Arizona’s Grand Canyon may be awe-inspiring, but it’s just “a scratch” compared to the Valles Marineris Canyon on Mars, new photos reveal.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
New Year’s Eve weather forecast: Snowy, stormy across southern U.S.
A snowy, damp and stormy New Year’s Eve 2020 is in store for much of the South, forecasters predict.
2020 was an extreme year for Earth’s temperatures. But was it the hottest on record? It depends.
Climate scientists are poring over global temperature data, trying to determine if 2020 will surpass 2016 as the planet’s warmest year on record.
With some parts of the US ‘feeling like the North Pole,’ here’s who might get a white Christmas this year
After a mild, soggy Christmas Eve across a large portion of the eastern U.S., much colder weather is in store for Christmas Day.
Wild, wet and white: Big storm threatens holiday plans across central, southern, eastern U.S.
A sprawling, powerful storm that’s already dumping heavy snow across much of the north-central U.S. is taking aim on the East and South.
‘Endless’ wildfire season sets record as more winds threaten power outages in Southern California
With another Santa Ana wind event forecast in beleaguered Southern California this week, 2020 is turning into the wildfire season that just won’t end.
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Storm could bring snow, cold for some folks
A storm that’s forecast to sweep across the eastern half of the nation later this week will usher in bitterly cold air and snow for some people.
Shortest day, longest night: The winter solstice is Monday
The winter solstice occurs at the same instant everywhere on Earth: Here in the United States, it happens at 5:02 a.m. ET on Monday.
Deadly winter storm brings nearly 4 feet of snow to some areas of the Northeast, and there’s more to come
Snow totals neared 4 feet Thursday in some areas as the season’s first major winter storm slowly moved off the East Coast.
‘A serious threat’: Plastics we use every day are leaching hazardous chemicals, report says
The plastics we use every day contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including chemicals that threaten human health, a new report says.