Weather

The trend could worsen significantly in the future if tree cover spreads northward

Journalist Craig Pittman of the Tampa Bay Times talks about his book, Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.

Scientists, skeptics, crabbers and pastors try to find common ground, offering a glimmer of hope for a divided country

With 700 new greenhouses, Alaska is growing its own produce as deep into winter as the sun keeps rising.

The U.S. Forest Service could begin using fire shelters made with NASA heat-shield technology as early as this summer 

As the Northern Hemisphere warms faster than the Southern, Earth's rain belts may shift to the North

A behind-the-scenes look at how Colorado State University atmospheric scientists prepare their predictions for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1

The forecast is currently for 11 to 17 storms to form, of which five to nine are expected to become hurricanes, and two to four major hurricanes

New Jersey's working class are forgotten as federal government funds fixes for wealthier neighbors

About 11 percent of nonrenewable groundwater is used to irrigate internationally-traded crops

The wavelike patterns are caused by the Earth's rotation, and can have strong effects on local weather

Real-time analysis of wireless communications data could improve weather forecasts around the world