The U.S. military’s initial cost of the temporary floating pier off Gaza’s coast is about $320 million, a Pentagon official said Monday.
The U.S. military’s initial cost of the temporary floating pier off Gaza’s coast is about $320 million, a Pentagon official said Monday.
Prolonged deployments to bases with burn pits put veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at slightly higher risk for certain respiratory ailments, according to new research that used recently declassified deployment data.
Spangdahlem splits with Sigonella for first victory of season after pair of scrimmages and contests against D-I foes.
The Tun Tavern Legacy Foundation, a group of influential Philadelphians who have been a part of the Marine Corps and other Tun-connected organizations, wants to re-create the Tun, the birthplace of what became the U.S. Marine Corps.
“When you turn up the temperatures on plants, especially in a controlled setting like a greenhouse, or you increase carbon dioxide concentrations, plants put out quite a bit more pollen,” says William Anderegg, director of the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy at the University of Utah, who conducted an oft-cited study of pollen trends that found seasons now start 20 days earlier than they did in 1990, and last about 8 days longer. Meanwhile, there’s about 20% more pollen filling the air. “Pollen is a really clear example of how climate change is with us here and now, in our backyards and already affecting our health.”