Moonwatchers will have a special year in 2020, with 13 full moons to brighten the night sky, including three supermoons and four lunar eclipses.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Laura forecast to hit Gulf Coast as a ‘major’ Category 3 storm
The stage is now set for Hurricane Laura to deliver a devastating blow to the Gulf Coast late Wednesday and early Thursday.
At least 5 dead in massive California wildfires; more than 60,000 flee, thousands of homes threatened
Thousands of people remained under evacuation orders in regions around the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday as wildfires blazed across the state.
‘Historic lightning siege:’ Thousands flee as hundreds of wildfires blaze across California
Thousands of people were under orders to evacuate in regions surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area as wildfires blazed across the state.
Greenland’s melting ice sheet has passed the point of no return, scientists say
Glaciers on Greenland have shrunk so much that even if global warming were to stop today, the ice sheet would continue shrinking, a study suggests.
‘Dangerous’ heat wave scorches western U.S., raising fire threat and coronavirus concerns
A “dangerous” and long-duration heat wave will build across the West this weekend through much of next week, the National Weather Service said.
Air pollution harms honey bees too, study finds: Dirty air could kill 80% of bees in India
The research, conducted in India, found that even mildly dirty air could kill 80% of giant Asian honey bees, a key pollinator in South Asia.
Monday’s derecho damaged 10M acres of crops in Iowa; 600K still without power in Midwest
Iowa was especially hard hit, as the potent windstorm devastated the state’s power grid and flattened valuable corn fields.
Prehistoric ‘terror crocodiles’ had ‘teeth the size of bananas’
Some 75 million years ago, gigantic, 33-foot-long crocodiles roamed the Earth, a new study reports.
Deadly derecho leaves path of destruction across Midwest, 1 million without power
A derecho lashed through Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, flipping cars, downing trees, causing widespread property damage and knocking out power.