US Virgin Islands residents feel abandoned after Irma: 'Everyone in our...
Before making landfall in Florida, Hurricane Irmachurned through the Caribbean, devastating islands frequently thought of as isolated paradises and leaving thousands homeless.Many residents of those...
View ArticlePope says recent hurricanes are a reminder that humanity will 'go down' if we...
Pope Francis said the recent spate of hurricanes should prompt people to understand that humanity will "go down" if it does not address climate change and history will judge those who deny the science...
View ArticleA baby great white shark washed up on a Sydney beach
A juvenile great white shark washed up on Manly Beach in Sydney’s north has been taken to an aquarium for a health check after becoming a temporary tourist attraction in a seaside swimming pool.The...
View ArticleHurricane Irma broke a bunch of meteorological records — here are some of the...
Before making landfall in Florida, Hurricane Irma broke records on its relentless churn through the Caribbean .It'll take months to fully assess the damage to the hardest-hit places, and the recovery...
View ArticleA new analysis suggests Hurricane Harvey caused 4.6 million pounds of...
The heart of Texas' oil refining industry was hit by Hurricane HarveyStorm-related flooding overwhelmed existing safety precautions at many plants, releasing hundreds of thousands of pounds of...
View ArticleThese fully automated robots clean solar farms at night without using water
These automated robots can clean solar farms without using any water. The Ecoppia E4 has an automated system that means it is completely self-sustainable even in cloudy weather. The waterless system is...
View ArticleThe most stunning wildlife photos of 2017
Beneath the Antarctic ice, Weddell seals play in underwater caverns. Resplendent quetzals deliver food to their young in a Costa Rican cloud forest. And an elephant gazes at a photographer as her herd...
View ArticleMost of the world's best places for coffee will be gone by 2050
Coffee is in trouble.According to a new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the world's largest coffee-producing regions could shrink by as much as 88% by 2050 as a...
View ArticleAnother hurricane, Max, is headed for Mexico
Less than a week after Mexico was struck by Hurricane Katia as well as the strongest earthquake the country has experienced in a century, its Pacific Coast is about to take a hit from newly formed...
View ArticleNearly 2 million acres of land are burning across the US in one of the worst...
It's been a year of extreme weather.Hurricanes have devastated Texas and the Caribbean, and monsoon floods have displaced millions and killed more than 1,000 people in South Asia. Meanwhile, one of the...
View ArticleHurricane Jose is traveling up the East Coast as a new threat forms in the...
Hurricane Jose is traveling toward the East Coast of the US and could affect an area from North Carolina to New England, according to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center (NHC).It's...
View ArticleSolar power could protect the US military from dangerous threats to the...
As the U.S. military increases its use of drones in surveillance and combat overseas, the danger posed by a threat back at home grows. Many drone flights are piloted by soldiers located in the U.S.,...
View ArticleCatastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Maria is headed for Puerto Rico and the...
Hurricane Maria is headed for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as a powerful Category 5 storm with 160-mph winds.Maria made landfall on the island of Dominica at 9:15 p.m. ET on Monday and was the...
View ArticleHurricane Maria is a Category 5 storm heading toward Puerto Rico while Jose...
Hurricane Maria is currently a Category 5 storm, having already reached Dominica and moving toward Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Meanwhile, Hurricane Jose is likely to weaken to a tropical storm...
View ArticleHurricane Maria is ravaging the same Caribbean islands that Irma just...
Residents of many Caribbean Islands barely had time to catch their breath after Hurricane Irma ravaged their shores before a second Category 5 hurricane came barreling through.Hurricane Maria...
View ArticleMeteorologists had a major clue that Hurricane Maria would be devastating
A bull's-eye touched down on the island of Dominica on Monday evening.Hurricane Maria's devastation there was immediate. Roofs were torn from homes; trees were picked up and tossed to the ground like...
View ArticleA 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico, and people are posting terrifying...
A major earthquake rattled Mexico on Tuesday, and the damage appears to be severe.The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was magnitude 7.1 and originated about 75 to 100 miles southeast of Mexico...
View ArticleMexico City International Airport has reopened after shutting down due to a...
Mexico City International Airport (MEX) suspended operation for several hours on Tuesday after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck 75 miles south of the country's capital, in the town of Raboso. The...
View ArticleMexico is in the worst possible place for earthquakes — here's why it keeps...
If giants were playing a game of Jenga with countries as their table-tops, Mexico would be one of the last locations to get picked.The country sits atop three of the Earth's largest tectonic plates—...
View ArticleHow to track the path of Hurricane Maria, which is now hitting Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria hit the Virgin Islands Tuesday night and made landfall in Puerto Rico at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday morning. With sustained maximum winds of 145 mph, the Category 4 storm is the...
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