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Winter solstice today. Google celebrates it with animated doodle
Winter solstice is also known as the “first day of winter” in the northern hemisphere as well as ‘hiemal solstice or hibernal solstice. ‘Solstice’ is a Latin word that means ‘stalled sun’. A solstice occurs twice in a year once in the summer and again in during winter.
Published on Dec 21, 2021 09:51 AM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Cold moon: Here's when you can watch the last, longest full moon of the year
The December full moon is also known as the Cold Moon and as it peaks tonight, the Selenophile in us can't keep calm. If you are a stargazer like us, here's when, where and how you can watch the last and the longest full moon of 2021
Updated on Dec 19, 2021 09:27 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, Delhi
UN unearths record low temperature for Northern Hemisphere
The World Meteorological Organizations publicly confirmed Wednesday the all-time cold reading for the hemisphere: -69.6 Celsius recorded on Dec. 22, 1991 at an automatic weather station in a remote site called Klinck, not far from the highest point on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Updated on Sep 23, 2020 03:59 PM IST
Geneva | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Too many travelers, too few planes is US airlines’ 737 MAX summer dilemma
“The revenue is right in front of them. They can see it, but they can’t meet it,” said Mike Trevino, spokesman for Southwest Airlines Pilots Association and an aviation industry veteran.
Updated on Apr 14, 2019 10:11 PM IST
CHICAGO | Reuters
Winter solstice 2018: Snowy Google Doodle marks shortest day of the year
The moon will appear full both on Friday and Saturday nights. Native Americans marked December’s full moon as the beginning of the coldest part of the year.
Updated on Dec 21, 2018 11:09 AM IST
Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi
A ray of hope for the ozone layer
Efforts to replace chemicals with less harmful ones like hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have begun to pay off
Updated on Nov 12, 2018 12:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
More protection: UN says Earth’s ozone layer is healing
The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Scientist raised the alarm and ozone-depleting chemicals were phased out worldwide.
Updated on Nov 05, 2018 07:26 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press
United States weather forecaster sees 65% chance of El Nino from September
Chances of the emergence of the El Nino weather pattern have increased to 65% during the fall (September to November) and 70% during the winter 2018-19 (December to February), a US government weather forecaster said on Thursday.
Updated on Jul 12, 2018 11:05 PM IST
Bengaluru | Reuters