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- Farmers' Almanac Campfire MugStart each day of your outdoor adventure with a piping hot cup of coffee or tea in one of our Farmers' Almanac Campfire Mugs. Each mug is 14 ounces, made out of lightweight but sturdy steel, and can be used to sip your favorite drink, or eat baked beans by the fire.
- Best Day Tasks for November 25, 2020Bake, Cut Firewood, Mow to Increase Growth, Dig Holes, Kill...
- Current Moon Phase: Waxing GibbousThe Moon's current percentage of illumination is 82%.
- Gardening by the Moon for November 25, 2020Seeds planted now will grow poorly and yield little.
- Fishing Calendar for November 25, 2020Morning - POOR
- Moon's Astrological Place for November 25, 2020♈ Aries - Ram (Head & Face)
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Start each day of your outdoor adventure with a piping hot cup of coffee or tea in one of our Farmers' Almanac Campfire Mugs. Each mug is 14 ounces, made out of lightweight but sturdy steel, and can be used to sip your favorite drink, or eat baked beans by the fire.
Bake, Cut Firewood, Mow to Increase Growth, Dig Holes, Kill...
The Moon's current percentage of illumination is 82%.
Seeds planted now will grow poorly and yield little.
Morning - POOR
♈ Aries - Ram (Head & Face)
The 2019 Farmers' Almanac is available for pre-order! (Ships August 13th)
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- Climate change: UK aims to cut emissions by 68% by end of 2030The "ambitious" target would see the UK cutting emissions faster than any major economy so far, the PM says.
- China's Chang'e-5 mission leaves Moon's surfaceThe robotic probe lifts off from the lunar surface carrying samples of rock and dust to send to Earth.
- Nasa to pay company $1 to collect rocks from moonThe US space agency has awarded two American and one Japanese firm contracts to pick up lunar soil.
- Puerto Rico: The moment the Arecibo Observatory telescope collapsedVideo shows one of the world's largest telescopes at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory crashing down.
- Antarctic place names recognise 'modern explorers'Maps will feature peaks and glaciers named after British individuals who've advanced polar science.
- Amazon rainforest rock art depicts giant Ice Age creaturesResearchers say the paintings in modern-day Colombia are believed to be about 12,000 years old.
- Gaia 'discovery machine' updates star catalogueThe world's most productive astronomical facility releases its third big tranche of sky data.
- 'Ditch high definition and new tech to fight climate change'Scientists are urging people and firms to change the way they use technology to reduce emissions.
- Foals’ keyboardist Edwin says 'tour differently' to help climateKeyboardist Edwin Congreave says musicians should stop global tours to slow climate change.
- Climate change: PM aims for world-leading UK emissions cutsBoris Johnson is set to unveil plans for world-leading emissions UK cuts - but are they enough?
- Climate change: 2020 set to be one of the three warmest years on recordProvisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850.
- DeepMind co-founder: Gaming inspired AI breakthroughThe discovery is expected to advance medical research in treating disease.
- One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved' by AIThe advance is expected to accelerate research into a host of human diseases, including Covid-19.
- Small waters 'can help address biodiversity crisis'Experts call for urgent action to protect England's smallest freshwater sites, from ponds to streams.
- Climate change: Temperature analysis shows UN goals 'within reach'Moves by China, along with the election of Joe Biden, make temperature targets more achievable.
- Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature - UN chief Antonio GuterresSecretary General Antonio Guterres says our "war" on the natural world will come back to haunt us.
- A68a: World's biggest iceberg is fraying at the edgesHigh resolution imagery shows ocean waves are taking their toll on the giant ice block called A68a.
- How electric cars are charged and how far they go: your questions answeredWe answer your top questions on electric cars - on charging, on range and on battery life.
- Biden cabinet: John Kerry named climate envoy as inner circle get key postsJoe Biden is nominating one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement as his climate envoy.
- WWF vows to 'do more' after human rights abuse reportsThe conservation charity is accused of working with guards who allegedly tortured and killed people.
- Spending review 'undermines UK green vision'The UK chancellor's spending review is accused of undermining the prime minister’s “green” vision.
- Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.
- Brazil's Amazon: Deforestation 'surges to 12-year high'Destruction of the rainforest increased by 9.5% compared to the previous 12 months, new data shows.
- COP26: Frustrated by delay, young activists stage virtual Mock COPYoung climate activists call for urgent action at Mock COP as Covid delays UN climate talks.
- Why Bhutan's Sakteng wildlife sanctuary is disputed by ChinaTiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.
- Climate change: Warmer winters linked to increased drowning riskRising temperatures are destabilising lake and river ice, boosting the risk of people drowning.
- Ban on new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030 under PM's green planThe PM confirms he is bringing the ban forward as he sets out his "green industrial revolution".
- China's Chang'e-5 Moon mission returns colour picturesThe robotic Chang'e-5 probe starts work to gather lunar samples it can send to Earth for study.
- Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gapThe key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.
- SLS: Nasa 'megarocket' assembly begins in FloridaNasa has stacked the first pieces of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
- Sentinel-6: 'Dog kennel' satellite blasts off on ocean missionIt may look like a dog house in space, but Sentinel-6 will make the most precise map of ocean height.
- OneWeb satellite internet company is officially rebornNow owned jointly by UK taxpayers and an Indian conglomerate, OneWeb formally emerges from bankruptcy.
- Iconic Puerto Rico telescope to be dismantled amid collapse fearsThe iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico is to be dismantled, officials announce.
- New Sentinel satellites to check the pulse of EarthMore satellites are ordered for the EU project that monitors the state of the planet.
- Nasa's new 'megarocket' set for critical testsThe agency's Moon rocket is entering the final stages of testing ahead of its maiden flight in 2021.
- Nasa's giant SLS rocket: a guideNasa's huge next-generation rocket is undergoing tests ahead of its maiden flight in 2021.
- AI 'doctor's assistant' among projects given £20mThe UK government awards £20m to 15 artificial intelligence research projects.
- Why 2020 has been good for England's beaversHomes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England.
- The Caribbean islands poisoned by a carcinogenic pesticideOn Martinique and Guadeloupe a pesticide has poisoned the soil and water and caused many cases of prostate cancer.
- The Indonesian meteorite which didn't sell for $1.8mYou saw the headlines of a $1.8m meteorite? Here's the real story and it's just as fascinating.
- UK climate plan: What do the terms mean?Ahead of a UK plan to reach "net zero", we guide you through some of the key terms in climate change.
- PM's climate vision: 10 steps forward, 10 steps back?The long-awaited emissions plan leave some policies untouched, says the BBC's Environment Analyst.
- Australia drought: Capturing spectacular storms in the outbackAn Australian photographer says it feels "amazing" to capture spectacular images of long-absent storms.
The "ambitious" target would see the UK cutting emissions faster than any major economy so far, the PM says.
The robotic probe lifts off from the lunar surface carrying samples of rock and dust to send to Earth.
The US space agency has awarded two American and one Japanese firm contracts to pick up lunar soil.
Video shows one of the world's largest telescopes at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory crashing down.
Maps will feature peaks and glaciers named after British individuals who've advanced polar science.
Researchers say the paintings in modern-day Colombia are believed to be about 12,000 years old.
The world's most productive astronomical facility releases its third big tranche of sky data.
Scientists are urging people and firms to change the way they use technology to reduce emissions.
Keyboardist Edwin Congreave says musicians should stop global tours to slow climate change.
Boris Johnson is set to unveil plans for world-leading emissions UK cuts - but are they enough?
Provisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850.
The discovery is expected to advance medical research in treating disease.
The advance is expected to accelerate research into a host of human diseases, including Covid-19.
Experts call for urgent action to protect England's smallest freshwater sites, from ponds to streams.
Moves by China, along with the election of Joe Biden, make temperature targets more achievable.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres says our "war" on the natural world will come back to haunt us.
High resolution imagery shows ocean waves are taking their toll on the giant ice block called A68a.
We answer your top questions on electric cars - on charging, on range and on battery life.
Joe Biden is nominating one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement as his climate envoy.
The conservation charity is accused of working with guards who allegedly tortured and killed people.
The UK chancellor's spending review is accused of undermining the prime minister’s “green” vision.
A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.
Destruction of the rainforest increased by 9.5% compared to the previous 12 months, new data shows.
Young climate activists call for urgent action at Mock COP as Covid delays UN climate talks.
Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.
Rising temperatures are destabilising lake and river ice, boosting the risk of people drowning.
The PM confirms he is bringing the ban forward as he sets out his "green industrial revolution".
The robotic Chang'e-5 probe starts work to gather lunar samples it can send to Earth for study.
The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.
Nasa has stacked the first pieces of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
It may look like a dog house in space, but Sentinel-6 will make the most precise map of ocean height.
Now owned jointly by UK taxpayers and an Indian conglomerate, OneWeb formally emerges from bankruptcy.
The iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico is to be dismantled, officials announce.
More satellites are ordered for the EU project that monitors the state of the planet.
The agency's Moon rocket is entering the final stages of testing ahead of its maiden flight in 2021.
Nasa's huge next-generation rocket is undergoing tests ahead of its maiden flight in 2021.
The UK government awards £20m to 15 artificial intelligence research projects.
Homes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England.
On Martinique and Guadeloupe a pesticide has poisoned the soil and water and caused many cases of prostate cancer.
You saw the headlines of a $1.8m meteorite? Here's the real story and it's just as fascinating.
Ahead of a UK plan to reach "net zero", we guide you through some of the key terms in climate change.
The long-awaited emissions plan leave some policies untouched, says the BBC's Environment Analyst.
An Australian photographer says it feels "amazing" to capture spectacular images of long-absent storms.
National Geographic©
- Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care CostsChemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
- As Smog Thins in L.A., Dramatic Evidence of Kids' Healthier LungsNew study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
- Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running LowRising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
- Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
- How Geothermal Could Cleanly Power the Planet: Indonesia's TaleThe Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
- Dramatic New Video Shows Volcano Forming an IslandA fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
- Corn for Home Heat: A Green Idea That Never Quite Popped Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
- What You Don't Know About History's Most Famous ScientistsIn the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
- New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in SiberiaScientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
- Miami's Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
- Quirky Winds Fuel Brazil's Devastating Drought, Amazon's Flooding With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
- 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has DiedEugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
- Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest HomelandBy winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
- Panama Canal: Superhighway for Invasive Species?The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
- 'This Is Really Extreme Science': Adrift in the Arctic Ice With a Shipload of NorwegiansOur correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
- Two Reasons Why Obama's Keystone Veto Won't Decide PipelineThe never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
- New U.S. Dietary Recommendations First to Consider Environmental Impact"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
- Ancient Fellowship of Fishermen, Dolphins at Risk in MyanmarFishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
- Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand BeachNearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
- 100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in TimeWhiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
- New Study Shows Plastic in Oceans Is on the RiseThe amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
- Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California CoastTiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
- Fighting Over Herring—the Little Fish That Feeds MultitudesPacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
- To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the MangrovesCoral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
- National Academy: There’s a Good and a Bad Way to “Geoengineer” the PlanetWe should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
Whiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
We should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
The American Meteorological Society©
- An Anticipated Increase in Earth’s Strongest StormsA little more than two weeks ago, Supertyphoon Goni blasted ashore in the Philippines with top sustained winds of 195 mph, becoming the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record. It topped STY Haiyan’s 190 mph land strike just seven years ago. With Hurricane Iota in the Caribbean explosively intensifying 100 mph in under 24 hours […]
- We May Be Able to Further Improve Hurricane Track Forecasts After AllZeta blossomed into the 11th hurricane of this hyperactive season Monday and its forecast track takes it ashore on the Gulf Coast by midweek. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday said computer models had become more tightly clustered with the forecast in the Gulf, “resulting in an increase in track-forecast confidence,” and Hurricane Zeta […]
- Online Climate Science Course Keys Success to Frequent Forum DiscussionsWhile colleges pre-COVID-19 were already designing and implementing courses for online instruction, the pandemic has pushed entire academic course offerings into this rapidly evolving virtual environment. A new article in the Bulletin of the AMS about an online climate science course for undergraduates, which was developed, offered, and honed to near-perfection based on postcourse surveys before […]
- “Sleep with your phone on!”: Messaging for Nighttime TornadoesWith Hurricane Delta poised to strike Louisiana today, the risk of embedded tornadoes will increase as rainbands spiral ashore, along with the primary threats of storm surge and damaging winds. Delta is forecast to plow well inland Friday night into the weekend, continuing a low risk for tornadoes, some of which could occur at night […]
- Welcome to the Sticky Skies: Costlier Air Travel in a Warmer, Wetter WorldCOVID-19 has upended air travel for now, but if the growth in global aviation resumes, one real drag on flying is going to be increasing energy needs due to global warming. New research published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society by Diandong Ren (Curtin University, Perth) et al. shows that Earth’s warming climate is going to have an often overlooked—but […]
- Eulerian Weather, Lagrangian Livesby Alan E. Stewart, University of Georgia It is clear that Covid-19 will be with us for a while. So will the weather, however. We’ve been through flooding in Michigan in mid-May; an outbreak of 140 tornadoes from Texas to Maryland in April; a deadly and destructive derecho in Iowa; hurricane landfalls in Louisiana, Alabama, and […]
- Late Season Hurricanes Bring Research Opportunities, TooAfter a veritable flurry of storms in the Atlantic since August, the basin has gone quiet following the landfalls of Tropical Storm Beta in Texas, and Post-Tropical Storm Teddy in Nova Scotia. But late-season storms are quite common in the Atlantic, and as this hyperactive hurricane season combines with confirmed La Niña conditions, this year it seems […]
- The Volunteer Power behind Peer Reviewby Tony Broccoli, AMS Publications Commissioner The peer review process is essential for high-quality scientific publication. Most readers of BAMS are aware of this simple fact, but we often hear questions about the many volunteers who take part in the peer review process. What is the difference between editors and associate editors? How do we […]
- Hurricane Sally’s Extreme Flood PotentialHurricane Sally is inching ashore in southeast Alabama Wednesday morning and has started to flood parts of the central Gulf Coast with an expected 1-2 feet of rain, maybe more. With that much rain forecast, it seems likely to join other recent catastrophic flood disasters Harvey (2017) and Florence (2018) in ushering in a new era […]
- Mixed Job News for Early-Career GeoscientistsA new survey by the American Geosciences Institute shows that recent graduates in the geosciences are finding employment at the same rates as before the COVID-19 pandemic, but a separate survey from Nature finds that amid tightening funding science postdocs are nervous about ongoing research as well as career opportunities. The AGI survey covered graduates from the classes of […]
A little more than two weeks ago, Supertyphoon Goni blasted ashore in the Philippines with top sustained winds of 195 mph, becoming the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record. It topped STY Haiyan’s 190 mph land strike just seven years ago. With Hurricane Iota in the Caribbean explosively intensifying 100 mph in under 24 hours […]
Zeta blossomed into the 11th hurricane of this hyperactive season Monday and its forecast track takes it ashore on the Gulf Coast by midweek. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday said computer models had become more tightly clustered with the forecast in the Gulf, “resulting in an increase in track-forecast confidence,” and Hurricane Zeta […]
While colleges pre-COVID-19 were already designing and implementing courses for online instruction, the pandemic has pushed entire academic course offerings into this rapidly evolving virtual environment. A new article in the Bulletin of the AMS about an online climate science course for undergraduates, which was developed, offered, and honed to near-perfection based on postcourse surveys before […]
With Hurricane Delta poised to strike Louisiana today, the risk of embedded tornadoes will increase as rainbands spiral ashore, along with the primary threats of storm surge and damaging winds. Delta is forecast to plow well inland Friday night into the weekend, continuing a low risk for tornadoes, some of which could occur at night […]
COVID-19 has upended air travel for now, but if the growth in global aviation resumes, one real drag on flying is going to be increasing energy needs due to global warming. New research published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society by Diandong Ren (Curtin University, Perth) et al. shows that Earth’s warming climate is going to have an often overlooked—but […]
by Alan E. Stewart, University of Georgia It is clear that Covid-19 will be with us for a while. So will the weather, however. We’ve been through flooding in Michigan in mid-May; an outbreak of 140 tornadoes from Texas to Maryland in April; a deadly and destructive derecho in Iowa; hurricane landfalls in Louisiana, Alabama, and […]
After a veritable flurry of storms in the Atlantic since August, the basin has gone quiet following the landfalls of Tropical Storm Beta in Texas, and Post-Tropical Storm Teddy in Nova Scotia. But late-season storms are quite common in the Atlantic, and as this hyperactive hurricane season combines with confirmed La Niña conditions, this year it seems […]
by Tony Broccoli, AMS Publications Commissioner The peer review process is essential for high-quality scientific publication. Most readers of BAMS are aware of this simple fact, but we often hear questions about the many volunteers who take part in the peer review process. What is the difference between editors and associate editors? How do we […]
Hurricane Sally is inching ashore in southeast Alabama Wednesday morning and has started to flood parts of the central Gulf Coast with an expected 1-2 feet of rain, maybe more. With that much rain forecast, it seems likely to join other recent catastrophic flood disasters Harvey (2017) and Florence (2018) in ushering in a new era […]
A new survey by the American Geosciences Institute shows that recent graduates in the geosciences are finding employment at the same rates as before the COVID-19 pandemic, but a separate survey from Nature finds that amid tightening funding science postdocs are nervous about ongoing research as well as career opportunities. The AGI survey covered graduates from the classes of […]
