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By Natasha Lasky, A new study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters suggests that global warming will drastically alter the seasons, and may cause summers to last at least six months in the Northern Hemisphere by the end of this century. Meanwhile, winter could last less than two months, with the spring and autumn seasons […]
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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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