The polar vortex could be making a return engagement to the U.S. sometime later this month or in January.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Christmas travel weather forecast: Mostly wet, but not white, for travelers this week
If you’re one of the 112 million Americans traveling for Christmas, a soaking rainstorm could lead to air and road headaches later this week.
Teen activist to UN climate negotiators: ‘You are not mature enough to tell it like it is’
A 15-year-old stole the show at a UN climate conference in Poland late last week.
El Niño given ’90 percent’ chance of forming this winter
El Niño is still warming up in the bullpen. The infamous climate troublemaker, long promised to develop this winter, still hasn’t officially arrived.
El Niños to strengthen because of global warming, will cause ‘more extreme weather’, study says
El Niños will be stronger and more frequent in the decades ahead due to global warming, a study released Wednesday said.
Fentanyl now America’s deadliest drug, federal health officials say
Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, federal health officials announced Wednesday, with over 18,000 overdose deaths in 2016.
Almost all of the oldest, thickest ice in the Arctic Ocean is gone due to climate change
Due to climate change, temperatures in the Arctic are among the warmest on record, and the amount of sea ice there is close to its all-time lowest level.
The Geminid meteor shower is coming to a sky near you Thursday night
There’s acool space doubleheader this week: In addition to comet 46P/Wirtanen, the often spectacular Geminid meteor shower will also make its annual appearance.
Powerhouse storm blasts California, will roar across southern US with snow, ice, rain, floods
A powerful storm will crawl across the southern tier of the U.S. over the next several days, delivering snow, ice, rain, floods and even a few tornadoes.
Greenland’s ice sheet melt has ‘gone into overdrive’ and is now ‘off the charts’
The melting of Greenland’s massive ice sheet has now accelerated, scientists announced Wednesday, andshows no signs of slowing down, according to a new study.