The ferocious 2021 wildfire season in the West showed no signs of letting up Friday as thousands of firefighters continued to battle dozens of blazes.
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Scorching weekend heat expected to hit 30+ million people in West with temps up to 130 degrees
Another blistering, brutal heat wave is forecast across much of the western US this weekend, meteorologists say.
Heat wave in the West ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change
Last week’s heat wave in the western US and Canada would have been “virtually impossible” without the influence of human-caused climate change.
Giant comet zooming toward the sun is largest ever seen
A giant comet – which scientists say is the largest discovered in modern times – is on its way toward the sun. It will make its approach in 2031.
‘We have never seen anything like this’: Heat waves scorch Northeast and the Northwest, killing at least 5 in US
Although not as extreme as in the Pacific Northwest, the Northeast is enduring its own heat wave this week.
Life on Venus? Not so fast, scientists say. However, what about Jupiter?
The amount of water within the clouds of Venus and most planets in the solar system is far too low to sustain life as we know it, study says.
‘Worst is yet to come’: Disastrous future ahead for millions worldwide due to climate change, report warns
Millions of people worldwide are in for a disastrous future of hunger and disease due to climate change, according to a draft report from the UN.
Seattle will be hotter than Miami this weekend: Northwest cities brace for 100-degree heat
The normally mild Pacific Northwest is facing a potentially historic, record-breaking heat wave as temperatures near or surpass 100 degrees.
How to watch the last – and most adorably named – supermoon of 2021
The full strawberry moon will grace the night sky this coming Thursday evening, June 24, across the world.
China marks ‘complete success’ of Mars rover Zhurong with new photos, including a selfie
China released new images of its Mars rover Zhurong on Friday, as state media said it was evidence of the mission’s “complete success.”