The Milne Ice Shelf has now been reduced in area by about 43%. It was Canada’s last intact Arctic ice shelf.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
The amount of Arctic sea ice melted away to a record low for the month of July
Sea ice affects Arctic wildlife and helps regulate the planet’s temperature. July’s totals hit a record low, scientists say.
Isaias makes landfall in southern North Carolina as Category 1 hurricane
Isaias strengthened into Category 1 hurricane prior to making landfall late Monday night, bringing dangerous storm surge and flash flooding.
Florida avoids major damage from Tropical Storm Isaias, track headed for Carolinas
Isaias is no longer forecast to regain hurricane strength, the National Hurricane Center said.
Extreme flooding is going to get worse and could cost the world $14 trillion by 2100, study says
Coastal flooding linked to climate change could cost trillions of dollars and affect hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. and around the world.
Isaias forecast to become hurricane Friday; Tropical storm watch issued for Florida
Tropical Storm Isaias, now lashing Puerto Rico with wind and rain, is forecast to be a hurricane as it approaches Florida’s coast.
Soon-to-be Tropical Storm Isaias could impact Florida after lashing Caribbean with wind, rain
Florida could see heavy rain and strong winds by the end of the week from a system that is expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias.
Indian teenagers discover asteroid near Mars moving toward Earth
Two teenage schoolgirls in India discovered an asteroid near Mars, a space education institute in India reported recently.
Tropical Storm Isaias likely to form in Atlantic; warnings issued for Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
A tropical cyclone brewing in the Atlantic is likely to become Tropical Storm Isaias this week and it would affect Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Hurricane Douglas skirts north of Hawaii; Texas cleans up from Hurricane Hanna
Hawaii dodged the worst affects of Hurricane Douglas on Monday, forecasters reported, as the storm swirled by just north of the islands.