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About 10% of the NOAA workforce was laid off, according to some reports, in a move that could kneecap the agency's ability to forecast local and national weather events.
NASA satellites spotted five tropical cyclones churning in the Indian and Pacific Oceans late this month, revealing different points in the storms' developments.
The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.
There may be fewer than 100 Rice's whales left in the Gulf of Mexico, but the Department of the Interior doesn't believe that should stop ships from traveling as fast as they choose.
Green groups say it’s a “clear admission” that plastic cups aren’t recyclable.
Analysis by experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory indicates a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors are changing California's landscape.
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.
A recent photography competition captures the relentless fight for survival on land, in sea, and air.
Mount Fentale hasn't erupted in over 200 years, but the mysterious methane emerging from it has scientists scratching their heads.
Researchers in Chile have shown that fog collectors could supply enough water each week for 10,000 people living in a desert community.
Storms that swept across the American southeast caused multiple rivers in the state to overflow, killing nine and forcing the rescue of more than 1,000 people.
The vast landmass is melting quickly due to climate change, and may rapidly cause the complete loss of the island's ice.
Researchers discovered the body of water—now the largest known underground thermal lake in the world—while investigating a column of steam rising from limestone.
Storm warnings are in effect in the Plains, the Midwest, the Great Lakes, and the mid-Atlantic through tonight.
Hurricane Michael caused $5 billion in damage to Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base in 2018.
Moisture sweeping down the coast will drench much of California, including areas that burned severely just a month ago.
The rotation speed and shape of Earth's deepest layer has been experiencing some surprising changes.
Minutes after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Iran on October 5, 2024, rumors swirled that it wasn’t natural—claims that scientists have now shown to be false.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is sliding by much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) per week, putting hundreds of buildings at risk.
A perfect storm of atmospheric rivers and drought since 2022 gave way to a sea of flammable brush.
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