Thousands of African winter skiing tourists are flocking to snowy Lesotho

Lesotho attracts thousands each winter to its unique ski resort, the only such tourist attraction in sub-Saharan Africa. The ...

Arctic sea ice decline seemed to be slowing – until two record‑breaking low‑ice winters

New research shows Arctic winter sea ice loss has not stopped – it was temporarily hidden by natural variability.
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Earth’s Hottest and Coldest Places Were Separated by an Astonishing 136 Degrees Celsius Last Week

Amid extreme heat, Earth records its coldest temperature. Credit: The Weather Network. In the darkness of the Antarctic winter, the thermometer at Concordia Station dropped to minus 84.1 degrees ...