According to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, last month was the warmest August on record globally. NASA uses scientists located in about 6,300 stations around the world to determine the average daily temperatures. Scientists gather this data in order to be able to perform a detailed analysis of our environment throughout time and propose…
Unexpected departure from the September 11 memorial service leaves several confused On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, one of our highly polarizing presidential candidates stole the spotlight yet again. Lately, it has been Donald Trump inserting himself into the front pages of newspapers, websites and evening news segments around the country, but…
In the midst of the ongoing armed conflict, are neighboring countries allies or enemies? Syria has been a topic of conversation around the world for a while now: the country’s living situation, the refugees, terrorism. Syria’s neighbor, Turkey, has someway or another, been part of all the events that have happened in Syria lately. Even…
Polls of libertarian and green political parties show increase in supporters Throughout the political history of the United States, no candidate from a third party has ever won a presidential election. Regardless of their multiple efforts to win more voters, third parties often encounter huge difficulties in this process. From unequal access to ballots to…
City of Aleppo invaded by deadly chemical weapons that injure several residents, children When Gary Johnson, a presidential candidate for this year’s elections, was asked what he would do about Aleppo, he followed with a question many of us had: what is Aleppo? Aleppo is Syria’s largest city and is currently being torn apart by…
Country faces worst fiscal issues ever; limited access to food impacts citizens The Venezuelan economy is the product of a country that relies heavily on imported goods, enforces a numerous amount of social welfare programs and funds all of this from a single export. The economic crisis, in which Venezuela currently finds itself, is what…
Drops in Supporters From NBC News, the presidential poll’s numbers are approaching closer together as this summer comes to an end. While the polls show that GOP nominee Donald Trump is catching up to democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Trump polls also showed a slight decrease from Aug. 8 to Aug. 29. According to the NBC…
Turkey is trying to pick itself up after one of the hardest stretch’s in country’s history Turkey has been front page news for many newspapers all around the world this summer. Multiple terrorist attacks, including the tragic attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport where 45 citizens and three perpetrators died, have occurred. Tragedy is even greater…
Even though the Zika virus was discovered in 1947, it was not until an outbreak in the past year that it rapidly spread. In May 2015, Zika was spread through Brazil by Aedes mosquitoes. Several areas including South America, the Pacific Islands, Central America, the Caribbean and one Singapore area reported to have high…
National polls show Clinton lead, though changes may occur According to the latest national polls mentioned in the New York Times, democratic nominee Hillary Clinton currently has an 89 percent chance of winning the race for the presidency, with a national polling average of 44 percent over Donald Trump’s average of 39…