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Dangerous Storms Could Spawn A Derecho That Threatens Millions
Ingredients are coming together across parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley for a dangerous outbreak of severe weather with widespread wind damage similar to that of a derecho.AccuWeather.com...
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What Is A Derecho?
A large wall of thunderstorms coming from the Midwest to Washington D.C. tonight could potentially spawn a derecho, according to some forecasters. Others say that while the storms will likely be...
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Updated Flood Maps Show How Vulnerable New York City Really Is
The Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) released new flood insurance maps for New York City and ProPublica has released a nifty interactive map showing how the zones will look if the city...
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These Are The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane And Tropical Storm Names
Which hurricane name will be this year's Sandy? Hopefully none of them.But the 2013 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone season is upon us, and the forecast isn't looking good.NOAA has predicted that we will have...
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Montana Conservationist Accused Of Declaring War On Wolves
Many conservationists are furious over a recent proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list.At least one group of conservationists, however,...
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New Maps Show Where Plant Life Thrives On Earth
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video shows where plants thrive on Earth and how this "greenness" changes with the seasons.The week-by-week changes in vegetation make allow...
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This Island Nation May Be Gone In 60 Years Because Of Climate Change
On Tuesday, President Obama proposed new limits on carbon dioxide emitted from existing power plants, and other efforts to reduce gases linked to climate change from entering the air. For sinking...
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12 Experts React To Obama's Plan To Tackle Climate Change
President Barack Obama announced a sweeping plan to tackle climate change today (June 25), outlining measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote the development of clean energy...
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Beautiful Maps Show All Of The Rivers In The Lower 48 States
These maps of the United States show that rivers runs through just about everything, including areas people typically consider the driest regions of the country, like Southern California.Software...
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Dolphins Are Choking To Death On Fish
Between 1997 and 2011, more than a dozen bottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon on Florida's Atlantic coast choked to death on fish, a new study published in the journal PLoS One...
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Here's Where You Can Swim With The World's Largest Shark [PHOTOS]
In the village of Tan-awan, on the southern Philippines island of Cebu, whale shark sightings along the shore have become a prime tourist attraction. It was not always this way. Giant whale sharks...
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This Is A Picture Of The Only Known Wild Jaguar In The US
Photos of the only known wild jaguar to live in the United States were captured in December 2012 by wildlife cameras set up as part of a research project by the University of Arizona.The new photos of...
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A Deadly Heat Wave Baked The Western US [PHOTOS]
An unrelenting heat wave gripped most of the Western United States this weekend, sending dozens to hospitals and shattering temperature records for this time of year in places like Death Valley and Las...
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8 Ways To Stay Cool If You Don't Have Air Conditioning
Summer is here. Many are already feeling the impacts of unusually hot weather as record-breaking temperatures scorched several Western states this past weekend. Extreme heat presents many dangers,...
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A Massive Whale Hunt On The Faroe Islands Turns The Sea Red Every Summer
It's about the time of year when hunters on Faroe Island, an archipelago in the North Atlantic, are gearing up for the annual whale drive, when several hundred pilots whales are slaughtered for their...
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Man Catches A 200-Year-Old Fish
An insurance adjuster from Seattle, Henry Liebman, caught a 39-pound shortraker rockfish in Alaska that may be 200 years old.The Daily Sitka Journal first reported the record-breaking catch, which was...
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What America Will Look Like Under 25 Feet Of Seawater, Part 2
As global sea level rises, coastal cities and islands face a growing risk of being washed away. Artist Nickolay Lamm, from self-storage search engine StorageFront.com, previously produced images to...
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Solar-Powered Plane Ends Coast-To-Coast Trip With A Suspenseful Landing
A solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse, ended its historic trip across America with a dramatic landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) late Saturday. The plane landed three hours earlier...
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How Caviar Is Made In The Swiss Alps
Switzerland's first caviar, Oona, comes from farmed Siberian sturgeon in the Swiss Alps.It's an unusual business venture for this region since the world's most well-known and sought-after caviar comes...
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A 23-Million-Year Old Lizard Fossil Was Found Preserved In Amber
A 23-million-year-old lizard was found preserved in amber in Chiapas, Mexico, Spanish international news agency EFE reports. Amber, or fossilized tree resin, can contain plants and insects that are...
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