Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent years
Read full article: Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent yearsIce coverage for all the Great Lakes was at historical lows, with the coldest of the lakes — Lake Superior — having just 1% ice coverage as of Tuesday. The historical average is 40%.
Wildfires prompt evacuations and an emergency declaration in the Carolinas
Read full article: Wildfires prompt evacuations and an emergency declaration in the CarolinasWildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire.
Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in Missouri
Read full article: Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in MissouriA beloved bald eagle who gained popularity after incubating a rock is mourned after dying from head trauma sustained during violent storms in Missouri last week.
Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches
Read full article: Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launchesWith massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations.
States push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cuts
Read full article: States push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cutsAs President Donald Trump's administration seeks to roll back funding for transit, walking and biking projects, some states are trying to advance them on their own.
World Glacier Day: Trekking the blue ice of Perito Moreno in Argentina
Read full article: World Glacier Day: Trekking the blue ice of Perito Moreno in ArgentinaFriday, March 21 marks the inaugural World Glacier Day, an international observance established by the United Nations to raise awareness about the rapid retreat of glaciers worldwide.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high
Read full article: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet highThe most recent eruption episode of Hawaii’s most active volcano has ended after sending fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky.
Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help
Read full article: Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to helpResidents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists.
What to know about Greenpeace after the Dakota Access protest case decision
Read full article: What to know about Greenpeace after the Dakota Access protest case decisionA North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central US
Read full article: Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central USAnother storm system is affecting millions of people in the middle of the U.S. Parts of the Midwest and Great Plains faced blizzard conditions Wednesday and a broad swath of neighboring states are at risk of high winds and wildfires.
Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury finds
Read full article: Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury findsA North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests against an oil pipeline's construction.
Brush fire, smoky conditions shut down road leading in and out of Florida Keys
Read full article: Brush fire, smoky conditions shut down road leading in and out of Florida KeysTraffic is now flowing in and out of the Florida Keys after a brush fire led officials to briefly close U.S. 1, snarling traffic for hours for those trying to enter or leave the island chain.
Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff
Read full article: Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staffWildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump.
California's wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they help
Read full article: California's wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they helpEscalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California’s already struggling iconic wine industry.
Fishermen want to go green but say DOGE cuts prevent that
Read full article: Fishermen want to go green but say DOGE cuts prevent thatCommercial fishermen and seafood processors and distributors seeking to convert to new, lower-carbon emission systems say they are finding federal funding they were counting on for the work is frozen or unavailable in the wake of sweeping budget cuts touted by President Donald Trump.
Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions
Read full article: Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millionsThe central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “fish doorbell” that lets viewers of an online livestream help fish in their springtime swim to shallow spawning grounds.
Last decade was Earth's hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN report
Read full article: Last decade was Earth's hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN reportLast year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest levels in the last 800,000 years, a report Wednesday said.
Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grantsA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration.
A Nigerian city devastated by flooding has quickly recovered. Locals credit community spirit
Read full article: A Nigerian city devastated by flooding has quickly recovered. Locals credit community spiritLast September, torrential rains swept across West and Central Africa, causing devastating floods.
EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees
Read full article: EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employeesThe Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research program and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and the environment.
Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising waters
Read full article: Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising watersEmergency services in southern Spain are searching for a married couple after flash floods swept away their vehicle as rising waters prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes.
Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems
Read full article: Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systemsA new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change.
China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill up
Read full article: China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill upChina's energy and auto giant BYD has announced a super fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps.
Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and Midwest
Read full article: Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and MidwestResidents and work crews in the South and Midwest are beginning to clean up and survey the destruction from a three-day outbreak of severe weather.
Pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace goes to a North Dakota jury
Read full article: Pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace goes to a North Dakota juryA North Dakota jury has begun deliberating on whether Greenpeace defamed a pipeline company and disrupted its controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project.
What to know about the deadly storm system that socked the US
Read full article: What to know about the deadly storm system that socked the USPredictions of a dangerous weekend weather came true as a dynamic storm system spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed more than 40 people across eight states.
