Hurricane Erick strengthened Tuesday in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is forecast to approach Hawaii toward the end of the week.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Asteroid zoomed ‘near’ Earth late Wednesday, astronomers say
According NASA, the asteroid wasan estimated187 to 427 feet wide and came within about 45,000 milesof Earth.
Look up! The Delta Aquariid meteor shower will light up the night sky Sunday night
The nights may be short, but with the weather warm it’s a great time to check out a few meteors: The Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks Sunday night, July 28.
Paris sets new temperature record at 108 as Europe heat wave continues to sizzle
Paris soared to a record high of 108 degreesas most of Europe sizzled under its second heat wave of the summer.
Climate is warming faster than it has in the last 2,000 years
A new study says the warming we’ve seen in the past 100 years is unprecedented, when compared to the past 2,000 years.
July expected to be the Earth’s hottest month on record
Fueled by record-breaking warmth in Europe, the U.S.and the Arctic, and supercharged by global warming, July will be the hottest month for the Earth.
‘Killed’ by climate change: Iceland to erect memorial to lost glacier
The first of Iceland’s glaciers to disappear due to climate change will be memorialized with a plaque, which will be unveiled next month.
Paris could break all-time heat record this week as scorching temps bake Europe
Another record-smashing heat wave has overspread much of Europe, threatening all-time high temperatures in Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
Tropical depression forms in the Bahamas, expected to bring rain to Florida
The depression is expected to remain weak, with its primary impact being about 1-3 inches of rain across easternFlorida on Tuesday.
Mind blown: 10 billion years ago, the Milky Way ‘ate’ a nearby galaxy
Ten billion years ago, our own Milky Way galaxy ‘cannibalized’ a smaller nearby galaxy, according to a new study published Monday.