'Pineapple express' storm wallops California
Dozens of evacuation orders were in place Friday as a powerful atmospheric river, known as a "Pineapple express," surged into an already-sodden California, sparking warnings of widespread flash flooding.
Dozens of evacuation orders were in place Friday as a powerful atmospheric river, known as a "Pineapple express," surged into an already-sodden California, sparking warnings of widespread flash flooding.
Environment
Mar 11, 2023
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Rescuers flew residents out of a remote Australian town by helicopter on Saturday as record-high floods rose rapidly and authorities issued a "final alert" to evacuate.
Environment
Mar 11, 2023
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New Yorkers woke Tuesday to something they have barely seen this winter: snow.
Environment
Feb 28, 2023
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U.S. officials are certain a balloon shot down Feb. 4 off the South Carolina coast was a Chinese spy balloon, but three subsequent flying objects shot over Alaska, the Yukon and Lake Huron are as yet unidentified and scientists ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2023
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A long line of quick-moving thunderstorms that produced a swath of damaging wind gusts across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho, although that's not an official designation, said ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2023
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Heavy snow fell in southern California on Friday, as the first blizzard in a generation pounded the hills around Los Angeles, with heavy rains threatening flooding in other places.
Environment
Feb 24, 2023
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Powerful winter storms lashed the United States on Wednesday, with heavy snow snarling travel across wide areas, even as unusual warmth was expected in others.
Environment
Feb 23, 2023
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France has matched its record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, the country's weather service said Tuesday, amid concerns over water reserves in parts of Europe still reeling from last year's severe drought.
Environment
Feb 21, 2023
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Mauritius canceled flights and closed its stock exchange Monday as an intense tropical cyclone approached the Indian Ocean island nation, bringing rainfall and gusty winds with it.
Environment
Feb 20, 2023
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A polar bear that killed a young mother and her baby last month in western Alaska was likely an older animal in poor physical condition, but tests came back negative for pathogens that affect the brain and cause aggressive ...
Ecology
Feb 7, 2023
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