3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (593+ words) This summer was already predicted to be hot for much of the planet, after a near-record year of global heat last year. But El Ni'o " the influential weather pattern associated with heat, unlike the cooler La Ni'a " has arrived and…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (366+ words) Washington, D. C. flew into a panic last weekend. Schools closed, parents scrambled, flights were canceled, and mayors declared emergencies. "There's a storm coming!" people in and around the nation's capital exclaimed to one another Sunday night. "Are you ready? Charge your…...