Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now
“It is a unique phenomenon; there are more than 200 plant species,” Jorge Carabantes, head of the Protected…
Cycling to the Solheim Cup: Fans embrace Dutch tradition at Bernardus Golf
DEN BOSCH, Netherlands — How else would you get to a golf tournament in the Netherlands? The Solheim…
Three Sumatran tiger cubs in Greece carry hope for endangered species
SPATA, Greece (AP) — The world’s most endangered tigers have started a family in Greece, offering hope for…
Storm creates huge waves, dangerous currents at California beaches
Hurricane Marie, well out in the Pacific, created flooding and dangerous conditions at some southern California beaches over…
Grand Canyon’s washed-out pipeline also causes economic damage
Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area’s economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South…
Colorado River plan brings temporary relief but not long-term water security
PHOENIX (AP) — On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado…
Plant life in the warming Arctic alters lush knee-high jungle
TOOLIK LAKE, Alaska (AP) — With no tall trees reaching to the sky, Alaska’s North Slope tundra can…
The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the…
Florida builds to adapt amid threats of sea level rise and worsening storms
One day there was a roof. The next morning it was gone. Jeffrey Huber still remembers the day…
Flooding near Tokyo kills at least 5 and disrupts travel
TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking rainfall flooded cities east of Tokyo overnight, killing at least five people, injuring over…
More than 20,000 people evacuated as wildfire spreads in western Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire destroyed…
Extreme haboob dust storms hit Phoenix twice this week
Dust storms that blanketed the Phoenix area in thick haze this week were among the most intense to…