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March 8, 2019

Scientists pin down cause of mysterious 'icequakes' shaking Antarctica

For part of the summer in parts of Antarctica, the ice melts into a swampy, slushy stew and refreezes as the temperatures rise and fall.

March 5, 2019

Alabama tornado survivors recover belongings and share their close calls

Officials on Tuesday released the names of the 23 people killed by the Alabama tornado.

February 28, 2019

California's hidden threat: High-risk volcanoes that might erupt in the next decade

For years now, California has been bracing for the "big one" — the magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake that is expected to send ripples through the state within the century.

February 21, 2019

Yellowstone’s geysers are getting more active and nobody knows why

Something odd is going on in Yellowstone National Park. Geysers that would once erupt every half-century are now spouting steam every week.

February 14, 2019

If you’re hit by a natural disaster, you’ll be glad government did these things

Unfortunately, we can’t stop natural disasters from happening. But we can do a lot to lessen the damage they cause and to protect human life.

January 7, 2019

Earthquake early warning app now available in Los Angeles

Before the ground shakes beneath their feet, residents in the nation's second-largest city are now able to brace seconds after officials launched the nation's first earthquake early warning app on Thursday.

November 25, 2018

Al Gore blasts Trump for 'burying' climate report by releasing it on Black Friday

Former Vice President Al Gore accused the Trump administration of trying to “bury’ a damning government report that linked global warming to the worsening of natural disasters by quietly releasing the study on Friday.

November 20, 2018

Trump hammered for California wildfire claims – but Gov. Brown has also backed new forest management measures

Under Brown’s proposal – which was supported by the logging industry in the state but opposed by more than a dozen environmental groups - landowners would be permitted to cut trees up to 36 inches in diameter, a jump from the current 26 inches, on properties that are 300 acres or less without getting a timber harvest permit and would also be able to build roads up to 600 feet long. The landowners must also prove that the intent for both cutting down trees and building the roads was to thin forests to reduce fire risk. 

November 15, 2018

Earth smacked by an asteroid 19-miles-wide thousands of years ago: 'It rocked the Northern Hemisphere'

An enormous crater, measuring 19 miles in diameter, has been officially found in Greenland, hidden under the ice. The find was likely caused by an asteroid that hit the Earth "less than 3 million years ago," and is said to have "rocked the Northern Hemisphere."

November 12, 2018

Trump tweets support for California firefighters after facing criticism for earlier post

After drawing the ire of firefighters in California for threatening to cut federal funding to the state amid the devastating wildfires, President Trump on Monday tweeted his support to the men and women battling the blazes in the Golden State.