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Hurricane Maria is moving over the same waters Irma plowed through just two weeks ago, but on a much different course with a much better outcome as it...

A town on the Outer Banks issued a public plea to beachgoers about the dangers of digging holes on the oceanfront just hours before a man died at a New Jersey beach when a hole collapsed on him.

The natural climate pattern known as El Niño has officially begun. It exacerbates human-caused climate change, driving even hotter temperatures and other dangerous weather.

Rescue teams seeking the submersible housing five tourists who had planned to visit the wrecked Titanic said "noises" had been detected close to where the sub ended contact with its mother ship.

Crews had already removed thousands of tons of fuel oil from the ship to stave off further harm to the environment. Still, scientists say it's the worst ecological disaster in the country's history.

At the opening of a United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, António Guterres says the world is "digging our own grave" by not acting more aggressively to mitigate climate change.

Orcas are lingering longer in the Arctic Ocean, as sea ice there shrinks. The whales often travel to access varieties of prey, but it's likely there are now more hunting opportunities in the Arctic.

Researchers suggest typically loyal albatross could be divorcing more because of climate change. The scientific term for when an albatross couple calls it quits is called divorce.

NPR's Jon Hamilton monitors the storm from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Relief has begun trickling into Myanmar after the weekend's devastating Cyclone Nargis. James East of World Vision, one of the few aid agencies with a longstanding presence there, talks about the challenges ahead.