With Trump, Gingrich and GOP calling the shots, NASA may go back to the moon and other top stories.

• With Trump, Gingrich and GOP calling the shots, NASA may go back to the moon

  

  This July 20, 1969 photo shows astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. walking on the surface of the moon near the leg of the Lunar Module. AFP PHOTO / NASA/Getty Images NASA has struggled for decades with strategic uncertainty, and there's nothing like a partisan transition in the White House to discombobulate everyone. There will surely be a new administrator, and new ambitions, and disfavored programs, with associated budget cuts (Earth Science is a likely target). Right this minute, though, no one..

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• World's poorest countries to aim for 100% green energy

  

  Image copyright Kairos Dela Cruz Image caption Ministers from vulnerable nations presenting their Marrakech Vision, promising a move to 100% green energy Representatives from 47 of the world's most disadvantaged nations have pledged to generate all their future energy needs from renewables.Members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum issued their statement on the last day of the Marrakech climate conference. Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Haiti, among others, s..

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• While the North Pole warms beyond the melting point, it's freakishly cold in Siberia

  

  Temperature differences from normal. (University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer) Meteorologists are having a difficult time recalling a more amazing contrast. While the North Pole flirts with melting temperatures, Siberia is shivering in off-the-charts cold. The Weather Channel described the stunning side-by-side extremes as “one of the most bizarre juxtapositions seen”. The Siberian cold, up to 60 degrees below normal, has persisted for weeks. On Nov. 15, it manifested itself in more than 12 ..

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• Zika Is No Longer a Global Emergency, WHO Says

  

  The World Health Organization declared an end to its global health emergency over the spread of the Zika virus on Friday, prompting dismay from some public health experts confronting the epidemic.An agency advisory committee said it ended the emergency — formally known as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — because Zika is now shown to be a dangerous mosquito-borne disease, like malaria or yellow fever, and should be viewed as an ongoing threat met as other diseases are, someti..

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• Diplomats Confront New Threat to Paris Climate Pact: Donald Trump

  

  The tax would be calculated based on the amount of carbon pollution associated with the manufacturing of each product. That would impose a painful cost on the heaviest industrial polluters, particularly on exporters of products containing steel and cement. “The Paris Agreement is meant to get everyone on board in one structure where you can address climate change together,” said Dirk Forrister, the president and chief executive of the International Emissions Trading Organization, a nonprofit or..

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• GOES-R Satellite Will Revolutionize Forecasting Severe Weather

  

  By Dave Aguilera CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The AtlasV rocket, carrying the next generation of weather satellites, is at the launchpad ready for liftoff on Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. CBS4 Meteorologist Dave Aguilera goes into greater detail about what the satellite is and how it will revolutionize forecasting severe storms. (credit: CBS) GOES is the acronym for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. While the GOES-R was built by Lockhee..

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• Humpback whale spotted in Hudson near GW Bridge

  

  1646 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutHumpback whale spotted in Hudson near GW BridgeIt's the farthest north a whale has been seen in the waterway in recent memory, according to a local spotters.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Humpback whale spotted in Hudson near GW BridgeUSA Today Network Scott Fallon, The (..

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