Each time it rains, runoff carries an earthy tea steeped from leaf litter, crop residue, soil, and other organic materials into the storm drains and streams that feed Chesapeake Bay.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 23, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 15, 2013 3.7 / 5 (23) 157

Rio de Janeiro's environmental authorities say the amount of dead fish removed from a lake where the Olympic regatta will be held in 2016 stands at more than 60 tons.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 14, 2013 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

(AP)—A new government study says live Asian carp don't have to be present for their DNA to turn up in the environment.

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(AP)—As disputes intensify at the already-bogged down United Nations climate negotiations, the Philippines on Thursday called for urgent action to halt global warming, citing its own experience with a deadly ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 06, 2012 4.4 / 5 (7) 10

(AP) -- The U.S. set a record for the most tornadoes within a month with April's deadly storms.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Aug 03, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0

Study weather reports online, and you might want to give up on meteorology. "Deadly" storms fizzle, while weaker-looking fronts devastate. Temperatures often soar above predicted highs or plummet below predicted lows.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jan 28, 2009 1.8 / 5 (6) 1