Dozens of environmental and consumer groups are rallying behind the Biden administration’s plan to collect information from property insurance companies to determine if they are abandoning states and communities that are vulnerable to climate change. As first reported by E&E News, the groups submitted comments praising the Treasury Department’s unprecedented plan to require 213 large […]
An early wave of warmth washed over the Finger Lakes region in New York State in April, bringing the vines back to life at the area’s multiple vineyards weeks ahead of schedule. But when a cold snap hit the area in mid-May, it brought some of the worst frosts the region’s winemakers had faced in […]
Typhoon Mawar, which snapped trees and damaged buildings in Guam last week, was continuing its trek northwest across the Philippine Sea late Monday and is expected to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to portions of the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan this week, according to AccuWeather forecasters. Ahead of the expected impacts, officials in the northern Philippines ordered the […]
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be near average, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. As CNN reports, forecasters at the agency are predicting 12 to 17 named tropical storms, five to nine of which could become hurricanes. They expect as many of four of those could strengthen into major hurricanes – […]
The California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s transformed the United States population as gold seekers ventured out to the West Coast in search of the precious metal in the Golden State’s rivers and creeks. The initial discovery of gold was made at Sutter’s Mill in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in January 1848, paving the way […]
Last week, a powerful solar flare exploded from a sun spot three times the size of our planet Earth, releasing radiation that caused a widespread radio blackout. Classed as an M9.6 solar flare, the eruption was powerful enough to disrupt high frequency radio signals in North America, Central America, and South America, according to the National Oceanic […]
Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, was erupting on Sunday, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily’s largest city, and forcing a suspension of flights at that city’s airport. Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, or INGV, which closely monitors Etna with instrumentation on the slopes, noted that cloud cover on a rainy day was […]
It’s been a full month for stargazers, including northern lights sightings, another meteor shower, and the first lunar eclipse of the year, but there’s one more treat in store before May is over. Venus and Mars have been prominent planets in the evening sky in recent weeks, and the duo will turn into a trio […]
The northern lights, aka the aurora borealis, have been appearing more frequently in the night sky over the United States recently. In late April, for example, a stunning aurora display was seen as far south as Arkansas in the South and Arizona in the West. So why the uptick in aurora sightings? And is this expected […]
Severe thunderstorms are known for producing hazards such as dangerous winds, damaging hail and large, destructive tornadoes. But medical experts say there’s another reason to take precautions before a storm. “Thunderstorm asthma” was first reported in the 1980s in England and Australia, and doctors have described it as an attack of asthma that starts or […]