Tsunamis are not exclusive to the ocean: with the right conditions, they can happen in lakes, too. At Lake Iseo in northern Italy, medieval humans set …
A UN report published today finds that 252 million hectares (ha) across 149 countries are being restored, creating more than one million green jobs – …
The polar vortex is being disrupted early in the season. That might eventually lead to an outbreak of frigid air in the United States. Something unusual is happening in the skies above the Arctic, but will it have any impact on our weather here in the United States? Our favorite wintertime punching …
Democrat Elaine Luria has defeated Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans to represent coastal Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, reclaiming a seat she held …
The UK and EU have agreed a draft deal on removing post-Brexit checks from food and agriculture exports, ahead of the UK-EU summit later this month. The BBC understands the 200-page draft text for this so called "SPS" [sanitary and phytosanitary] agreement has been circulated to EU nations in …
A historic "one-in-1,000-year" rainstorm dumped up to 22 inches of rain on parts of Florida on November 2, triggering life-threatening floods that prompted authorities to rescue ov…
The bipartisan Senate permitting bill has created a rift between longtime allies: renewable energy companies and environmental groups. Renewable energy companies and environmental groups have a long history of joining forces to push for favorable government policies. Then came the bipartisan bill to …
Across wide stretches of the sun-bleached Sonoran desert in Arizona, thousands of retired aircraft sit nose-to-tail in graveyards of metal known as boneyards. Many of their engines haven’t been fired up for years. But America’s soaring demand for electricity to power data centers is bringing them …
These House districts could tell us how the election will go for the Democrats. One fact that’s generally true about elections is that if the wind is …
The skies were clearing, but the risk of flooding remained over parts of the U.S. Southwest after powerful downpours sent massive amounts of water surging over the usually dry landscape, forcing hundreds to evacuate and keeping swift-water rescue teams busy. Officials said cleanup and repair efforts …