Day: January 17, 2020💾
This autumn into winter has seen fewer record highs broken then in recent years
This autumn into winter has seen fewer record highs broken then in recent years. The last high record broke before we saw 67 degrees on both January 12 & 13, 2020 was a record high of 73 degrees on October 31, 2019.
The last decade was the hottest on record | PBS NewsHour
The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records.
Study Finds Spotted Lanternfly Costing Pennsylvania $50M Annually | 90.5 WESA
The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest from Asia that is wreaking havoc on valuable trees and vines, is costing the Pennsylvania economy about $50 million and eliminating nearly 500 jobs each year, according to a Penn State study released Thursday.
If the insect were to expand statewide, it could cause $325 million in damage and wipe out 2,800 jobs, the researchers estimate. The state’s $19 billion forest products industry would be especially vulnerable. Pennsylvania, with its vast unbroken stretches of forest, is the nation’s No. 1 producer of hardwoods.
Invaders at our southern border are not only taking our jobs, but our money too.