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Minnesota podrá ser la “Tierra de 10.000 Lagos,” pero Canadá tiene alrededor de 800.000 lagos entre 50 y 70 grados Norte ¡(desde alrededor de Winnipeg, Manitoba hasta el norte de Yukón). Esta región norteña del planeta ha experimentado un aumento en las temperaturas por encima del promedio global – las temperaturas anuales promedio están hasta [...]

Generalmente usamos menos agua durante esta época del año. En la mayoría de los climas, el invierno es un buen tiempo para chequear el consumo de agua y determinar si existen fugas en las tuberías que pudieran estar desperdiciando el agua. Consejos: Revise por fugas inspeccionando la factura del agua. Si una familia de cuatro [...]

The holiday season is a time for happy gatherings of family and friends. But a house full of guests can also result in higher energy bills, increased water use and stressed septic systems. Try these easy tips for a happy, healthy and environmentally-friendly holiday gathering. Heating Help: Keep everyone warm and save energy at the [...]

In a typical home, up to 20 percent of air that moves through a duct system escapes through leaks and poorly sealed connections! Leaky ducts allow warm air to escape before it reaches heating vents. This can make it difficult to maintain a comfortable temperature inside your home and result in bigger energy bills. Viewer [...]

En breve: Cambios climáticos rápidos han ocurrido en el pasado “reciente” de la Tierra. La Tierra estuvo muy caliente durante el tiempo de los dinosaurios, que se extinguieron hace unos 65 millones de años atrás, y probablemente más cálida hace 65 a 55 millones de años atrás.  Durante los próximos 50 millones de años, la [...]

El 14 de diciembre marca el comienzo del Conteo Navideño anual de Aves de Audubon. El conteo corre hasta el 5 de enero del 2012. El primer Conteo Navideño de Aves (CBC, por sus siglas en inglés) tomó lugar el 25 de diciembre de 1900 cuando 27 participantes contaron e identificaron 18.500 aves, mayormente en [...]

December 14 marks the beginning of Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count. The Count runs through January 5, 2011.  The first Christmas Bird Count (CBC) took place on December 25, 1900 when 27 participants counted and identified about 18,500 birds, mostly in the northeastern U.S. Today, volunteers brave snow and chilly temperatures to identify and count [...]

In Brief: Warmer winter temperatures are allowing the Purple Finch to winter 433 miles farther north than it did in the 1960s. Observers during recent annual Audubon Christmas Bird Counts are noticing different birds in their local areas during the winter months than observers did in the 1960s. Between 1966 and 2005, significant northward movement [...]

In Brief: Warmer winter temperatures are allowing the American Goldfinch to winter 250 miles farther north than it did in the 1960s. Observers during recent annual Audubon Christmas Bird Counts are noticing different birds in their local areas during the winter months than observers did in the 1960s. Between 1966 and 2005, significant northward movement [...]

In Brief: Warmer winter temperatures are allowing the House Finch to winter 270 miles farther north than it did in the 1960s. Observers during recent annual Audubon Christmas Bird Counts are noticing different birds in their local areas during the winter months than observers did in the 1960s. Between 1966 and 2005, significant northward movement [...]

Mulch is any covering placed around plants. Mulch conserves water because and prevents erosion by slowing runoff and permitting your landscape to better absorb and retain water from winter rains. Mulch also suppresses weed growth, shelters the soil from temperature extremes and improves appearance of your landscape. Viewer Tip: Apply a two- to three-inch layer [...]

Winter flounder are unique among fishes of the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. Unlike most coastal marine fishes including salmon, shad and herring, winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) enter estuaries in the late fall and early winter to spawn. These right-eye flat fishes like it cold thanks to an “anti-freeze” protein in their blood that protects [...]

El uso de energía en los Estados Unidos típicamente aumenta durante la temporada navideña. En esta época del año luces festivas decoran las casas y vecindarios a través del país, elevando la demanda de energía y las facturas de energía en el hogar. Consejos: Mantén el espíritu de la navidad mientras ahorras energía y dinero [...]

Los patrones de precipitación en los Estados Unidos están cambiando. Algunas regiones, particularmente en el Sur y Oeste, se están tornando más secas. Pero, en general los Estados Unidos está recibiendo más precipitación en la actualidad que la que recibió en la mitad del siglo 20. Pregunta Trivial: ¿Qué temporada muestra el mayor aumento en [...]

Temperatures have warmed by an average of two degrees Fahrenheit over Earth’s land surface and 0.6 degrees Fahrenheit over the oceans over the past 50 years. These temperature changes have been accompanied by changes in precipitation and seasonal cycles, including lengthening of the growing/frost-free season in temperate and high latitudes. Together, these factors related to [...]

The September/October Arctic sea ice annual minimum this year was the second lowest minimum on record for the 33 year period of satellite observations. The lowest minimum was recorded in 2007. But how do these ice extents relate to what the sea ice has done over the past several hundred or thousand years? Known relationships [...]

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