15+ hour, 7+ min ago   (812+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR A new forecasting map has revealed how more than half the US could be robbed of a white Christmas this year due to the global weather changes bought on by El Niño. The…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (728+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR A massive plume of hazardous dust is heading towards the US East Coast, and millions have been warned to prepare for air quality alerts and breathing issues. Saharan dust is exactly what it…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (975+ words) By SAMEER SURI, US SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER and CHRISTINE RENDÓN, US SENIOR REPORTER Nicolas Cage's Malibu neighbors have been instructed to evacuate their homes as a result of the massive sinkhole that opened on his street and swallowed up the…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (899+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Hurricane Lowell has slammed into the Hawaiian islands, triggering urgent tornado and flash flood watches for more than a million Americans and tourists. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued multiple warnings early Tuesday…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1025+ words) Category 3 Hurricane Lowell was churning toward Hawaii early Monday with sustained winds of 120mph and even stronger gusts. Shoppers on Kauai have rushed to stock up, leaving empty shelves, dwindling supplies of plywood and no propane at one Home Depot, while…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (1507+ words) By RUTH STYLES, US SENIOR REPORTER When Wieke De Boer arrived at the Grand Canyon for a solo hiking trip early Friday morning, there was little to suggest the terrifying ordeal that lay ahead. The experienced hiker had made the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1329+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR A hurricane has never made landfall in California, but an expert meteorologist believes the stage is set for a historic storm to threaten millions along the coast. AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist and Long Range…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (378+ words) Cooler temperatures spreading across Europe have been a welcome break from the scorching summer and intense heatwaves that have dominated the news over recent weeks. But for some, the drama is not quite over yet. Heat alerts have been issued…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (973+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR A monster hurricane in the Pacific has taken a sharp turn straight towards Hawaii, bringing life-threatening conditions to over a million people this Labor Day weekend. Hurricane Lowell has been barreling through the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (531+ words) Over the summer, devastating wildfires have swept across Europe, displacing thousands of people. The map uses data from the European Forest Fire Information System, and shows the areas where fires larger than 30 hectares burned between 1 July and 31 August. It reveals…...