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Yes, the Globe Continues to Warm

Here's a tweet from Zack Labe @ZLabe: "Last month observed well above average temperatures across large portions of North America and Asia. Overall, the average March global air temperature was +0.88°C above 1951-1980 climate baseline (+1.16°C above the 1880-1920 baseline)."

Mars Helicopter Takes Flight

From NASA: "NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this shot as it hovered over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021, during the first instance of powered, controlled flight on another planet. It used its navigation camera, which autonomously tracks the…

Drought in the West is Getting Worse

The drought in the Western United States is getting worse. It's the most widespread since the summer of 2013. Mountain snowpack, which is an essential source of water for Western rivers and reservoirs, has declined by an average of 15-30%…

EF-4 Tornado Hit Near Atlanta

Here's the tweet from the National Weather Service in Atlanta, GA. "PRELIMINARY Newnan tornado info: Based on damage indicators in our ongoing survey, EF-4 damage indicative of wind speeds up to 170 mph were observed in the hardest hit areas…

What Happens to Wine Aged in Zero Gravity

Some folks wanted to know what would happen to wine in zero gravity. So they sent 12 bottles of very expensive French red wine to the International Space Station for a year. The result? Well, since wine tasting is more…

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