NOAA's Newest Satellite Will Soon Deliver Hi-Res Weather Porn and other top stories.

• NOAA's Newest Satellite Will Soon Deliver Hi-Res Weather Porn

  Talking about the weather is, for many people, boring. Or maybe you used to feel electric discussing things like warm fronts and lightning strikes, but lately your weather conversations lack, shall we say, thermal convection. But talking about the weather is just like other interpersonal activities: You can spice it up by looking at nice pictures. The very best weather porn comes from geostationary satellites, and the very best geostationary satellite is launching today at 5:42pm ET. It is call..

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• Humpback whale spotted in Hudson near GW Bridge

  

  1893 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutHumpback whale spotted in Hudson near GW BridgeIt's the farthest north a whale has been seen in the waterway in recent memory, according to a local spotters.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Humpback whale spotted in Hudson near GW BridgeUSA Today Network Scott Fallon, The (..

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• World's poorest countries to aim for 100% green energy

  

  Image copyright Kairos Dela Cruz Image caption Ministers from vulnerable nations presenting their Marrakech Vision, promising a move to 100% green energy Representatives from 47 of the world's most disadvantaged nations have pledged to generate all their future energy needs from renewables.Members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum issued their statement on the last day of the Marrakech climate conference. Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Haiti, among others, s..

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• Zika No Longer Global 'Health Emergency,' WHO Declares

  

  A mother holds her baby, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A mother holds her baby, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil. Mario Tama/Getty Images The World Health Organization announced Frid..

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• Diplomats Confront New Threat to Paris Climate Pact: Donald Trump

  

  The tax would be calculated based on the amount of carbon pollution associated with the manufacturing of each product. That would impose a painful cost on the heaviest industrial polluters, particularly on exporters of products containing steel and cement. “The Paris Agreement is meant to get everyone on board in one structure where you can address climate change together,” said Dirk Forrister, the president and chief executive of the International Emissions Trading Organization, a nonprofit or..

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• Scientists Observe, Narrow Down Source Of Brightest Fast Radio Burst To Date

  

  Mysterious, flashy radio waves originating from deep space known as fast radio burst or FRB have been a mystery and their sources have eluded astronomers. However, the brightest FRB recorded so far, precisely the 18th, known as FRB 150807 has been viewed by scientists led by Caltech scholar Vikram Ravi. Their findings are going to be a breakthrough for scientists in many respects. The research paper was published in the journal Science on Nov. 17. The discovery is a milestone in exploring the d..

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