Prairie Grove ponders options after warning system failed during Halloween storm, mayor says
A system meant to warn residents about tornadoes failed on Halloween, and the city is pondering future options, Mayor David ...
Humpback whale spotted off Myrtle Beach State Park pier
At least one humpback whale is making its way along the Garden City and Myrtle Beach coasts, with at least two official ...
Extreme drought in Colorado could come every 6 years — instead of every 1,000 — due to climate change, study finds
The droughts of today and the droughts of the future are not going to look like the droughts of the past,” said Joel Lisonbee, a scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in ...
The Philly weather might be a turkey on Thanksgiving, and then expect a major chill
Unfortunately, computer models are indicating strongly that nature is going to serve up a turkey for Thursday with a chilly, ...
Season’s 1st endangered North Atlantic right whale spotted off NC. How to protect it.
Vessel strikes have killed three North Atlantic right whales this year. Scientists are asking boaters to protect the ...
N.J. professor goes on archaeological digs. Now she’s teaching students to do the same.
Bobbi Hornbebck, assistant professor of Archaeology, Stockton University, with archaeologists Sean Mack, left, and Dominic ...
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ADF&G sets 2025 pink salmon harvest forecast
State and federal fisheries managers predict that Southeast Alaska fishermen will harvest about 29 million pink salmon in 2025, making for an “average” harvest based on catch data going back ...
Biltmore looks like Christmas after dusting of snow
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The historic Biltmore estate in Asheville, North Carolina, looked extra festive Friday morning after snow ...
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Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response
The pilot will test parametric insurance, which pays out quickly after agreed-upon “triggers” – such as wind speeds or river ...
Non-profit part of 'historic investment' to address mounting issue in nearly 100 communities: 'The most effective way to increase preparedness'
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium was awarded a nearly $75 million federal grant to help native communities deal ...
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After back-to-back hurricanes collapse power grid in Cuba, experts grapple with 'above average uncertainty' in future of storm tracking
USA Today reported on the impacts of multiple flash flood and hurricane events that battered Cuba for a few weeks straight.
Recent sightings of man-o-war on Galveston beaches making waves on social media
The man-o-war, a relative of the jellyfish, has the same capacity to sting on both water and land, and even a dead ...