Andrew Wulfeck

The eruption of one the world’s most active volcanoes continues to captivate onlookers on Hawaii’s Big Island. The latest uptick in activity eruption has remained contained within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the eruption poses no danger to nearby communities, despite fountains reaching heights of hundreds of feet tall.

The World Monuments Fund recently announced the inclusion of the Moon on its annual World Monuments Watch list. The nonprofit groups said the Moon is home to over 90 historic sites, which could be threatened due in part to an era of space exploration.

Cities along the Interstate 10 corridor only experience frozen precipitation a few times during a generation. The last measurable snowfall in Houston occurred on February 15, 2021.

A species of giant isopod, Bathynomus vaderi, has been named following its harvesting in the waters off Vietnam. According to scientists who wrote about the giant crustacean in the journal ZooKeys, it can grow to at least 12 inches long. Locals have hailed the giant sea bugs as a delicacy, with some claiming they rival the taste of lobster.

National Weather Service offices across Southern California are warning residents of an increase in weather conditions that are conducive to rapid fire growth. Meteorologists are most concerned about conditions from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning when winds will be at their peak and relative humidity will be low. The combination of low humidity, dry vegetation, and strong winds is expected to create an elevated fire risk, which could pose threats to life and property if wildfires develop.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida spent Tuesday preparing for its most significant bout of winter weather since 1989, with airports closing and officials calling for residents in the western Panhandle to stay off the roads.

Snow started falling on Monday across the Lone Star State because it wasn’t until Tuesday that records across the Gulf Coast were smashed. New Orleans officially recorded 8" of snow with plenty of reports of 8-12" around the Big Easy. Florida’s greatest snowfall of all-time was 4" reported outside of Pensacola but the accumulations were quickly eclipsed by what was expected to be more than half a foot of frozen precipitation A Blizzard Warning was issued for the first time around Lake Charles, Louisiana due to visibilities and blowing snow.

New Orleans’ has received more snowfall since the start of meteorological winter than many cold weather cities across the county including Philadelphia, New York and Anchorage, Alaska.

NEW ORLEANS – In an unexpected twist during the winter whiplash, metro New Orleans has received more snowfall since the start of meteorological

A new study has cast light on the extinction of many of Australia’s kangaroos, challenging beliefs that the world’s changing climate played a significant role in their demise. University researchers used fossils to come up with their hypothesis that the mammals were more suited to adapt to ecosystem changes than originally thought.