3+ day, 7+ 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…...

4+ 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…...

1+ week, 14+ hour 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   (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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (846+ words) El Niño is 'firmly established' and will continue to intensify into a very strong event in the coming months, experts have warned. Scientists from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the phenomenon will have huge impacts on rainfall and temperatures…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (680+ words) By BURNEY WONG - NEWS REPORTER Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino revealed the Australian Alps had 'one of their worst snow seasons on record', with Selwyn in NSW and Mt Baw Baw in Victoria among the snowfields forced to close early. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1664+ words) By SARA MCGIFF, US REAL ESTATE & CONSUMER REPORTER and SADIE WHITELOCKS, US SENIOR REPORTER A picturesque Washington vacation destination has been left eerily quiet as wildfires and thick smoke send tourists running for safer getaways - leaving local businesses facing a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (655+ words) As the 'Superest of all Super El Niños' takes shape, a new study has found that El Niño events have been ramping up for decades. Scientists from the University of Michigan examined corals in the Galapagos Islands to estimate the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (716+ words) Devastating flash floods and mudslides have wiped out buildings and bridges along the Nepal–Tibet border – with hundreds of tourists still missing. In Nepal, houses and roads were swept away by rushing water and mudslides. So, why are these floods…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (952+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR New maps have revealed where a strengthening El Niño, which forecasters say could become a rare 'Super El Niño,' may deliver unusually heavy snowfall this winter. Parts of southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico,…...