Category: Environment

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Flash flooding hits New Orleans as Mississippi River forecast to rise to dangerous levels

Flash flooding hits New Orleans as Mississippi River forecast to rise to dangerous levels

"This was next-level in terms of the absolute deluge of water coming down so fast," a teacher visiting New Orleans said of the heavy rain that caused ...
Teenage aspiring pilot and pageant contestant dies in Mississippi plane crash

Teenage aspiring pilot and pageant contestant dies in Mississippi plane crash

Lake Little, 18, was practicing "touch and go" takeoffs and landings Saturday afternoon when the single engine plane went down. An 18-year-old Miss ...
Electric air taxis powered by hydrogen promise greater range for intercity commutes

Electric air taxis powered by hydrogen promise greater range for intercity commutes

The new vehicles could be in production in the United States by 2021, but would need FAA approval. Your daily commute may be about to take to the s ...
Anchorage, Alaska, hits 90 degrees in record-shattering heat wave

Anchorage, Alaska, hits 90 degrees in record-shattering heat wave

The unusual heat wave is expected to continue through the next week with highs about 15 to 20 degrees above average and comes as a massive heat dome h ...
6.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Southern California

6.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Southern California

Some social media users said they could feel the shaking at least as far away as Las Vegas. Southern California earthquake is largest to hit region ...
What explains the freak hailstorm in Mexico?

What explains the freak hailstorm in Mexico?

Here's what scientists say The storm dumped 3 feet of hail on Guadalajara and left locals and people around the world searching for an explanation. ...
A strange, wavy jet stream is blasting Europe with heat. Scientists say this could be the ‘new normal.’

A strange, wavy jet stream is blasting Europe with heat. Scientists say this could be the ‘new normal.’

Global warming is crimping the ribbon of air that controls weather systems in the Northern Hemisphere, intensifying extreme weather around the world. ...
Two giraffes killed by ‘billion-to-one’ lightning strike at Florida wildlife park

Two giraffes killed by ‘billion-to-one’ lightning strike at Florida wildlife park

Two giraffes were fatally struck by lightning in a "billion-to-one" tragedy at a Florida wildlife park. The deadly incident happened May 3, killing 1 ...
What’s fueling the spate of recent tornadoes across the U.S.?

What’s fueling the spate of recent tornadoes across the U.S.?

  Scientists say the number of tornadoes per outbreak is increasing, but explaining this uptick has been challenging. Members of a search-a ...