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2017 set to be one of the most hellishly hot years on record
Last year was the hottest year on record. And now 2017 is gunning for a new title. This year is on track to become the hottest non-El Niño year ever...
Climate change made 2016 the hottest year on record: government report
WASHINGTON -- Global warming helped fuel the hottest year on record in 2016, with greenhouse gas concentrations reaching a new high, a US government report released on Thursday said. The...
A plague of crickets has terrorized these towns
Like something out of a horror film, crickets have descended upon villages in northern Peru, closing schools and keeping locals up all night with the insects' deafening chirps. The swarms...
Rising ocean temperatures could poison your seafood
A potentially deadly poison could be headed to a seafood restaurant near you. A new study has found a connection between warmer oceans and hazardous levels of domoic acid — a dangerous...
Earth just experienced the hottest May in history
May's temperatures smoldered past global records to become the hottest documented, according to statistics released Tuesday by NASA. It capped off what has been the warmest spring on record for...
El Niño uncovers 'sex and sin' ship wrecked off California coast
Nearly 80 years ago, a ship that had been dedicated to “sin” was destroyed by a violent storm. The anchor of the SS Monte Carlo lost its hold and the...
You can blame El nino for your pricey veggies
This is New York’s veggie moment. There are lines outside vegan mecca By Chloe. Dirt Candy has moved to a bigger space. Jean-Georges Vongerichten is getting ready to open his...
'It looked like Niagara Falls': Powerful El Nino storm hits California
LOS ANGELES — The hillside above the California home of Wayne Socha had held firm against thunderstorms over the past three decades. But after a wildfire two years ago stripped...
Californians told to keep saving water, even as floods approach
SAN FRANCISCO — Californians were warned against abandoning conservation efforts Tuesday as several weeks of storms spawned by El Nino began hitting the West Coast. Heavy rain and snow are...
Oh the weather outside is ... delightful?
Old Man Winter isn’t coming to the Big Apple anytime soon. Temperatures are expected to hit 61 degrees on Tuesday, making it the sixth consecutive day the mercury has topped...
This El Niño is not responsible for our strange weather ... yet
The current El Niño has yet to pack a punch — and isn’t responsible for some of the strange weather already being seen in the United States. Forecasters from the...
Warm weather is killing demand for winter gear
Black Friday has come and gone — but all those coats, sweaters and hats are still hanging on store racks. Despite the flurry of shopping activity over the Thanksgiving weekend,...