The science and celebration of the Summer Solstice
Scott Sutherland
Saturday, June 20, was the
summer solstice for 2020 - the official first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the longest day of the year for this half of the planet.
Why is
OPPOSITE DAY
winter solstice, the first day of winter, and the shortest day of the year.
This is due to the northern and southern hemispheres experiencing opposite seasons, no matter what time of year it is.
A SOLAR PAUSE
solstitium, which basically means Sun (
sol) stoppage (
stitium) . It refers to how the Sun appears to stop or pause in the sky on this day.
Raptor tags along for free ride on California car, caught on video
Caroline Floyd
dimanche, 16 juin 2019 à 14:30 - No one seemed comfortable with this arrangement.
You ve probably heard stories where people get into the wrong car thinking it s their rideshare pickup, but this video from Los Angeles takes things to a whole new level.
Driver Rebecca Hobbs and her passenger Staci Eddy found themselves playing Uber to a red-tailed hawk last week, after the bird landed on the hood of their car amid downtown traffic and refused to leave.
The incredible footage shows the unlikely trio navigating the streets of L.A. Both human and avian passengers seem pretty confused about what was going on.
Dog lost in U.S. snowstorm two years ago found in Manitoba, reunites with family
mercredi, 7 août 2019 à 14:20 - Charlie the dog escaped Grand Forks, N.D., home during snowstorm in winter 2016
A frail white dog with a distinctly goofy mouth that ran away from its U.S. home during the middle of a snowstorm in late 2016 was caught in a coyote trap before reconnecting with its American family on Monday in Canada.
Charlie hadn t been seen by the family since he bolted out the door of their home in Grand Forks, N.D., as snow blanketed the yard more than 2 ½ years ago. Catherine Herzog and her family were deeply concerned about their lost dog, who had joined them when he was a tiny puppy that could fit in the palm of her hand, Herzog said.
Nearly 3 billion animals affected by Australian bushfires, report finds
Isabella O Malley
jeudi, 30 juillet 2020 à 15:45 - The researchers that contributed to this report say that climate change is making wildfires in Australia more frequent and intense.
The severe bushfire outbreak in Australia from 2019 to early 2020 was the country’s worst fire season on record and nothing short of a catastrophe for the environment. Thousands of people faced emergency evacuations, global carbon dioxide levels climbed and footage of helpless marsupials engulfed in flames went viral worldwide.
An interim report, with contributors from several scientific institutions and funding from World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), quantifies just how gruesome the bushfires death toll was - nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced, a number that is almost three times greater than the previous estimate.
At least four other people remain unaccounted for on Saturday evening, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying he feared the number of deaths could rise.