2015 Named Hottest Year Record Breaks Global Heat Trend
NASA and NOAA announced that 2015 exceeded 2014 as the hottest year since 1880. Gavin Schmidt said the planet is still warming with 2015 about 0.23 to 0.29 degrees hotter than 2014, and NOAA noted 1.62 degrees above the 20th century average.
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Grassley extends record for longest Senate attendance
After Tuesday night voting, Sen. Grassley has logged 22 years six months and six days of perfect attendance the longest stretch in Senate history. The previous record was set nearly three decades ago. In the South, icy roads prompted school closures and emergency prep as a winter storm threatens the Northeast with heavy snow from Washington to New York and Boston.
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Planet Nine Possibility Highlighted by Caltech Scientists
Caltech astronomers Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin propose a giant distant planet, five to ten Earth masses, inferred from outer solar system object motions rather than direct detection. Telescopes search globally as Pluto’s status and solar system models face potential recalibration.
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undocumented immigrant population falls below eleven million
A Center for Migration Studies report says the total undocumentd immigrant population in the United States is 10.9 million, the lowest since 2003. It notes a yearly decline since 2008 driven mainly by fewer migrants from Mexico though Central America shows rising irregular entries.
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Senate panel loosens school lunch standards nationwide
The Senate Agriculture panel approved a five year measure to renew the school lunch program while loosening rules. It scales back whole grain requirements delays sodium cuts and preserves fruit and vegetable servings. Sens. Pat Roberts and Debbie Stabenow brokered the compromise which keeps first lady Michelle Obama’s nutrition push intact and grants schools more flexibility.
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Obama pledges aid as Flint water crisis widens
President Barack Obama pledged support for Flint Michigan’s drinking water crisis and said regulators would brief Congress on their role. He called the delays in notifying families and shutting down water services inexplicable and inexcusable.
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