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NOAA updates forecast. Above-normal hurricane activity still predicted
NOAA updates forecast for the 2025 hurricane season. They still anticipate a more active than average season with 2 to 5 major hurricanes.
August 8, 2025
Wildfire in France is the largest since 1949
A large wildfire has rapidly spread through the Aude region of France, near the border with Spain. This wildfire in France is the largest in decades.
August 6, 2025
Pelicans are the masters of air, land and water
Pelicans have long, elegant necks, a distinctive throat pouch, and a deadly beak. Not even turtles can survive it. Pelicans swallow their prey in a single gulp.
August 4, 2025
World megaflash lightning record set in U.S.
On July 31, 2025, the World Meteorological Organization certified a new lightning record for the longest lightning bolt, 515 miles (829 km) in extent.
August 3, 2025
Surprise! Potatoes and tomatoes are linked in evolution
A new study suggests that potatoes and tomatoes are linked evolutionarily, from a combination of genes 9 million years ago.
August 3, 2025
Why the Pacific tsunami was smaller than expected
Find out how earthquakes cause tsunamis, and why the July 2025 Kamchatka earthquake didn't cause tsunami waves as devastating as expected.
August 1, 2025
Light pollution is impacting astronomy around the globe
Light pollution is affecting astronomical observatories around the world. Increasing light pollution and urban sprawl are impacting even remote sites.
August 1, 2025
Grand Canyon fire explodes north, burning thousands of acres
The Grand Canyon fire that began on July 4, 2025, has exploded northward. It's now ballooned up to more than 94,000 acres.
July 30, 2025
Tsunami triggered by magnitude 8.8 earthquake
A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Russia on Wednesday, July 30. The resulting 13-foot (4-meters) tsunami struck the Russian coast.
July 30, 2025
Hurricane Iona now a major hurricane, south of Hawaii
Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli are the first 2 tropical cyclones of the central Pacific hurricane season. Read more about them here.
July 29, 2025
