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
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.
Avian flu is killing endangered California condors at alarming rate, federal data suggests
Avian flu has killed at least six endangered California condors since March and is suspected of killing another dozen.
Southeast US has seen rapid sea level rise since 2010, studies say. Will it keep going?
Sea levels rose five times faster along Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico in the Southeast over the last decade.
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.
Hurricane Ian’s winds reached Category 5 in Gulf of Mexico, then tapered. But rain and surge were deadly
National Hurricane Center analysis shows Hurricane Ian reached winds of 161 mph in Gulf of Mexico before dropping as it approached the Florida coast
National Hurricane Center used to give 2-day outlooks. In 2023, it will forecast 7 days out.
National Hurricane Center’s tropical weather outlooks move from 5 days to 7 days
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.