Howling winds of hurricane force roared across portions of California on Tuesday, kicking up at least a dozen wildfires and causing power outages.
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Inauguration Day weather forecast: Clear skies but breezy and cold
While this will be an Inauguration Day like no other, the weather on Wednesday will not be all that unusual for mid-January in Washington, D.C.
2020 falls just short of being Earth’s hottest year on record as global warming continues
While NASA said that 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, other groups, such as NOAA, said it was the second-warmest year.
Scientists say Earth is spinning faster than it has in decades; a ‘leap second’ may be added
Even the Earth wanted 2020 to be over in a hurry: Our planet spun faster than normal last year, scientists say.
New photos reveal massive canyon on Mars, the largest in the solar system, NASA says
Arizona’s Grand Canyon may be awe-inspiring, but it’s just “a scratch” compared to the Valles Marineris Canyon on Mars, new photos reveal.
New Year’s Eve weather forecast: Snowy, stormy across southern U.S.
A snowy, damp and stormy New Year’s Eve 2020 is in store for much of the South, forecasters predict.
2020 was an extreme year for Earth’s temperatures. But was it the hottest on record? It depends.
Climate scientists are poring over global temperature data, trying to determine if 2020 will surpass 2016 as the planet’s warmest year on record.
‘Endless’ wildfire season sets record as more winds threaten power outages in Southern California
With another Santa Ana wind event forecast in beleaguered Southern California this week, 2020 is turning into the wildfire season that just won’t end.
Deadly winter storm brings nearly 4 feet of snow to some areas of the Northeast, and there’s more to come
Snow totals neared 4 feet Thursday in some areas as the season’s first major winter storm slowly moved off the East Coast.
‘A serious threat’: Plastics we use every day are leaching hazardous chemicals, report says
The plastics we use every day contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including chemicals that threaten human health, a new report says.