Climate
Water hookups come to Alaska Yup’ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets
The arrival of indoor plumbing in an Alaska village is a godsend for residents who can now turn on a tap for their drinking water or start a machine to do their laundry.
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Experts say that Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology. It left meteorologists astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane.
The African Union has been granted permanent member status in the Group of 20 top world economies. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the move Saturday, adding momentum to his drive to give a greater voice to the Global South as host of this year’s annual summit.
Phoenix is on the cusp of a new heat record after a 53rd day reaching at least 110 degrees this year
Phoenix is on the cusp of another heat record after the latest 110-degree day. The National Weather Service in Phoenix said the desert city on Friday saw 110 degrees Fahrenheit for the 53rd day this year, tying it with the record set in 2020.
Cooler temperatures and increasing moisture levels have allowed state and federal public land managers to lift fire restrictions that have been in place across much of western Nevada since late July.
One month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii Gov.
This summer’s sweltering heat has put tremendous stress on Texas’ power grid, with the state setting 10 new records for electricity demand.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill aimed at clearing the way for construction of a controversial student housing project in a historic Berkeley park.
A magnitude 5 earthquake rattled a rural area of Northern California but no damage has been reported
A magnitude 5 earthquake has rattled a rural area of Northern California’s Shasta County. There haven’t been any reports of damage in the lightly populated region.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released its draft environmental impact statement of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, but said it’s waiting for more input before deciding the future of the line’s controversial river crossing in North Dakota.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Group of 20 top economic powers to use their weekend summit to send a strong message on climate change.
Students and teachers are sweltering in public schools across Puerto Rico and demanding that the government install air conditioners as the U.S.
Heavy rain in Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close.
President Joe Biden is approving a disaster declaration for three Georgia counties following Hurricane Idalia’s sprint across the state.
Coco Gauff has reached her first U.S. Open final by defeating Karolina Muchova 6-4, 7-5 in a match interrupted for 50 minutes by environmental activists.
A federal judge on Wednesday overturned a finding that the eastern hellbender does not need protection under the Endangered Species Act. U.S. District Judge Lewis J.
Officials say an elderly man who was cleaning debris from Hurricane Idalia in north Florida when a tree fell on him has been declared the state’s third death from the Category 3 storm.
Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage
Congress’ official watchdog says in a report that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds.
Authorities have arrested five activists who chained themselves to a bulldozer to halt construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that opponents call “Cop City.”
The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use.
For many bird watchers — novices and experts alike — this fall’s migration will have a soundtrack. Merlin, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is just one popular and free app that can identify birds just by their sound.