Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
LONG BEACH, Wash. -- Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in...
Climate and environment
Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community
LA JUNTA, Colo. -- Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart...
Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
WASHINGTON -- The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after...
Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the company behind a plastics factory where 11 workers...
Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths...
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
MADISON, Wis. -- Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could...
In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds
BENGALURU, India -- Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren't just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a...
Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
GENEVA -- The volume of Switzerland's glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a...
Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year
LOS ANGELES -- The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to...
Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
MUNICH -- Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing...
