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May 24, 2022 at 10:38 am

Stormy repeat: NOAA predicts busy Atlantic hurricane season

Federal meteorologists say the Atlantic should expect another extra busy hurricane season this year. Updated 4:06 pm

FILE – A pedestrian walks on a bridge above vehicle traffic in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, as the city is enveloped under thick smog. The air quality index exceeded 400, about eight times the recommended maximum. A study released on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55% since 2000. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) NY791 NY791

May 17, 2022 at 3:33 pm

Global pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds

A new study says pollution of all types is killing 9 million people a year.

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This image released by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, Thursday, May 12, 2022, shows a black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The Milky Way black hole is called Sagittarius A*, near the border of Sagittarius and Scorpius constellations. It is 4 million times more massive than our sun. The image was made by eight synchronized radio telescopes around the world. (Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration via AP) WX301 WX301

May 12, 2022 at 6:21 am

See the 1st image of Milky Way’s huge black hole

Astronomers have unveiled the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

FILE – This satellite image provided by the NOAA shows five tropical storms churning in the Atlantic basin on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The storms, from left, are Hurricane Sally over the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Paulette over Bermuda, the remnants of Tropical Storm Rene, and Tropical Storms Teddy and Vicky. A NOAA study released on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 says cleaner air in Europe and the United States is helping trigger a dramatic increase in the number of Atlantic hurricanes. (NOAA via AP) NY679 NY679

May 11, 2022 at 11:00 am

Study finds cleaner air leads to more Atlantic hurricanes

A new study by NOAA found that a decrease in pollution is linked to a 33% increase in Atlantic storms, while in the Pacific, there...

May 9, 2022 at 4:01 pm

Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026

A new report says there's nearly a 50-50 chance that world will hit a key warming threshold in the next five years.

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May 8, 2022 at 7:02 am

How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens

Many climate scientists share a sense of optimism with professionals in other tough jobs like emergency room doctors and researchers who study Alzheimer’s Disease even...

April 27, 2022 at 12:52 pm

A nasty I of the storm: Ida is 12th I hurricane name retired

Meteorologists are retiring the name Ida from the list of Atlantic hurricane names.

April 27, 2022 at 8:00 am

Ideas on mute? Study: Remote meetings dampen brainstorming

A new study says if you want to brainstorm during a meeting, it works better in person than over remote video conferencing.

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FILE – A car is flipped over after a tornado tore through the area in Arabi, La., Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in a part of the city that had been heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina 17 years earlier. A United Nations report released on Monday, April 25, 2022, says disasters are on the rise are just going to get worse. A new UN report says the number of disasters, from climate change to COVID-19, are going to jump to about 560 a year by 2030. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) NY426 NY426

April 25, 2022 at 4:35 pm

Weary of many disasters? UN says worse to come

A new U.N. report says disasters are on the rise and going to get worse. It's time to change the way we prepare, experts say.

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April 21, 2022 at 10:38 am

Cleaner Earth: Healing ozone hole, less smog, more eagles

As bad as the environment seems with climate change and other pollution, scientists say humanity has also done a pretty good job of cleaning up...