May 25, 2013; 2:01 PM ET Life threatening flash flooding continues in San Antonio, TX this afternoon. Though the heaviest rains have shifted northeast, creeks and rivers continue to rise.
As climate change threatens to increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, the prospect of even bigger disaster-related losses alone would make a case for more disaster-proofing investment.
Help for the beleaguered Gowanus Canal has arrived in an unusual form: a floating robot.
Thirteen years of super-sized earthquakes, such as today's (May 24) magnitude-8.3 in Russia, have contaminated GPS sites around the world, a new study finds.
The Irish potato famine that caused mass starvation and approximately 1 million deaths in the mid-19th century was triggered by a newly identified strain of potato blight that has been christened "HERB-1," according to a new study.
A team has developed a model to determine the influences of humans and climate on vegetation changes. Valerie Smock explains what has the greatest effect.
A lost continent off the coast of Brazil may have been found, scientists announced last week.
The beginnings of Monday's (May 20) disastrous tornado in Oklahoma were caught from space by a weather satellite in orbit.
Ever wondered what thunderstorms look like from space? Wonder no longer.
May 24, 2013; 5:00 AM ET Here are a few items you'll definitely want in your cart to keep your Memorial Day festivities green and healthy.
