Yes, nearly 4,000 cities/towns in 88 nations turned off their electric lights, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., time zone by time zone, during “Earth Hour” on Saturday! The message was clear; Earth Hour was a “big global success” – claimed the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Sunday.
The landing of space shuttle Discovery was initially called of by the US space agency NASA, because inimical weather and strong winds, but at last, the space shuttle landed safely and soundly at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Saturday.
According to NASA, the space shuttle Discovery landed at 3:14 p.m. EDT at KSC, after successfully completing its 13-day mission and three space walks at the International Space Station.
Washington, Feb 18 : A panel of scientists has predicted that New York will be hotter, rainier and more likely to flood in the coming decades, with sea levels possibly rising more than four feet.
"All of the evidence from the science community is that the seas are going to rise," said New York's Mayor Bloomberg, as he unveiled the panel's report.
"It's pretty hard to not understand something's going on, very worrisome and scary, on this planet," he added.