After hitting record lows two years ago due to drought, Big Bear Lake reported a 10-foot increase in its water level in December 2023 and new data shows it’s risen even higher the first four months of 2024. In December 2022, the water level at Big Bear Lake was just below 55 feet, officials said. …
Three main factors converge to intensify hurricanes. The first is that as the world in general warms, so too do the oceans. Water evaporating off the surface rises, releasing heat that fuels the developing hurricane. The warmer a patch of ocean water is, the more energy a cyclone has to exploit. If a hurricane like …
Former ABC News meteorologist Rob Marciano’s “heated screaming match” with a “Good Morning America” producer was his “last straw” at the network, according to a new report. Sources close to the situation told the Daily Beast Wednesday that ABC fired Marciano this week after several staffers witnessed the incident. After news of his alleged outburst …
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Catherine Duncan Staff Contributor As looming thunderstorm clouds spit out baseball-sized hail and torrential rain, a narrow whirlwind of air stretches its way toward the ground, signaling the arrival of one of nature’s most violent phenomena: a tornado. Also known as twisters, these violent cyclones can reach wind speeds of 300 miles per hour and …
It’s all too easy to feel powerless when contemplating the long list of environmental concerns impacting life on the planet we all call home, be it climate change, rising sea levels or a depleted ozone layer. That’s precisely why Ginger Zee wanted to send an empowering message when selecting a name for ABC News’s new …
Dubai is underwater. Heavy storms have caused flash flooding across the United Arab Emirates, leading to shocking scenes circulating on social media: Cars abandoned by the roadside, planes sloshing through flooded runways. Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Dubai’s busy international airport, and at least 18 people have died in neighboring Oman. News reports …
This story originally appeared on Canada’s National Observer and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A plan to charge Toronto homeowners and businesses for paved surfaces on their properties is creating a public backlash, a deluge of negative international media attention, and even derisive comments from Donald Trump Jr. The outcry reached such a …
Another late-season storm will push into Southern California tomorrow, dropping temperatures and bringing rain that could last through the weekend, the National Weather Service says. “The cooling trend will spread throughout the interior by Friday as onshore flow strengthens ahead of another late season cold upper low dropping south along the West Coast,” according to …
Solar eclipse weather Monday’s total solar eclipse might become one of the most filmed and photographed events of the year. Fox – LA El eclipse solar total del 8 de abril que ha sacudido a la población de Norteamérica cada vez está más cerca. Sin embargo, es probable que no puedas ver el eclipse si …
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