Earth breaks heat record, goes past dangerous warming threshold It's the first time in recorded history that the planet was above a hoped-for limit to warming for an entire year. 01/10/2025 - 11:00 am | View Link
2024 was Earth’s hottest year on record, passing a dangerous warming threshold Global temperatures were the hottest on record in 2024; it was the first year where the average temperature topped 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times. 01/10/2025 - 9:19 am | View Link
2024 was the hottest year on record, and the 1st to breach the 1.5 C global warming limit, data reveals Scientists have warned that the Paris Agreement to limit global warming will likely be breached as data reveals 2024 was the hottest year in human history. 01/10/2025 - 5:33 am | View Link
Earth shattered heat records in 2023 and 2024: is global warming speeding up? One reason is that global temperatures were off-the-charts hot in 2023, with an average 1.45 °C of warming above the pre-industrial baseline (see ‘Temperature surge’), shattering previous records. 01/5/2025 - 11:00 am | View Link
2024 was Earth's hottest year, continuing the global warming trend Earth reached its warmest year on record in 2024, according to data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, Europe's leading environmental monitoring program. 01/3/2025 - 1:38 am | View Link
Douglas County’s three commissioners adopted a resolution Tuesday that gives full backing to incoming President Donald Trump’s plans to deport immigrants living illegally in the country.
The measure, one of the first items voted on by newly seated Commissioner Kevin Van Winkle, echoes one that the Castle Rock City Council passed last month.
Colorado Senate Republicans on Tuesday named more than a dozen state laws they hoped to repeal as part of a package of reforms that they said would bolster affordability in the state.
The targeted laws include renter protections — which they say drive up costs for landlords that are then passed on to tenants — and limits on greenhouse gas emissions during construction.
On this day in 1972, Led Zeppelin's “Black Dog” made its debut on the U. S. singles chart.
Mock Paper Scissors: TL;DR: Summary of the Jan 6 Report.
No More Mister Nice Blog: Trump Won After January 6 Because Much of the Country Thinks the Government Is Brian Thompson.
Progress Pond: The Republicans Are Waddling Into the Threshing Blades.
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What will it take for MSNBC to finally fire Joe Scarborough??
He’s spent forever using his morning show as his little fiefdom. But, here he outdid himself, twisting reality into pretzels to get Trump's blubbery back. It’s like watching a guy juggle flaming bowling pins while shouting, “Look at how balanced I am!” Spoiler alert: You’re not.
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People weren’t the only ones fleeing fast-moving flames and hot embers as deadly wildfires burned down entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles beginning on Tuesday night and ongoing as of publication. Footage from NBC LA showed a fawn with singed fur running down the middle of a deserted street in Altadena with no doe in sight as the Eaton Fire burned.