Severe weather in northern Texas leaves at least 2 dead, families displaced
RUNAWAY BAY, Texas (AP) — A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and…
The world’s darkest skies are under pressure in the Atacama Desert
THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) — It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark…
Fairfield, Montana, is running out of water
Chuck Dale, Fairfield’s water supervisor, wasn’t satisfied with the rain that blew across northcentral Montana Wednesday. It wasn’t…
Temperatures in Nearly All Major U.S. Cities Have Warmed Since First Earth Day
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science…
New solar project will help power California’s most powerful water plant
KERN COUNTY, Calif. — At the bottom of the San Joaquin Valley, a low-slung Midcentury building tucked into the green-gold…
Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria | Women News
Kagwel, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akech still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water’s edge in…
Oil and gas lease sale set for Alaska’s Wildlife Refuge, amid litigation
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. government plans another oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National…
Record U.S. drought is so bad that 97% of the Southeast and two-thirds of the West are parched
Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows.…
Record drought hits US, which is bad for food prices, fires and water
Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows.…
The Unexpected Reason Why Your Migraines Might Get Worse Depending on the Air
A study out this week may have uncovered something else that can set off people’s painful migraines: air…
Rescuers try to save stranded whale Timmy with the help of air cushions
BERLIN (AP) — Rescuers in Germany began an elaborate operation Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that…
Floodwaters inundate Wisconsin streets as other Midwestern states rebuild after storms
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Floodwaters from record rainfall in Wisconsin inundated streets Wednesday, trapping drivers and forcing…