SCIENCE AND TECH

The National Park Service is looking into a land exchange that would give a small portion of Yosemite to a private developer

Four people have now died from lightning in the state this year. Florida averages seven such fatalities annually

Average global sea surface temperatures have reached a new high, rising to nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit late last week — potentially for the first time in millennia

At least seven people — four civilians and three firefighters — have been injured in the blaze, which authorities described as human-caused

In the first legal challenge to a long-awaited federal plan to stabilize the dwindling Colorado River, Nevada alleges that federal officials violated the law and failed to consider the economic effects of the cuts

A crew leader told staff to avoid them over safety concerns after 2024’s Hurricane Milton and, according to notes obtained by the DHS inspector general, those workers bypassed 11 homes

Residents in hard-hit Gary and other areas are scrambling for generators, lining up for gas and bracing for a long recovery

It is the second-biggest reservoir on the Colorado River, which seven states rely on

Tourism businesses, sheriff’s offices and conservationists see the road project as needlessly damaging to the iconic Texas park, where few cross the border

Extra fuel for these thunderstorm clusters is flowing into the U.S. from a record-warm Pacific Ocean