Warmer-than-average temperatures can mean more fish kills and shark sightings, increased rip currents and coast-covering seaweed blobs.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Robot farmers? Machines are crawling through America’s fields. And some have lasers.
Robots using machine learning are being deployed in the nation’s fields. Many experts are optimistic.
Climate change calls for cuts in carbon emissions. These US companies are leading the way.
America’s Climate Leaders list, according to USA TODAY and Statista, recognizes companies’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Weather update: Texas tornado cleanup, Pacific Northwest could see record heat
A Texas community continues to cleanup after a rare tornado. And record-breaking heat will bake Seattle and Portland again Sunday, forecasters say.
In San Francisco, the cars are driverless, the humans are baffled and future is uncertain
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On Earth Day, scientists tell us what 2050 could be like. Their answers might surprise you.
For Earth Day, instead of imagining the worst, USA TODAY invites you to envision the best. This is what life could look like in 2050.
Hiring boom: A two-year degree lands a green energy job that pays ‘a pretty penny’
There’s a high demand for workers at utility-scale wind and solar farms. Many companies will hire and train people with no experience in the field.
A stunning amount of illegal eel can be found in US sushi. Organized crime likely to blame.
Researchers in the United Kingdom were stunned at what they found when they did DNA analysis of unagi samples.
California’s vast farms are soaked. There’s nowhere to plant tomatoes, and that’s just one problem.
California produces 90% of U.S. processed tomatoes and more than a quarter of the world’s total. What happens when fields are too wet to plant?
‘It’s expanding’: Deadly flesh-eating bacteria thrive on East Coast as climate warms, research shows
As ocean temperatures rise due to climate change, bacteria that cause potentially deadly infections is spreading northwards up the East Coast.