While the major meteor showers draw the most attention, large and bright fireballs can blaze…
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The island’s vast ice sheet underwent multiple bouts of widespread melting this summer, exacerbated in…
Several destructive fires have charred landscapes in northern California, and their emissions are adding up.…
The strengthening storm could reach southern New England with hurricane or near-hurricane strength winds. Heavy…
In the first two weeks of August 2021, Greece has endured a series of wildland…
The largest fire currently burning in the United States continues to produce enormous plumes of…
Record-breaking wildfire storms called pyroCbs are becoming more common as climate warms, sending smoke into…
Ever-warmer summers are among the challenges confronting athletes competing in the Olympic Games. As the…
Skies turned hazy from Pittsburgh to Washington to Boston, as smoke from fires in Canada…
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season made a series of landfalls and dropped abundant…
Severe thunderstorms can draw plumes of cirrus clouds into the stratosphere, a sign that tornadoes,…
Wide, diagonal avenues radiate from the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., outward through the city.…
While record-breaking heat enveloped the Pacific Northwest in June 2021, other parts of the Northern…
More than 40 wildfires were burning across the Canadian province by the end of June…
Lava flows from the Icelandic volcano were estimated to cover a total area of 3…
In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada…
A study of PM2.5 pollution during COVID-19 lockdowns found that natural weather patterns, not reduced…
Noctilucent clouds form so high in the atmosphere that they continue to reflect sunlight hours…