Summertime means hot weather — sometimes dangerously hot — and extreme heat waves have become more frequent in recent decades, due to human-induced climate change. High heat and humidity have blanketed numerous states in the U.S. South, Midwest, and Great Plains in this latter part of August of 2023, resulting in what is referred to […]
As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices, the government is trying to bring desperately-needed rain by turning to a controversial technology: cloud seeding. As CNN reports, in mid-July, more than 40% of Mexico was in moderate to extreme drought, according to the national weather service. The country […]
As Hurricane Hilary wanes, the Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Harold, and three more tropical storms, starting with Franklin, make their way to the East Coast. It’s suddenly become an incredibly active, and potentially destructive, hurricane season. Experts are saying we can blame a tardy El Nino and climate change-induced warmer ocean waters for […]
There are hundreds of thousands of tiny, black worms emerging from a vast expanse of white snow across Paradise Glacier, high up on Mount Rainier in Washington state. According to AccuWeather, ice worms were first discovered in 1887 on Alaska’s Muir Glacier. They have since been spotted on most of the coastal glaciers in Alaska, British Columbia, […]
Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River set to take effect next year. This is music to the ears of affected residents and an incredible improvement after above-average winter snowpack helped shore up plummeting water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs. As CNN reports, last week, the US Bureau of Reclamation announced Lake Mead and […]
A storm brewing off Mexico’s Pacific coast and threatening Southern California and the southwestern U.S. was upgraded Thursday morning to hurricane strength. As the Los Angeles Times reports, forecasters warn that it’s still too soon to confirm when — or if — Hurricane Hilary might make landfall, and how strong the system could become. But […]
As water temperatures spiked in the Florida Keys, scientists from universities, coral reef restoration groups and government agencies have launched a heroic effort to save the corals. As UPI reports, young scuba divers armed with scrub brushes took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive […]
As wildfires continue to rage on Maui, and the death toll from the blazes surpasses Hawaii’s worst natural disaster on record, the scope of the devastation is becoming more and more apparent. About 80% of Lahaina, has been destroyed, including several cherished landmarks steeped in history and of cultural importance to Maui. Officials warn that there’s a long […]
As of Saturday, Wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui island and Big Island have killed at least 93 people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina. Here are some key questions and answers about the disaster. How Did the Fires Start? Echoing wildfire experts, Gov. Green said Friday that he […]
At least two buildings have been destroyed and residents of others have been evacuated in Juneau after flooding caused by water coming from a glacier-dammed lake, officials said Sunday. As CBS News reports, the Mendenhall River flooded Saturday because of a major release from Suicide Basin above Alaska’s capital city, a news release from the […]