Rep. Lisa Fink said she understands geoengineering can be controversial and some people attach it to the “chemtrails” conspiracy theory.

Police were called to Sky Dive Arizona after reports of a parachutist experiencing complications during descent. Ann Wick, 55, of Minnesota died at the scene.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

For about half of the country, it appears spring-like weather is set to arrive early. A broad swath of the U.S., from Arizona all the way up to Maine, is favored to see above-average temperatures over the next three months. The southernmost states have the ...

The world endured three of its top-20 costliest disasters on record in 2024, its fifth-deadliest wildfire, and a record three heat waves that caused more than 1,000 deaths.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

A solar explosion called a coronal mass ejection is poised to graze Earth on Friday or Saturday (Jan. 24 or Jan. 25), potentially triggering colorful auroras over the northern U.S.

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A juvenile king crab discovered during a deep-sea coral sampling operation in the Gulf of Mexico has become an internet sensation after NOAA Fisheries posted a video showcasing its unique appearance.

NOAA hurricane hunters were sent to Ireland to collect data on events like Storm Éowyn. Video shows the P-3 Orion aircraft, nicknamed Kermit, against a backdrop of chilly ice and snow. We’re most used to seeing them flying in the tropics,

The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.

Snow fell all over the Augusta area along with many other parts of Georgia on Tuesday. How much? How does this compare to the Jan. 10 winter storm?