global temperature was February 1985. In the U.S., January was the coldest since 1994, with an average ...
Al Gore: Blizzard of 2011 May Be So Fierce Because of Global Warming
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsIt's the global warming denier's favorite "gotcha": If the planet is heating up, then why are we getting so much snow? (Remember the snickers when the 2009 Copenhagen climate-change summit was interrupted by snowfall?) But Al Gore, patron saint of global warming believers, isn't brooking any of that nonsense. Last week, Bill O'Reilly asked on his Fox News show, "Why has southern New York turned into the tundra?" He also quipped that he had a call out to Gore. Gore has now responded via his blog Al's Journal. "I appreciate the question," he writes. "As it turns out, the scientific community ...
Yet Another Snowstorm? What About Global Warming?
By Paul Yeager - AOL NewsA massive snowstorm is slamming America's midsection -- again. New York City just set a record for January snowfall. The South has experienced bitter cold, snow and ice this winter. If the Earth is getting warmer, why's it so darn snowy and cold? Are the U.S. winter extremes proof that global warming isn't happening or is even a hoax, as some skeptics suggest? Or are the winter extremes a product of a warming atmosphere, as many climate change advocates assert? While opinions about climate change vary greatly, even among experts in climate science, the consensus is that short-range weather ...
Blizzard Schmizzard: 2010 Ties 2005 for Warmest Year on Record, NOAA Says
By David Knowles - AOL NewsWith blizzard-like conditions gripping much of the northeastern United States, and snow on the ground in 49 of 50 U.S. states, it may not seem like the time to talk about global warming. According to number crunching by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, however, 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest year on record in terms of overall global surface temperatures. The earth's temperature was 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, NOAA found. More than a single-year spike, however, what worries climatologists is the fact that nine of the 10 hottest years on the planet ...
Mother Nature's Cleanser May Help Study of Global Warming
By Laura Parker - AOL NewsScientists have long known about the atmosphere's ability to cleanse itself of nasty pollutants such as benzene and methane. But they haven't always understood how nature's cleanser worked. Now, thanks to a new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they do. The cleanser, a chemical substance known as hydroxyl radical, is much more reliable than they thought. That means scientists will be better able to predict future pollution levels in the Earth's atmosphere of various greenhouse gases, including methane. NOAA Aidan Colton at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory ...
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