Search results for

A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and the capital.

With hurricane-force winds, Fiona has left hundreds of thousands of utility customers along Canada's Atlantic coast without electricity. It is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region.

Hurricane Ian delivered an eerie omen to coastal Florida residents Wednesday morning: Its winds pulled massive amounts of water out of Tampa Bay and other areas.

For most British citizens, Queen Elizabeth is the only monarch they've known. But there are still many people who remember her as a young princess and who watched her grand coronation as queen.

As the Earth heats up, heavy rain is getting more common across the United States. That means more severe floods happen more often.

"We've never seen anything like it," said atmospheric scientist Luis Millán, who works at NASA. The vapor sent skyward by the eruption will likely stay in the stratosphere for years.

Ann Patchett has a knack for taking her readers to completely new places and her latest novel is no exception. Patchett takes on everlasting fertility in the deadly, mysterious depths of the Amazon in State of Wonder.

Sandy is just the latest in a series of powerful storms to wallop the East Coast in recent years. The toll may cause insurance companies to consider how they will assess future risks.

The weakening economy around the world will drive down demand for oil in the coming months, according to OPEC, while the U.S. government warns that households will pay more for heat this winter.

Residents of Sapelo Island reached a deal with McIntosh County, which will pay $2 million in damages and increase services on the island, where descendants of the enslaved have lived for centuries.