The KNP fire complex and Windy fire are threatening groves of giant sequoias and prompting…
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In the midst of another brutal fire season, several of California’s natural treasures have also…
The remnants of Hurricane Larry dropped abundant snowfall on Greenland just as the summer melt…
Using precision instruments and new mapping and machine-learning tools, a research team has been pinpointing…
Federal and state agencies and private companies are working to find and contain oil leaks…
The storm left behind large new patches of open water that scientists will be watching…
The potent storm in the Western Pacific intensified from a tropical depression to a super…
The decline of sea ice in the Arctic has made the passage increasingly viable for…
Several filmmakers have used the desert landscapes of Wadi Rum as a stand-in for the…
The Reservoir Stands at Its Lowest Level Since the 1930s Lake Mead is the largest…
Wildfires in the western United States have been spreading to higher elevations due to warmer…
Strings of light emanate from the Imperial Palace in the city’s center and follow the…
The Caldor fire, nearing the south end of Lake Tahoe, is one of many potent…
https://youtu.be/cuQoDwoE7-o August 27 – September 2, 2021 Many of the worst-hit areas in Delaware, Pennsylvania,…
Increasing numbers of deforestation fires are darkening skies in Rondônia and Amazonas. Since the 1970s,…
Three days after Hurricane Ida, many people in Louisiana are going without electric power due…
Preliminary reports suggest it is the fifth-strongest storm ever to make landfall in the continental…
Flash floods occur when persistent heavy rain causes small creeks, channels, and streams to swell…