Piling billions of tons of man-made snow on top of the West Antarctic ice sheet could prevent it from melting and collapsing into the sea, study says.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
‘Dangerous’ heat wave to scorch central, eastern US this week
The hottest weather of the summer is poised to spread across much of the central and then eastern US over the next several days.
‘Breaking’ the heat index: US heat waves to skyrocket as globe warms, study suggests
As the globe warms in the years ahead, days with extreme heat are forecast to skyrocket across hundreds of U.S. cities, a study suggests.
After severe weather events, what happens to cars flooded, left by roadside? Ask USA TODAY
The past 12 months — the nation’s soggiest on record — have made flooded out cars a common sight.
Tropical depression forecast to form, could become ‘dangerous’ hurricane with ‘damaging winds and deadly storm surge’
TheNational Hurricane Centersaid Tuesday that there’s an 80% chance atropical depression willform this week in the Gulf of Mexico.
Far out: Saturn will be ‘nearby’ on Tuesday, so you just might see its rings
Tuesday, Saturn is at ‘opposition,’ meaning the planet and the sun are on opposite sides of the Earth, according to NASA.
Tropical depression forecast to form in Gulf of Mexico this week, could strengthen into hurricane
After several quiet weeks, atropical system could form within the next few days in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
Reports: Climate change worsened Europe’s heat wave as globe sizzled to hottest June on record
Global warming exacerbated the heat wave that baked Europe late last week, a new report released Tuesday said.
Frankincense in trouble: Iconic ‘Gift of the Magi’ is in decline
Gold is probably fine, and we’re not sure about myrrh, but frankincenseappears to in trouble, a new study suggests.
Weird space object ‘Oumuamua’ was not an alien spacecraft after all, scientists say
That weird, cigar-shaped outer space object that flew through our solar system a couple of years ago wasn’t an alien spacecraft after all, scientists announced Monday in a new study.