Subtropical Storm Melissa will bring heavy rain and wind gusts to 50 mph to portions of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Nor’easter slams coastal New England with howling wind, drenching rain
A potent, slow-moving nor’easter continued to pound coastal New England on Thursday with heavy rain, rough surf and howling winds.
‘Bird emergency’: Climate change threatening two-thirds of species in U.S. with extinction, report says
Climate change is creating a ‘frightening future’ for America’s birds: Nearly two-thirds are at risk for extinction, National Audubon Society says.
A snowstorm will wallop central USA this week, plunging temps as much as 60 degrees in one day
Winter storm watches and warnings are in effect from Idaho to Colorado to Minnesota, where heavy snow and cold temperatures are expected.
Saturn is now ‘king of the moons’ thanks to discovery of 20 more orbiting the planet
Astronomers Monday announced the discovery of 20 new moons in orbit around Saturn, giving the planet a total of 82. That tops Jupiter and its 79 moons.
Two meteor showers peak this week: The Draconids and the Southern Taurids
A skywatcher’s doubleheader is on tap this week as a pair of meteor showers will peak on back-to-back nights: The Draconids, the Southern Taurids.
The Earth just had its hottest September on record
September was so hot, it was actually the hottest ever recorded, especially in central and eastern USA, the Mongolian plateau and parts of the Arctic.
Blistering heat and little rain is causing a ‘flash drought’ in the South
October has been so hot, it’s bringing a ‘flash drought’ to the South, which raises the risk of wildfires.
Great Pacific Garbage Patch cleanup is underway, finally
The “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” cleanup is finally underway. The system uses natural currents of the sea to passively collect plastic debris.
Nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill up to 125 million and launch a global climate catastrophe
As many as 125 million people would die within days if India and Pakistan waged a nuclear war, according to a scientific study released Wednesday.