Skies turned hazy from Pittsburgh to Washington to Boston, as smoke from fires in Canada…
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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…
Precipitation totals and lake levels are among the worst they have been since the 1970s.…
The dust storm traveled from Algeria to Italy, spanning roughly 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). On…
One of the world’s largest deltas stands as a remarkable example of how water and…
Exceptional drought has gripped much of Arizona for months. In June 2021, a potent heat wave sent temperatures soaring above…
Chocolate Mountains and a Salty Lake Highlight This Desert Landscape This photo of the Sonoran…
From their perch on the International Space Station, astronauts have spent twenty years sharing a…
The issuing of General Order No. 3 by Union troops on June 19, 1865, marked…
Extreme heat has descended on the southwestern United States, with several states enduring temperatures near…