Nation Jun 03 Northern California’s Corral wildfire mostly contained The wind-driven fire erupted Saturday afternoon on land managed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the country's key centers for nuclear weapons science and technology. The cause was under investigation.
Science Nov 08 October was the 5th straight month to set new heat record in 2023 2023 is now virtually certain to be the hottest year on record, the Copernicus Climate Change service said Wednesday.
Nation Oct 30 Extreme weather creates a scary sight for U.S. pumpkin patches this year Some pumpkin farmers in the West, particularly wholesalers in places like Colorado and New Mexico, are feeling the pinching effects of drought.
Nation Jul 09 Cities have long planned for extreme heat, but is it enough in a warming world? Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly.
World Jul 06 Average global temperature continues to break unofficial record highs The average global temperature was 17.18 Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer.
World Jul 05 The world’s hottest day on record was Tuesday, scientists calculate The daily but preliminary and unofficial heat record comes after months of “truly unreal meteorology and climate stats for the year," said University of Oklahoma meteorology professor Jason Furtado.
World Jun 21 World well short of progress needed to meet UN’s 2030 sustainable development goals The world is falling well short of the progress needed to meet the United Nations' sustainable development goals by 2030 in areas ranging from poverty to clean energy to biodiversity.