Weather

Why the Northern Lights this week were a bust: Curbing misinformation

July 13, 2023 11:02am EDT

Over this past weekend, a story made the rounds that was predicting "widespread" and "brilliant" Northern Lights several days away for much of Canada and the northern U.S. Here's what it got wrong.

Johannesburg, South Africa, gets first snow in more than a decade: 'It's just amazing'

July 12, 2023 11:31am EDT

As the Southern Hemisphere sits in the heart of winter, Johannesburg picked up snow for the first time in more than a decade Monday.

Aerial footage shows railroad tracks suspended in air after Vermont flooding wipes out trestle

July 12, 2023 10:59am EDT

Vermont State Police said swiftwater rescue teams performed more than 100 rescues across the state.

New York flood victim says water rose so fast that he 'didn't have time to think'

July 11, 2023 3:22pm EDT

At least one woman was killed when she was swept away by floodwaters while walking along a road.

Several cities have heat emergency plans. Are they enough in a warming world?

July 9, 2023 6:59pm EDT

Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Many cities are beginning to plan their responses to the looming threat.

Saildrone deploying record 12 drones to hunt hurricanes in Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico

July 8, 2023 4:18pm EDT

The dozen unmanned vehicles will be storm chasing in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

Solar storm forecasted for Thursday could bring Northern Lights to 17 states

July 8, 2023 4:08pm EDT

This solar storm is part of an 11-year solar cycle that’s making the Northern Lights visible in places farther to the south. Here's where auroral activity is forecast.

Dolphin and her baby rescued after being trapped in pond for 2 years

July 8, 2023 3:57pm EDT

Video shows a group of rescuers gently capture the dolphins and bring them safely back to the open waters where they belong.