The largest hailstone in U.S. history is a whopper! It measured 8 inches in diameter and had an 18 ⅝ inch circumference. It dropped from the sky in Vivian South Dakota on July 23, 2010. It weighed nearly 2 pounds. …
Yes the planet is warming - a lot. Look at the warming over the past 150 years. That warming is caused buy us digging and burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas, etc.). When we burn these fuels, heat-trapping gases…
The planet is getting warmer. And we're no different here in Columbia. Over the past 50 years, the average summertime high temperature has increased by about 2 degrees. That may not sound like a lot, but just make one comparison. …
The Arctic (the area around the north pole) is warming a lot, way too much. And that's not good news for us. The Arctic is often referred to as "the refrigerator" of the northern hemisphere, and it's heating up a…
Heat is a killer. In fact, heat kills more people than all the other weather threats combined (tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, etc.). So it's really important that you recognize the signs of people who are overheating. Check out the chart below. …
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