80 years since the Dust Bowl’s horrible drought

80 years since the Dust Bowl’s horrible drought

Dust buries a South Dakota farm in 1936. Wikimedia Commons Eighty years ago, in 1934, over-plowed land in the interior lands of the United States began to spread. The drought was the worst in American history. As Public Broadcasting said in its meticulous notes about...
Daylight acceleration time

Daylight acceleration time

U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms Charles P. Higgins turns the Ohio Clock forward for the first Daylight Saving Time in 1918. Senators William M. Calder (NY), Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (DE), and Joseph T. Robinson (AR) stand in front. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Daylight saving time...
Olympic hosts reject American yogurt

Olympic hosts reject American yogurt

Plain Chobani yogurt. Image via wendyweekendgourmet.com The New York State-based Greek yogurt company, Chobani, supported the United States OIympic Team and wanted the athletes to eat the “official yogurt” in Sochi. But the Russians would not allow the...
Coastal towns cope with rising sea

Coastal towns cope with rising sea

Damaged house in Brooklyn, N.Y., after Hurricane Sandy, 2012. Wikimedia Commons The steady rise of the sea along the coasts of the United States has led towns and cities to change how they give out building permits, respond to emergencies, and navigate their roads. I...