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Weekend Solar Storm May Create Auroras As Far South As Vancouver and NYC
The Sun is getting grumpy again after years of relative peace.
Watch Rare Footage of the Mysterious 'Type D' Orca
A NOAA expedition filmed the orcas, which have distinctive small white eye patches, off of Cape Horn, Chile.
Government Climate Report Spotlights Costly Damage of Extreme Weather In 2018
Last year, 14 natural disasters caused at least $1 billion in damage each.
What Happens if the Magnetic North Pole Keeps Rushing Toward Siberia?
On Monday, the World Magnetic Model was updated to account for the north pole’s eccentric behavior, after a delay caused by the US federal shutdown.
The Tiger Sharks Eating This Dead Whale Aren’t Waiting for the Government Shutdown to End
“The situation is impacted by the partial government shutdown.”
Scientists Can’t Fix Map of Earth’s Magnetic Field Thanks to the Government Shutdown
The federal government was set to update the World Magnetic Model but had to delay it because of the shutdown.
Everything You Wanted to Know About This Monk Seal With an Eel in Its Nose
“This is the third or fourth case of an eel in the nose that we have observed.”
Trump Wants to Allow Seismic Oil Surveys in the Atlantic Ocean
Companies can now apply for permits to shoot underwater airguns that hurt ecosystems to assess offshore drilling potential.
Scenes of Destruction as 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Alaska
A massive earthquake on Friday has triggered a tsunami warning for parts of southern Alaska.
You Can See Smoke from the California Wildfires All the Way Over in NYC
It traveled 3,000 miles and formed a visible haze in parts of New Jersey and New York.
Ozone Recovery Continues, But Suspected Emissions From China Slows Progress
The Montreal Protocol of 1987 continues to be a success story about international environmental cooperation.
Our Efforts to Save the Whales May Be ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Both Canada and the US have failed to protect the endangered southern resident killer whale, whose population today is 74.