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Climate change is causing a change in the “balance” of the seasons according to new research by a scientist with the National Weather Service, The Washington Post reports. On average, the U.S. and Canada gained a week of summer. Oh, and May of this year was the warmest ever recorded.
Why This Matters: Some cities gained not just weeks, but more than a month of summer.
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Every week on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. the city of Bogata does the unthinkable — closes many of its main streets to cars. They call it Ciclovía, or Bicycle Way, the National Geographic reports, and the people of Bogata just love it.
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