Hurricane Erin batters the U.S. East Coast with dangerous conditions
Hurricane Erin, a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph, continued its march up the Atlantic on Thursday, lashing the U.S. East Coast with high surf, rip currents, and flooding.
Hurricane Erin Causes Widespread East Coast Beach Closures and Evacuations
Hurricane Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, is generating dangerous surf, powerful rip currents, and coastal flooding along the U.S. East Coast, forcing numerous beach closures from Florida to New England. Though not expected to make direct landfall, the Category 2 storm’s expansive wind fields are causing significant erosion
Hurricane Erin Intensifies to Category 4 as North Carolina’s Outer Banks Evacuates
Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 4 storm, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for visitors and residents on portions of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. While the storm is not forecast to make a direct landfall on the U.S. mainland, it is expected to generate dangerous surf, rip currents, and coastal
Colorado River Cuts Hit Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico for Third Straight Year
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that water deliveries from the Colorado River to Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico will be cut again in 2026, the third consecutive year of reductions caused by historic drought conditions.
Barriers Avert Major Damage as Alaska Glacier Floods Juneau
A sudden outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier inundated parts of Juneau, but makeshift barriers erected by the Army Corps of Engineers protected hundreds of homes from destruction.
Scientists Push Back Against DOE Climate Report That Downplays Human Role
On Thursday, leading climate scientists launched a coordinated response to a Department of Energy report they say cherry-picks data to undercut the scientific consensus on human-driven climate change.
Tropical Storm Erin Expected to Strengthen Into Season’s First Major Hurricane
Tropical Storm Erin is tracking westward and is expected to intensify into the Atlantic hurricane season’s first major hurricane — Category 3 or higher — by late this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Canyon Fire Burns 5,000 Acres in Southern California, Forcing Evacuations Amid Scorching Heat
A rapidly growing wildfire broke out Thursday afternoon along the Los Angeles-Ventura County line, scorching 1,500 acres in mere hours and prompting evacuation orders across multiple communities as Southern California faces record heat.
Plymouth, Minnesota Embraces AI to Monitor Urban Tree Health
In a statewide first, the City of Plymouth has turned to artificial intelligence to monitor the health of its urban forest, using cutting-edge scanning and machine learning technology to detect issues in real time.
How Climate Change is Reshaping Global Landscapes
Have you ever wondered how the world around us is changing, not over millions of years, but right now, in our lifetime? Climate change isn’t just about rising temperatures; it’s a powerful force fundamentally reshaping global landscapes, from the highest mountains to the deepest oceans. This transformation affects everything from
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