Hurricanes
Flamingos Spotted in Wisconsin for First Time on Record Amid String of Rare Appearances
Following Hurricane Idalia, the conspicuous pink birds have been sighted in at least 11 states where they don’t typically live
Hurricane Idalia Hits Florida Amid Projected 'Above-Normal' Storm Season
The hurricane is the strongest to strike the state’s Big Bend area in about 125 years
Tropical Storm Hilary Makes Landfall
The National Hurricane Center downgraded Hilary to a post-tropical storm, though it warned of continued life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding
Hurricanes Reveal 19th-Century Shipwreck Hidden Beneath Florida Beach
After two recent storms, a mysterious structure began to emerge
To Survive a Typhoon, Some Seabirds Fly Straight Into It
Streaked shearwaters will face a storm's high winds rather than risk getting blown to land
Hurricane Ian Slams Cuba, Heads for Florida’s West Coast
The storm approached Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, with top winds reaching 155 miles per hour
Bad Bunny's Latest Music Video Doubles as a Documentary on Gentrification in Puerto Rico
Amid Hurricane Fiona, the artist combines his music with an 18-minute film by reporter Bianca Graulau
Hurricane Fiona Causes 'Catastrophic' Damage in Puerto Rico
The island faces major blackouts, and it could be several days before all the lights are back on
The Black Children of Hurricane Katrina Finally Tell Their Stories
A new documentary, 'Katrina Babies,' spotlights the disaster's youngest survivors
Birds Wandering Far From Home Can Be a Boon for Local Tourism
When an internet-famous Steller’s sea eagle turned up roughly 11,000 kilometers off course in late 2021, birders flocked to catch a glimpse
'Zoe' Becomes the World’s First Named Heat Wave
Seville, Spain has implemented a new heat wave naming system to raise awareness of these “silent killers”
The Sea Is Slowly Consuming Quebec's Magdalen Islands
Those living in the doomed paradise face a stark choice: resist, adapt, or give in to the ravenous ocean
Blue Holes Show Hurricane Activity in the Bahamas Is at a Centuries-Long Low
Many more powerful storms battered the region in the past
NOAA Predicts Another Busy Hurricane Season This Year
2022 will likely be the seventh consecutive year of above-average hurricane activity
The Puerto Rican Island Where 1,500 Monkeys Rule
The Caribbean Primate Research Center on Monkey Island is one of the world’s top institutions for studying primate behavior
Puerto Rico's Bioluminescent Bays Are Brighter Than Ever
The nightly light shows have rebounded from Hurricane Maria's devastating blow
In the Florida Keys, a Century-Old Bridge Reopens as a Tropical High Line
A portion of the Seven Mile Bridge, an engineering marvel completed in 1909, has been transformed into a linear park
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2021
From the discovery of a large bioluminescent shark to the use of an innovative drone to study hurricanes, these are the best marine stories of the year
'Saildrone' Captures First-Ever Video From Inside a Category 4 Hurricane
This uncrewed, remote-controlled vessel gathered valuable scientific data that could help researchers better understand and predict these violent storms
When a Natural Disaster Hits, Structural Engineers Learn From the Destruction
StEER engineers assess why some buildings survive hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, and why others do not
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