A powerful el Niño influenced storm has hit the coast of California, dumping much needed rains on a state stricken with a severe drought. Much of the state’s coastline saw heavy winds and rain late Wednesday, toppling trees, causing car crashes, and flooding streets and streams. No serious property damage or injuries were reported, but […]
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has found the remains of one crew member in its search for a cargo ship that sank off the coast of the Bahamas last week. Coast Guard spokesman Mark Fedor says the body was recovered in a survival suit found floating amid debris from the El Faro, which disappeared […]
Nearly 30 million people in the northeastern United States are preparing for a powerful winter storm that could dump up to 90 centimeters of snow and cripple transportation. The National Weather Service said the storm, known as a nor’easter, would bring heavy snow, hurricane strength winds and widespread coastal flooding through Tuesday. The storm will […]
Jupiter’s trademark Great Red Spot — a swirling anti-cyclonic storm larger than Earth — has shrunk to its smallest size ever measured. According to Amy Simon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recent NASA Hubble Space Telescope observations confirm the Great Red Spot now is approximately 10,250 miles across. Astronomers have followed […]