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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- Tens Of Thousands Sign Petition To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning To Earth June 21, 2021Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced he would travel to space earlier this month. Shortly after, a petition began circulating asking that he not come back.
- Claudette Downgraded To Tropical Depression, Will Strengthen As It Nears East Coast June 20, 2021Tropical Depression Claudette is expected to return to a tropical storm status before it hits the North Carolina coast. The storm will bring torrential rain and high waters.
- A 15-Vehicle Crash On An Alabama Highway Has Left 9 Children Dead June 20, 2021Eight of the children were traveling in a van belonging to a youth ranch operated by the Alabama Sheriffs Association for abused or neglected children. A 9-month-old baby died in a separate vehicle.
- Enthusiastic Amateurs Advance Science As They Hunt For Exotic Mushrooms June 20, 2021Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a network of sophisticated aficionados who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.
- Juneteenth Brings Joy, A New Tubman Museum And Questions Of The Future June 20, 2021The Smithsonian magazine had named the small Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May, N.J., as one to watch in 2020.
- Tens Of Thousands Sign Petition To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning To Earth June 21, 2021
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- Covid vaccine: We need answers on autumn booster plan, say health leaders June 21, 2021The government has already promised a Covid booster rollout but it is yet to set out how it will work.
- France regional election: Macron and Le Pen fail to make ground - exit poll June 21, 2021Early results indicate both parties have failed to make ground in France's regional elections.
- Contaminated blood inquiry: The school where dozens of pupils died June 20, 2021Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago will give evidence at an inquiry.
- Laurel Hubbard: First transgender athlete to compete at Olympics June 21, 2021NZ weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is headed for Tokyo but critics say she has an unfair advantage.
- US Navy uses 40,000lb explosive to test warship in 'Full Ship Shock Trial' June 20, 2021The US Navy conducted a 'Full Ship Shock Trial' against its aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford.
- Covid vaccine: We need answers on autumn booster plan, say health leaders June 21, 2021
