Posts Tagged Climate
New Climate Normals: A Warmer, Wetter Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 3, 2021
Every decade, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases a new analysis of average temperature and precipitation values across the country. The data is used to compile 30-year normals. Nick Gilmore reports on the latest findings and what exactly “normal” is.
A Look at Some of the Transportation-Related Legislation Moving Forward at the General Assembly
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 8, 2021
Nearly half of Virginia’s carbon emissions come from transportation. The House of Delegates took on a number of bills hoping to reduce those emissions, and now they’re in the senate’s hands. Jahd Khalil has this report.
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From NPR News- More than 1,200 Delta pilots picket at 7 major airports to call for higher pay July 1, 2022Delta pilots are looking for higher pay and better insurance as contract negotiations continue with the company.
- A Texas woman accused in a pro cyclist's death is arrested in Costa Rica June 30, 2022Kaitlin Marie Armstrong (shown), suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home, has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday.
- Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 30) June 30, 2022A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Hells Angels figurehead Sonny Barger dies at 83 June 30, 2022Barger's death was announced on his Facebook page late Wednesday.
- A mummified baby mammoth was found in Canada with intact hair, skin and tusks June 30, 2022The calf, believed to be female, was buried for more than 30,000 years in ancestral land of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin, whose elders named her Nun cho ga, which means "big baby animal" in the Hän language.
- More than 1,200 Delta pilots picket at 7 major airports to call for higher pay July 1, 2022
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- Tory whip resigns: I drank too much, I embarrassed myself July 1, 2022Chris Pincher steps down saying he "drank far too much", as a paper reports he groped two men.
- Xi Jinping in Hong Kong: Tight security as city marks 25 years of handover July 1, 2022China's leader Xi Jinping is visiting in his first trip outside the mainland since the start of the pandemic.
- Supreme Court limits Biden's power to cut emissions June 30, 2022The landmark ruling curbs federal power to limit greenhouse gas emissions in a setback for President Biden.
- Student requests for hardship funding tripled over Covid June 30, 2022Freedom of Information responses suggest the amount of hardship money doubled last year.
- TV ad breaks could get longer as rules are reviewed June 30, 2022The frequency of advertising breaks will be reviewed by Ofcom, which says it will consult viewers.
- Tory whip resigns: I drank too much, I embarrassed myself July 1, 2022
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