Eric Niiler

The devastating fires across the Los Angeles region are driven by Santa Ana winds that blow from the deserts of interior California and Nevada out to the Pacific Ocean. Santa Ana winds are feared by Califor- nians because they are fast- moving, dry and extremely warm conditions that can turn a tiny spark into a raging blaze that is difficult to control.

Bumpier air travel, more cold snaps and fewer Florida oranges as the Earth continues to warm.

Bumpier flights and more cold snaps are among the forecasts for warming Earth

The common noctule is found in Europe, North Africa and Asia. Pregnant females hitch rides on storm winds to cover hundreds of miles.

Winds carry pregnant females to distant birthing grounds.

Rains forecast across Los Angeles could wash soil and debris down slopes in areas scorched by wildfires.

Rains could wash soil and debris down slopes in areas scorched by wildfires

Tons of radioactive refuse goes into temporary storage every year.

Tons of radioactive refuse goes into temporary storage every year.

A nuclear power renaissance—driven in part by power-hungry AI data centers—has revived a thorny problem: what to do with the radioactive waste left behind.