National Geographic recognizes new Southern Ocean, bringing global total to five Organization says the Southern Ocean consists of the waters surrounding Antartica, out to 60-degrees south latitude. Scientists have long known that...
Climate change is affecting the increase in severity and frequency of storms The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released this year's hurricane outlook after a record-breaking 2020 season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance...
On September 9, 2020, smoke from wildfires burning across California blew over San Francisco, turning the sky blood orange. Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images 10 things we learned about...
February 10, 2021 A staggering 784 million people live without basic access to clean water. That’s roughly 1 in 10 people on earth. Monday, March 22 is World Water Day 2021,...
Fifteen miles, or roughly the distance from Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan to JFK International Airport in Queens, is all that separates Puerto Cabezas and Haulover in Nicaragua. On...
Mother Nature wasn’t going to let New Orleans off the hook. Despite one of the busiest Atlantic tropical seasons on record, the city had largely been spared by storms throughout...
Pipes absorb a litany of chemicals from fires and firefighting, which leach into the water In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction. The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise and Butte County, California was the...
Scientists, policy makers, and residents are concerned that ongoing water shortages and longer periods of drought may worsen as the climate changes and that the Paris Agreement has fallen short.For...
A number of schools found the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease in their water; and experts say more should expect to see it. Experts worry that water was left to stagnate...
