Tornadoes rip through Plains, with more possible Saturday

Large tornadoes ripped through Eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa on Friday, downing power lines and leveling homes...

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Cicadas are emerging — and they’re so loud, some called the sheriff

Merry Turner thought the noise she heard Tuesday from her home in Newberry County, S.C., was from construction — the low...

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Why the U.S. struggles to replace millions of lead pipes. ‘We’re just stuck.’

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Joshua Perkins was surprised one morning last summer to see trucks from Memphis Light, Gas and Water ou...

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Forecast group predicts busiest hurricane season on record with 33 storms

A research team led by University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann is predicting the upcoming Atlantic hur...

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Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting worse.

A rising number of Americans — nearly 2 in 5 — has been living with unhealthy levels of air pollution, while the United...

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Has the U.S. really conserved a third of its waters? Here’s the math.

Almost everyone loves the ocean. But not everyone agrees on what it means to protect it.The United States is conserving...

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For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’

The Biden administration on Friday moved to force polluters to clean up two of the most pervasive forms of “forever chem...

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The U.S. just changed how it manages a tenth of its land

For decades, the federal government has prioritized oil and gas drilling, hardrock mining and livestock grazing on publi...

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This technology didn’t cause Dubai’s floods, scientists say. Here’s why.

After nearly two years’ worth of rain flooded the Dubai region Tuesday, attention quickly shifted to cloud seeding and w...

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What to know about the multiday severe weather threat over the Central U.S.

A multiday stretch of severe weather begins Monday and will carry though at least Thursday as repeated rounds of severe...

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In a first, EPA sets limit for ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the nation’s first drinking water standard for “forever chemicals,” a...

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EPA limits toxic air pollution from chemical plants

Chemical plants across the country will need to slash the amount of toxic air pollution they release — including a cance...

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What to do — and not do — in an earthquake

For several seconds on Friday, millions of people across the eastern United States were caught by surprise.The 4.8-magni...

3 weeks ago

An ‘extremely active’ hurricane season is headed our way, experts warn

An “extremely active” Atlantic hurricane season is likely this year, a key preseason forecast warns, with chances for lo...

3 weeks ago

Weather Service radar, warning systems fail during severe storm outbreak

A network outage knocked out National Weather Service radar systems and many forecast offices’ capability to issue torna...

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