Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.
October 12, 2026More than 100 foreign trekkers are stranded at different locations after the flooding of a river in central Nepal at the weekend swept away hiking trails
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October 12, 2026Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities pressed ahead with
October 12, 2026Forest and land fires in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung province have spread into a densely populated residential area, the local disaster mitigation agency said on Monday,
October 12, 2026A brown bear bounds across the Siberian taiga before two hunters close in on their prey. Three shots ring out and the bear quickly drops dead in the long grass.
October 12, 2026TotalEnergies said on Monday it is expanding its joint venture with KKR in the United States with an additional renewables portfolio valued at $1.2 billion.
October 12, 2026South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations
October 12, 2026The European Union will use next month's COP31 climate summit to push for agreement on a "package" of efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions heating
October 12, 2026Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm
October 11, 2026By Alberto Fajardo and Daniel Becerril MANZANILLO, Mexico Oct 11 - Hurricane Simon weakened to a Category 3 storm on Sunday as it moved parallel to Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing strong winds and
October 12, 2026Standing knee-deep in the Ken River, with mud smeared on her face to symbolize a connection to land her family has farmed for more
October 12, 2026By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Panama Oct 11 - Panama has recorded more than 200 aftershocks following Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake that damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across the
October 12, 2026At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 on board capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said
October 11, 2026Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say
October 11, 2026Residents in north central Nepal have evacuated after flash flooding on the Budhi Gandaki River
October 11, 2026Halloween spider web decorations can trap and kill bats, experts warn
October 11, 2026Post-tropical storm lashing southwest with coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds
October 11, 2026Indonesian authorities and conservation workers successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates' homes were destroyed by wildfires in
October 11, 2026Nepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday to move to safer places after a flood in a river in the central part of the country swept away several houses
October 11, 2026At least four people died after the first hurricane of the Atlantic season roared onto the Florida Panhandle and carved a path into the Southeast
October 10, 2026A South Korean container ship completed the country's first commercial round trip to Europe via the Arctic on Sunday, as authorities bank on the route helping
October 11, 2026At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, the deadliest in the
October 10, 2026Hurricane Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm as it barrels toward Mexico’s coast
October 10, 2026Isaias has weakened after making landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast near Destin, Florida
October 10, 2026Panama's government has declared a state of emergency following two powerful earthquakes that shook the country
October 10, 2026Crews begin clearing 169 trees at DC golf course Trump plans to convert to championship course
October 11, 2026At least 4 dead as Isaias pushes further inland across Southeast
October 10, 2026The National Park Service has begun a new round of tree-cutting at a historic golf course near the White House as the Trump administration proceeds with a plan to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level course
October 11, 2026Four people died after Hurricane Isaias made landfall early on Saturday, and about 670,000 residents in Florida, Alabama,
October 10, 2026Man dies after entering tiger enclosure at UK wildlife park
October 10, 2026Wildfires sweeping across Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive
October 10, 2026A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitaries has killed 41 displaced people near the Ethiopian border
October 10, 2026Isaias has crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to Alabama and the Florida Panhandle
October 09, 2026Despite both a rise in costs and fears around immigration crackdowns, some Latinos are committing to championing other Latino entrepreneurs by offering access to a storefront
October 10, 2026An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.
October 09, 2026Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Florida Panhandle with destructive winds and storm surge
October 09, 2026Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which still includes extremely dangerous winds and extensive damage
October 09, 2026A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending thousands into the streets, but the country
October 10, 2026President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of
October 10, 2026Hurricane Simon is rapidly intensifying off Mexico's Pacific coast, packing sustained winds of 110 mph (177 kph) as it churns toward a stretch
October 09, 2026The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and other certain guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law
October 10, 2026Fallen leaves provide essential winter habitat for native pollinators and provide natural mulch for the soil. If you have to clear some leaves, don’t get rid of them entirely: Move them out of sight.
October 10, 2026Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping President Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate Democratic opponents before Election Day
October 09, 2026China and the European Union have reached a broad initial agreement to ease trade tensions
October 09, 2026‘Zero tolerance for disruptions.’ Hurricane Isaias could mess with America’s refining nerve center
October 10, 2026The United States has pledged tens of millions of dollars to UN organisations in Geneva, sources said - a move diplomats said showed
October 09, 2026Vehicles were overturned and two people seriously injured on Friday when a tornado swept through the Sicilian city of Marsala and neighbouring towns,
October 09, 2026Hurricane Isaias is forecast to miss the oil industry’s biggest hubs along the Gulf Coast
October 09, 2026Hurricane Simon has strengthened to a Category 2 storm, approaching Mexico's coast as a major hurricane this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center
October 09, 2026Hurricane Isaias strengthened on Thursday as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Florida and emergency declarations in
October 08, 2026Delta Air Lines said on Friday that the industry may need to curb flight growth further next year to protect profitability, as
October 09, 2026Tracking oil prices and US gas prices amid Iran conflict
March 09, 2026In a bone-dry valley in Hungary, forest workers and volunteers piled up terraces of logs and deadwood, hoping to catch any
October 09, 2026The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico
October 09, 2026A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s hot storm-fueling waters are battling for the core and future of land-approaching Hurricane Isaias and the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning
October 09, 2026Rocks deep underground can be used to hold heat until it’s needed.
October 09, 2026US diesel prices remain at near-record highs, up 70% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began despite two recent moves by
October 09, 2026Local authorities in Arlington, Virginia, sued the US Department of Interior and National Park Service seeking to block President Donald Trump's
October 09, 2026President Donald Trump's looming changes to a rural energy program that has distributed billions of dollars in recent years will make it
October 09, 2026Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales rose 5% from a year earlier in September, picking up from a 3.6% increase in August, as the company's sales rebound in Europe
October 09, 2026The US Department of Agriculture on Friday is expected to lower its estimate of how much of last year's corn harvest was fed to livestock after it reported a
October 09, 2026One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why
October 09, 2026The decision was expected to take minutes.
October 09, 2026Glencore expects strong demand from investors seeking exposure to trend toward electrification when it lists in Australia next week, CEO Gary Nagle said
October 09, 2026Tanker freight rates soaring to record highs are putting US crude oil out of reach for Asian refiners, pushing them to seek alternatives from the Middle
October 09, 2026Once near extinction, these giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles, survey finds
October 09, 2026Tropical Storm Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a major hurricane before striking Mexico's Pacific coast this weekend, threatening destructive winds, life-
October 09, 2026The view from Indian engineer Tushar Shetty's Mumbai apartment captures a tension playing out around the world as the
October 09, 2026Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted
October 08, 2026Conservation groups sued the US government this week over plans to blast the cliff walls of an eastern Utah canyon and build an oil truck highway through an area
October 09, 2026Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply
October 09, 2026Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states
October 09, 2026Loggerhead sea turtles have laid a record 4,292 nests on Georgia beaches this year, a significant rebound from 358 nests in 2004
October 09, 2026Brazil's next Congress is likely to pose a greater obstacle to legislation to protect the environment after elections this month, according to a
October 09, 2026A week after flood, Omaha residents continue clean up, seek aid
October 09, 2026Oil prices settled 4% higher on Thursday on revived concerns about the ongoing war in the Middle East and growing supply disruptions due to a hurricane
October 08, 20263 men who pleaded guilty to poaching bobcats in New Hampshire had ties to law enforcement
October 09, 2026Unusual sighting! Young black bear spotted at Morro Rock
October 09, 2026A witness says explosions have rocked Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, including a blast at the international airport
October 08, 2026For some residents of storm-prone Southeastern states, the best indicator of a hurricane’s severity can be found at the local Waffle House
October 08, 2026Brazil's tight presidential election has some investors, executives and climate-focused businesses worried that a government
October 08, 2026US prosecutors on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and
October 08, 2026Nicolás Maduro and his wife face new charges over alleged torture of Americans
October 08, 2026California strawberry farmers have applied steam to fields as an alternative to chemical fumigants used to kill soil-borne diseases
October 08, 2026Intensifying attacks by Russia and Ukraine ahead of the winter are further endangering navigational safety in the Black Sea, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan
October 08, 2026Dozens of protesters lined up in front of Japan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday after a US Marine was accused of killing a woman in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, many
October 08, 2026Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to get critical shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran
October 08, 2026Trump stumps for embattled Texas Senate candidate at raucous rally
October 08, 2026A hurricane could cripple US refining when the world can least afford it
October 08, 2026Technology companies and utilities are increasingly exploring ways to make power-hungry data centers more flexible in when and how they consume electricity,
October 08, 2026Restricting global warming is a matter of survival and too many countries are shirking their responsibility to cut emissions, the official presiding over
October 08, 2026Thailand's central bank chief said on Thursday there is no rush to raise interest rates and monetary policy could not address structural issues constraining economic growth.
October 08, 2026This year's El Niño will intensify before peaking in December and is nearly 100% certain to last until February 2027, the World Meteorological Organization said in its
October 08, 2026China, the world's second-largest economy, has boosted funding of multilateral development institutions tenfold since 2010, but its voting power and
October 08, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is ramping up efforts to shed its growth and easy money image through changes in
October 08, 2026Millions of hectares of protected tropical ecosystems are at risk from overlapping mining concessions and oil and gas blocks, researchers said on Thursday
October 08, 2026Isaias has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season
October 07, 2026Isaias rapidly intensifies into season’s first Atlantic hurricane as Gulf Coast braces for landfall
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