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Where’s the global warming?

Click here: Expert says public are growing sceptical of climate change

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Supermoon rises over Great River Bridge

Photo by Dan Hockett  This September full moon, known as a Harvest Moon, rises above the Great River Bridge over the Mississippi River in Burlington, Iowa on Monday. September’s full moon is the third and final supermoon of 2014. A supermoon occurs when the moon make its closest approach to earth due to an elliptical orbit.
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A September full moon, known as a Harvest Moon, rises above the Great River Bridge over the Mississippi River in Burlington, Iowa on Monday. September’s full moon is the third and final supermoon of 2014. A supermoon occurs when the moon make its closest approach to earth due to an elliptical orbit.
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Vaccine for kitty that could cure your allergy to cats

Click here: The vaccine jab for kitty that could cure your allergy to cats
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington resident, Rascal, captures a computer mouse.
Photo by Dan Hockett
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Study: SUN driving Climate Change

Click here: It’s not just humans that are to blame for global warming – natural activity from the sun also has an impact on climate change.

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How the sun sees you

We show people what they look like in ultraviolet light

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Moon over River

Photo by Dan Hockett A nearly full moon rises over the Mississippi River Tuesday night at Burlington, Iowa.
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A nearly full moon rises over the Mississippi River Tuesday night at Burlington, Iowa.
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Vultures Take a Break

A pair of vultures takes a break atop a chimney on a home near North Third and Spring Streets in Burlington Sunday evening.
A pair of vultures takes a break atop a chimney on a home near North Third and Spring Streets in Burlington Sunday evening.
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Mystery Solved: Why the Moon isn’t Round

Click here: The lunar lemon: Mystery of why the moon isn’t round solved as scientists say tides gave our satellite its lozenge shape

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NASA: Solar flare almost blasted Earth back to the dark ages two years ago

Click here: Direct hit from Solar flare could cause widespread power blackouts, disabling everything that plugs into a wall socket.
July 23, 2012 Coronal Mass Ejection
July 23, 2012 Coronal Mass Ejection
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The sun has gone quiet…solar cycle 24 continues to rank as one of the weakest cycles more than a century

Click here: Ten days ago, the sun was quite active and peppered with several large spots. Now the sun has gone quiet and it is nearly completely blank.

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