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Weather In The Southern Hemisphere: Spinning The Wrong Way And Other Differences
Weather Around The World: Activity In Both Hemispheres
Does Using GPS to Track Children Provide False Security?
Scourge of Long-Term Unemployment Hinders Mental Health
Mumps Outbreak in Ohio: Vaccinated Kids Getting Sick
A Past Hurricane Demoted And A Look Ahead To Summer 2014
Winter Storms A to Z: Zephyr To Dump A Foot Of Snow in Colorado And Wyoming
M7.6 Earthquake Strikes off the Solomon Islands: 13 April 2014
Earthquakes: 106 Quakes Worldwide Between 4-10 April, 2014
Cat Owner Education is Important in Reducing Unwanted Litters
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Weather In The Southern Hemisphere: Spinning The Wrong Way And
Other DifferencesAPRIL 7, 2014 BY JON PLOTKIN
The southern hemisphere is mostly water. Image courtesy of NOAA
Weather Around The World: Activity In Both Hemispheres
APRIL 8, 2014 BY JON PLOTKIN
Precipitation forecast for the next week: no rain for drought-stricken west; thunderstorms in the Mississippi Valley.
Forecast courtesy of NOAA
Does Using GPS to Track Children Provide False Security?
APRIL 9, 2014 BY GINA PUTT
Missing children fit a different profile than many parents think. Image by taliesin.
Scourge of Long-Term Unemployment Hinders Mental Health
APRIL 10, 2014 BY GILAN GERTZ
Long-term unemployment has long-term effects. Image by Alvimann.
Mumps Outbreak in Ohio: Vaccinated Kids Getting Sick
APRIL 10, 2014 BY JANELLE VAESA, MPH
The mumps is a contagious disease that has no cure. Image by the CDC
A Past Hurricane Demoted And A Look Ahead To Summer 2014
APRIL 11, 2014 BY JON PLOTKIN
The path of Hurricane Camille. Image by NOAA
Winter Storms A to Z: Zephyr To Dump A Foot Of Snow in Colorado And Wyoming
APRIL 13, 2014 BY JON PLOTKIN
The National Weather Service forecast for 2 p.m. Sunday. Snow in Colorado; severe weather in Texas and Arkansas.
Image courtesy NOAA
M7.6 Earthquake Strikes off the Solomon Islands: 13 April 2014
APRIL 13, 2014 BY JENNIFER YOUNG
Location and tectonic setting of the April 2014 Solomon Islands earthquake. Image credit: USGS
Earthquakes: 106 Quakes Worldwide Between 4-10 April, 2014
APRIL 13, 2014 BY JAMES GIBSON
Location of major earthquakes April 4-10. Image by USGS. Modified by James Gibson
Cat Owner Education is Important in Reducing Unwanted Litters
APRIL 13, 2014 BY DAWN M. SMITH
Being unaware of when kittens reach puberty can result in unwanted litters. Image by clarita.