A teen huddled in his family’s basement died after a tornado tore through Fultondale, an Alabama city north of Birmingham, on Monday night.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
2020 was an ‘unusually deadly year’ for shark attacks, with the most deaths since 2013
In what’s being called “an unusually deadly year,” sharks killed 10 people around the world in unprovoked attacks in 2020.
Biden is taking bold action on climate change and the environment: Here’s what we know about the Paris Agreement and the Keystone XL
When it comes to the environment and climate change, President Joe Biden hit the ground minutes into his term. Here is what you should know.
Ferocious winds wreak havoc in California, knocking out power to thousands and fanning wildfires
Strong winds continued in portions of California Wednesday, a day after they fanned wildfires and knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers.
Hurricane-force winds kick up new California wildfires, force closure of Yosemite National Park, knock out power to thousands
Howling winds of hurricane force roared across portions of California on Tuesday, kicking up at least a dozen wildfires and causing power outages.
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.
The polar vortex is about to split again, and it could bring a ‘big’ winter storm by MLK Day
The polar vortex is about to split, and a piece of it may be paying a visit to the central and eastern U.S. within the next week or two.
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.
Aloha, aliens? Glowing blue UFO spotted in Hawaii sky
On Dec. 29, 2020, at roughly 8:30 p.m, eyewitnesses on the Hawaiian island of Oahu spotted a UFO in the night sky, prompting several 911 calls.