Amid the historic drought gripping the region, Southern California's largest water provider on Tuesday implemented extraordinary water restrictions beginning in June.
Two wildfires ignited in the Gila National Forest over the weekend, burning a collective 1,200 acres of U.S. Forest Service land.
U.S. officials on Tuesday announced unprecedented measures to boost water levels at Lake Powell, an artificial reservoir on the Colorado River that is so low as to endanger the production of hydroelectric power for seven Western states. Amid a sustained drought exacerbated by climate change, the Bureau of Reclamation will release an additional 500,000 acre-feet (616.7 million cubic meters) of water this year from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir upstream on the Wyoming-Utah border that will flow into Lake Powell.
A bear cub in Naples, Florida, was acting more like a curious cat the other day.
It was almost 10 years ago that biologists feared the Devil's Hole pupfish was on the verge of extinction. Things look a little better today.
This spring has been brutally hot in India. Above-normal temperatures resulted in the warmest March on record for the country, and the heat didn't let up in April as multiple lengthy and dangerous heat waves gripped the nation. In the midst of the early-season heat waves, some residents have found creative ways for themselves and their customers to keep cool. One such man is Mahendra Kumar, owner of the so-called "moving garden," an autorickshaw with a living, green roof. Autorickshaws, the moto
A brown bear at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center inspired laughter and awe recently when the bruin vanished in the snow as if by magic.
The Storm Prediction Center and the National Weather Service warn that severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong tornadoes are possible today.
It’s no secret that global climate change hurts the economy. With more frequent and more severe storms, flooding, drought, and fires, countries around the world are already taking economic hits. A recent report from S&P Global assessed how 135 countries might be affected by climate-related events in 2050.
La Niña was expected to dissipate, but it may linger through the summer. That's bad news for drought and wildfire-prone California.
The alligator used its tail to strike a woman’s leg, reports say, sending her to a hospital.
The fire grew overnight to 250 square miles, with containment stuck at 20% of its perimeter.
Russian troops risked causing a nuclear accident at the defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Construction on the $1 million trail could begin later this year.
The alligator was too large to relocate. Deltona officials believe the reptile could have come from nearby Angela Lake.
All forms of severe weather are expected across the south-central United States through late this week as a train of storms continues to rumble through the region. However, as the storms continue to march eastward, the risk of flash flooding will be greatest with the final storm, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The storm that triggered everything from tornadoes to strong winds and very large hail over the southern Plains Monday evening pivoted through the Ohio and mid-Mississippi valleys into Tu
Will it rain on Kentucky Derby Day? Here's the Louisville weather forecast for Saturday, Oaks and Thurby in 2022.
Most countries sent their finance ministers and central bank governors to the IMF's spring meetings in Washington, but Gabon - the tiny country on the west coast of Central Africa - sent its environment minister. "They said this has never happened before. Gabon is just different," said Lee White, whose portfolio includes forests, oceans and climate change, after the meetings. "We spent a lot of time talking about climate financing." With more than 60 per cent of its revenues coming from oil and
In less than a 24-hour timeframe, 74 tornadoes occurred leaving 46 dead, 800 injured, and more than 8000 homes damaged or destroyed.
Australia Zoo, a wildlife conservatory related to the family of noted conservationist Steve Irwin, has announced a non-fungible token (NFT) series on the green blockchain Algorand to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Wildlife Warriors conservation project. See related article: Algorand becomes 2022 Qatar World Cup’s new blockchain partner Fast facts Created in partnership with […]
As dry conditions prevail, the state is restricting outdoor watering while exploring other avenues of water A cracked lake bed at Nicasio Reservoir in 2021 during a drought in Nicasio, California. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images With little hope of reprieve ahead of the warming summer months, demand for water in parts of drought-stricken California is outpacing supply. The metropolitan water district of southern California declared a water shortage emergency last week for areas that rely on t
