Several factors aligned in just the wrong way. And it left a rainmaker stalled over the city for hours. Here’s what to know.
Author: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
Why have there been so many tornadoes in the US this year? Is climate change to blame?
A host of climate patterns and oceanic and atmospheric currents have come together to create the conditions favorable for tornadoes. What to know.
Cat poop may be killing California sea otters: Toxic parasite presents ‘scary new challenge’
Researchers warn others to watch for a deadly strain of parasite that killed four California sea otters and could spread to other animals.
USDA to spend $197 million to prepare for wildfires brought on by climate change
Vice President Kamala Harris and US Department of Agriculture announce $197 million from Infrastructure Act for wildfire resilience
Global warming driving more extreme droughts and floods, NASA satellites show
Global warming temperatures driving more intense droughts and floods, a NASA scientist says after studying satellite data.
Fishing season canceled: Feds close chinook salmon season in California due to drought effects
Federal officials have closed Chinook salmon fishing for spring in California and southern Oregon and may keep season closed for the next year
Big, stinky blob of algae takes aim at Florida beaches. What’s causing it? Is it climate change?
A 5,000 mile swath of a smelly seaweed called sargassum could soon blanket beaches in Florida and the Caribbean. What’s going on?
If April showers bring May flowers, why are blooms appearing so early? Climate change.
Botanists say spring arriving earlier, in response to warming temperatures and greater rainfall in some locations
Saving endangered right whales pits advocates against lobstermen
Each year pushes the 340 remaining North Atlantic right whales closer to extinction, but lobstermen say protective rules endanger their industry
2 whales found dead along Atlantic Coast were likely hit by boats, NOAA says. Here’s how many die in the region each year.
Dead whales found on Jersey Shore and Virginia beach were hit by vessels, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.