Warmer oceans have negative impacts on marine life and coastal ecosystems and drive extreme weather patterns, more ice melt and rising sea levels.
Author: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
Spring ocean temperatures are shockingly hot around the globe. Scientists aren’t sure what happens next.
Warmer oceans have negative impacts on marine life and coastal ecosystems and drive extreme weather patterns, more ice melt and rising sea levels.
More hungry whales are flocking to ship-infested waters. It’s a tragic vicious cycle near NYC.
More whales in the waters off New York and New Jersey may be contributing to an increase in whale deaths in the area. The animals are there to eat.
Fort Lauderdale saw 2 feet of rain in a day. How on Earth is that even possible?
Several factors aligned in just the wrong way. And it left a rainmaker stalled over the city for hours. Here’s what to know.
Historic number of tornadoes have left a path of death and destruction in 2023. Is climate change to blame?
A host of climate patterns and oceanic and atmospheric currents have come together to create the conditions favorable for tornadoes. What to know.
Philadelphia water ‘safe,’ say utilities monitoring Friday night chemical spill
Drinking water from Delaware River is safe, area utilities say, despite chemical spill into a river tributary on Friday night.
Cat poop may be killing California sea otters: Toxic parasite presents ‘scary new challenge’
Researchers warn others to watch for a deadly strain of parasite that killed four California sea otters and could spread to other animals.
Sea life could benefit from the nation’s new ‘Ocean Climate Action Plan’
Photos from the New England Aquarium and others show the diverse marine life in the nation’s oceans.
USDA to spend $197 million to prepare for wildfires brought on by climate change
Vice President Kamala Harris and US Department of Agriculture announce $197 million from Infrastructure Act for wildfire resilience
Global warming driving more extreme droughts and floods, NASA satellites show
Global warming temperatures driving more intense droughts and floods, a NASA scientist says after studying satellite data.