Earth Science & Environment

13+ min ago   (477+ words) A planetary-scale ocean surge known as a coastally trapped Kelvin wave is rapidly advancing northward along the Pacific coast, threatening Southern California coastal cities with elevated sea levels and intensified erosion as a historic Super El Niño takes firm hold....

40+ min ago   (175+ words) Fox Chicago Meteorologist Kaitlin Cody breaks down today's weather outlook. CHICAGO - Today we have increasing clouds and highs in the mid 70s. It may get choppy on the lake with wind coming in out of the northeast up to 20 mph. There…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (127+ words) Many of Oklahoma's 77 counties are under a burn ban as wildfires continue to spark throughout the state. Oklahoma Forestry Services reported on Monday that there were 48 wildfires that occurred throughout the state last week, burning an estimated 642 acres of land....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (323+ words) Five new wildfires have been linked to lightning on Vancouver Island, but the overall number of local fires has dropped significantly since the weekend. The number of Island fires was down to 24 by midday Wednesday, with five burning out of…...

56+ min ago   (397+ words) Prehistoric builders hauled 25-tonne stones at least 11 miles across Yorkshire to construct Britain’s tallest surviving stone row....

51+ min ago   (272+ words) Posted September 14, 2026 4:12 pm. While mid-afternoon temperatures stayed a few degrees below seasonal on Monday, the rest of the week will see above average temperatures for this time of year in Toronto. The average daytime high for mid-September is about 21 C…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (172+ words) SURRY — A tornado touched down in Surry County on Saturday afternoon near the community of Spring Grove as scattered storms swept through the area, the National Weather Service in Wakefield confirmed. NWS meteorologist Nancy Moll said the 70 mph tornado — classified…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago   (252+ words) Human remains believed to be a Hurricane Helene victim have been found nearly two years after catastrophic flooding swept through the southeastern United States. The remains were found by debris removal specialists in the Jackson Island area of Washington County…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (193+ words) Chelsea Gohd served as a Senior Writer for Space.com from 2018 to 2022 before returning in 2026, covering everything from climate change to planetary science and human spaceflight in both articles and on-camera in videos. With a M.S. in Biology, Chelsea has written…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (467+ words) A new 3D map of the Los Angeles basin reveals deep sediments that could intensify shaking in an earthquake. Scientists have a new view of the ground under Los Angeles, and it's a bit shaky. The 3D model of the Los Angeles…...