Sahara Dust Stretches Across the Atlantic Ocean
Satellite images show that a large cloud of Saharan dust has spread across a corridor of the Atlantic basin. This is by no means a new phenomenon, but this year the dust plume has lifted…
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Four of the Deadliest Natural Disasters in American History
Natural disasters in the United States are not always a case of crazy weather and geography. They’re often a direct result of the depletion of non-renewable resources and over-industrialization. The pollution from forest fires also…
Can You Get Sick from Cold Weather?
We’ve always heard from our family members, or perhaps from a caring neighbor or teacher, to put our coat on when the temperature drops or we’ll catch a cold. But does cold weather actually make…
Superintendent of West Virginia School Cancels Virtual Learning, Declares a Snow Day
In certain places where virtual schooling has been adopted as part of coronavirus prevention measures might have permanently wrecked snow days. But that’s not the case in Jefferson County, West Virginia. On December 16, in…