March 24, 2023

Month: March 2023

Boreal forests could be a planet-warming ‘time bomb’ as wildfires expand, says new study
Climate

Boreal forests could be a planet-warming ‘time bomb’ as wildfires expand, says new study

The world’s most northerly forests could be a “time bomb” of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have released record high levels of planet-heating pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study. Using new satellite data analysis techniques, researchers found that, since 2000, summer wildfires have expanded in boreal forests, which wrap around the northernmost […]

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Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
Daily news

Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time

It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour. On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight months in what is called Daylight Saving Time. On the first Sunday of November, at […]

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