Now That's Cool Astronomers "take the temperature" of distant cosmic objects without a thermometer, but how? By using some of the world's most powerful telescopes, astronomers can measure the speeds of gas being
The lowest temperature recorded inAlaskahappened in 1971 when Prospect Creek Camp, now a clearing north of the Arctic Circle, hit minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 62.2 degrees Celsius). The high that day was minus 64 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53.3 degrees Celsius). It's unlikely that Alaska ...
But as cold as it can get here in the Binghamton area in the winter, we are no match for some other parts of New York State. The Adirondacks top any low temperature we experience. The Adirondack Mountain News Facebook page notes that in 1979, Old Forge dropped to a low of minus 52...
Not on the moon, where the temperature plunges to a mere minus 378 Fahrenheit. Not even in deepest outer space, which has an estimated background temperature of about minus 455°F. As far as scientists can tell, the lowest temperatures ever attained were recently observed right here on earth...
Despite all this, it was the cooling influence of La Niña that kept the overall global temperature from reaching higher during the month. BLAME LA NINA One of the major influencers in the climate system right now is La Niña, which manifests a...
On the night of Jan.11, the temperature in the Comox Valley plummeted with windchill reaching up to -18 C. The Vancouver Island region has a severe shortage of shelter options, leaving well above 150 unhoused individuals without a place to stay indoors overnight. Black Pres...
Then we checked all the oil levels, crossed our fingers and fired the engines up to get them up to temperature. Soon, the Cats were hooked up to the crane and lifted into the Antarctic sunshine. I watched Rover emerge from the hold, unscathed apart from a small ding on the rear cat...
Unlike most of the places listed here, Itbayat inBatanesis not on a high-altitude setting. However, being located in the northernmost part of the country puts it furthest from the equator, allowing it to enjoy cooler winds. The temperature even drops up to 7°C during the months of...
On the night of Jan.11, the temperature in the Comox Valley plummeted with windchill reaching up to -18 C. The Vancouver Island region has a severe shortage of shelter options, leaving well above 150 unhoused individuals without a place to stay indoors overnight. Black Press Med...
China’s meteorological authority has forecast big temperature drops in parts of the country and issued a blue cold wave on Monday. In neighboring Russia,Yakutsk, which has the distinction of being the world’s coldest city, saw temperatures plunge to minus 62.7°C (minus 80.9 degrees Fahrenheit...