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Emergency services responded overnight to reports of people missing or trapped in their homes after a tornado touched down in beach communities in North Carolina.

El Niño is warming up the water in the Pacific Ocean. That extra heat affects the whole planet, and has helped drive record-breaking hot weather.

A dispute over wastewater and coral reefs in Hawaii could have a major impact on the reach of the Clean Water Act. The Supreme Court hears arguments in the case Wednesday.

An increase in hurricane intensity over the years has been linked to climate change. For more how on intense storms like those, Ailsa Change talks to by meteorologist Jeff Berardelli.

Gulf of Alaska cod have been in steep decline due to rising ocean temperatures. Now, for the first time ever, federal fisheries managers are shutting down the lucrative fishery because of low stock.

Desalination facilities are under construction across California that would make ocean water drinkable. Environmentalists debate whether more plants would only worsen long-term water issues.

The Cocos Keeling Islands make up barely 6 square miles in the Indian Ocean. It's a good place to measure debris because almost no one lives there. Scientists were flabbergasted by what they found.

Right now, stormwater that flows into the ocean is first released onto the sandy beach, contributing to shoreline pollution, beach erosion, neighborhood flooding and poorer water quality in the surf zone.

A vast chain of remote Hawaiian islands, teeming with endangered sea life, has become the nation's newest national monument -- and the largest patch of protected ocean on earth.

The search for the Titan submersible was called off Thursday after debris from the vessel was found on the ocean floor close to the wreck of the Titanic. We profile the five people who died.