Global warming temperatures driving more intense droughts and floods, a NASA scientist says after studying satellite data.
Author: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
Fishing season canceled: Feds close chinook salmon season in California due to drought effects
Federal officials have closed Chinook salmon fishing for spring in California and southern Oregon and may keep season closed for the next year
Saving endangered right whales pits advocates against lobstermen
Each year pushes the 340 remaining North Atlantic right whales closer to extinction, but lobstermen say protective rules endanger their industry
After decades-long comeback for the 4-foot-tall wood stork, federal protections may soon end
Wood storks were once confined to remote reaches of the Everglades in Florida. Now they nest across the Southeast.
2 more whales found dead along Atlantic Coast. NOAA says they were likely hit by boats.
Dead whales found on Jersey Shore and Virginia beach were hit by vessels, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
Attention nature lovers! Researchers need your help counting birds this weekend.
Look up this weekend (not for spy balloons) to help count birds and document climate change during Audubon’s Great Backyard Bird Count.
A massive effort to conserve 30% of US lands and waters is underway. Advocates worry about who could be left out.
America the Beautiful for All Coalition calls for urgent action and more inclusion on the Biden administration’s 30 by 30 climate change initiative.
UN Secretary-General: ‘No more baby steps’ on climate change
This must be “a year of game-changing climate action” on pollution and water, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday in New York.
Shark attacks and bites dropped again in 2022. Experts explain why.
The International Shark Attack File says fatal shark attacks and shark bites dropped worldwide in 2022. Experts explain why this might be.
Mount Washington wind chill: New Hampshire summit fell to minus 108 F, likely lowest recorded
The summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, dropped to a mark that is likely the lowest wind chill ever recorded in the United States.