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2016 greenhouse gases at record high
As climate talks open in Bonn, Germany this week, negotiators are considering a report from the World Meteorological Organization, urging action now.
November 7, 2017
2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988
This year's ozone hole peaked in September at its smallest observed extent since 1988, due to an unstable and unusually warm Antarctic vortex in 2017.
November 7, 2017
Twin Yellowstone super-eruptions altered global climate
The Yellowstone supervolcano's last eruption wasn't a single event, but 2 closely-spaced eruptions that put the brakes on a natural global-warming trend, says a study.
November 2, 2017
Smokey sunset skies over Italy
These swirling, intense red sunset skies are due to ongoing wildfires in northern Italy.
October 30, 2017
Blue jets, red sprites and other flashes
In recent years, the International Space Station has given astronauts the chance to photograph transient luminous events - or TLEs - natural light shows produced at the tops of thunderstorms.
October 26, 2017
How cold and wet this winter in the US?
La Niña (or not) is the biggest wildcard in how this year’s winter might shape up. Overall, NOAA's outlook suggests a relatively cool, wet U.S. North - and warm, dry U.S. South - this winter.
October 23, 2017
Alligators eat sharks
Jaws beware! Alligators might be coming for you, according to new research.
October 23, 2017
Whales and dolphins live ‘human-like’ lives
They work together, talk to each other and use tools. A new study links the complexity of Cetacean culture and behavior to the size of their brains.
October 19, 2017
The UK had a red sun Monday
Social media was buzzing on Monday with photos and accounts of the red sun over the UK. British weather forecasters said it was dust from the Sahara, raised via Hurricane Ophelia.
October 16, 2017
Creatures raft across Pacific, thanks to tsunami
Hundreds of species hitched a ride on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami for a 4,400-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean.
October 15, 2017
