California Governor Jerry Brown wasn’t shy when it came to identifying the underlying culprit responsible for the glut of wildfires raging across the state: climate change.
Read moreJapan recorded its highest temperature ever Monday as a deadly heat wave continued to grip a wide swath of the country and nearby South and North Korea.
Read moreA flurry of tornadoes that formed unexpectedly swept through central Iowa Thursday, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital.
Read moreTwo young women suffered serious injuries after lightning struck them while they were taking selfies in western Germany, officials said Monday.
Read moreWarming oceans and rising atmospheric climates could produce dramatic and potentially deadly shifts between severe drought periods and extreme storms in California by the end of the 21st century, according to a study released Monday.
Read moreThe late-season surge of storms in California bolstered the snowpack that provides much of the state’s water supply, but not enough to even be called average.
Read moreAnticipating how rising atmospheric carbon dioxide will affect the water cycle, including extreme weather forecasts, is critical to preparing for and predicting the future of the planet.
Read moreThe European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel satellite captured photos this week of what caused snow in Eastern Europe to turn orange: sand from the deserts of North Africa drifting across the Mediterranean Sea.
Read moreThe fourth nor’easter in three weeks began moving in the mid-Atlantic States Northeast Wednesday, packing high winds and the potential of dumping a foot or more of snow from Virginia to New England.
Read moreMarch hasn’t brought a miracle to California, but it has improved the state’s water picture enough to at least delay any drought declarations.
Read moreA major Nor’easter pounded the East Coast from Washington, D.C., to New England, shutting down government offices, courts and schools, and postponing the scheduled arraignment hearing of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Read moreWith spring in less than 20 days, California welcomed its first big storm of the winter Thursday that delivered a deluge to a parched state on the verge of plunging into another drought.
Read moreAn extreme cold snap across Europe claimed more lives, forced the closure of airports in Scotland, Switzerland, France and Ireland and left hundreds of drivers stranded on snowy highways Thursday.
Read moreThe Arctic storm dubbed the “Beast from the East” set record temperatures across much of Europe on Monday and brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents an unusual chance to ski, sled and build snowmen in its famous parks and piazzas.
Read moreOne of the most important reservoirs in the southwestern U.S. will likely collect less than half its normal amount of spring runoff this year because of a warm, dry winter across much of the region, forecasters said Wednesday.
Read moreThe Eiffel Tower has been closed because of bad weather conditions amid snowfall that has covered the French capital.
Read moreThe handlers of Punxsutawney Phil said the furry rodent has called for six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Friday.
Read moreOne year after record rainfall quenched California’s persistent thirst and led its lawmakers to declare a devastating five-year drought over, water woes may have already returned to the Golden State.
Read moreAn unusual spike in Southern California temperatures means summer-like weather in late January, and dry brush and high winds also bring wildfire danger to the region.
Read moreWashington state resident Anthony Lundquist, 27, squinted up at a hunk of slowly sliding mountainside called Rattlesnake Ridge. Half a mile from where he stood selling his family’s oranges, geologists say a 20-acre chunk of basalt will soon crash down into the valley, potentially covering the busy highway and damming the river below. Lundquist bit into an orange like he was eating an apple. “I just hope I don’t get dusted from it,” he said.
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