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    Spain’s Ski Season Delayed Due to Record Heat

    Spain’s Ski Season Delayed Due to Record Heat

    Temperatures in Southern Spain’s Iberian Peninsula can range from upwards of a scorching 113 degrees Fahrenheit to a bitter minus 4, according to the World Bank. The average annual temperature in the region is from 64.4 to less than 36.5 degrees Fahrenheit. In general, December is usually one of the coldest months in Spain, with […]

    44,000 Species Are Threatened With Extinction, IUCN Reports

    44,000 Species Are Threatened With Extinction, IUCN Reports

    According to the latest report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), about 44,016 species are threatened with extinction. This comprises about 28% of the 157,190 species listed in the IUCN Red List. About 7,000 of the more than 44,000 threatened species are at risk due to climate change, Yale Environment 260 reported. […]

    World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Free in Antarctica

    World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Free in Antarctica

    The largest iceberg in the world — A23a, nearly 1,500 square miles, about three times as big as New York City — has broken free of its anchor on the floor of the Weddell Sea and begun to drift toward the Southern Ocean. In 1986, the Antarctic iceberg calved off the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in […]

    Western Gray Squirrel Listed as Endangered in Washington State

    Western Gray Squirrel Listed as Endangered in Washington State

    The Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) has been listed as a threatened species in the state of Washington since 1993. Now, the state has decided to list the species, sometimes known as the silver gray squirrel, as endangered. Following a periodic status review meeting on Nov. 17, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) […]

    USDA Updates Plant Hardiness Map With Many Areas Moving Into Warmer Zones

    USDA Updates Plant Hardiness Map With Many Areas Moving Into Warmer Zones

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its Plant Hardiness Zone map, a map of the U.S. that helps gardeners decide what plants will grow best in their local areas, based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperature. The updates show an average of 2.5°F warmer across the contiguous U.S. compared to the previous map, […]