This year, hurricane season has taken off with a ferocious, ominous start thanks to Beryl—the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded, with winds topping out at 165 mph. Beryl bulldozed the Caribbean, made its way through ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2024
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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.
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2009
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With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped.
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2013
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Howling winds, deadly floods, fire and ice so far this year have pushed the U.S. into a tie for weather disasters that topped $1 billion in damages.
Environment
Oct 7, 2017
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The Gulf of Mexico could see a record-size dead zone this year of oxygen-deprived waters resulting from pollution, US scientists have cautioned based on government data models.
Environment
Jun 26, 2013
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(AP)—A new government study says live Asian carp don't have to be present for their DNA to turn up in the environment.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2013
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From parched rivers to a glacier collapse and this week's deadly storms, Italy has suffered numerous climate events this year—but many politicians pay the subject little more than lip service.
Environment
Sep 17, 2022
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Scientists are expecting a very large "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on several NOAA-supported forecast models.
Environment
Jun 18, 2013
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Tropical Storm Barry could affect the environment of the Gulf coast and Lower Mississippi Valley in numerous ways, from accelerating runoff of farmland nutrients to toppling trees and damaging wildlife habitat and fisheries, ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2019
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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.
Ecology
Mar 14, 2013
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