4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (202+ words) Hundreds of feet deep in the ocean, light fades to black and a vibrant ecosystem comes to life. This is the ocean’s twilight zone, a cold, dark place that’s home to strange jellyfish and glowing squids as well as plankton…...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago   (297+ words) The storm’s slow movement will also lead to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall across the Gulf Coast states. Rainfall totals could easily exceed 6 inches in isolated locations throughout the week. Florida has received rain from the tropical system’s rainbands, but…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (187+ words) I’m thrilled to announce that a generous Eye on the Storm reader has agreed to match your contribution dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000. That means that if you donate by August 1, every dollar you contribute will become $2. Anything you can spare is…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (207+ words) Children in the Pittsburgh area are helping improve their neighborhoods by planting trees. The One Tree Per Child Program, run by the nonprofit Tree Pittsburgh, helps children plant trees around schools, parks, streets, playgrounds, and other spots. Fantazier: “We really…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (218+ words) Bob Henson is a meteorologist and journalist based in Boulder, Colorado. He has written on weather and climate for the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Weather Underground, and many freelance venues. Bob is the author of “The Thinking Person’s Guide…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (850+ words) As climate change bakes forests across North America, dense smoke from dozens of out-of-control wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and adjacent portions of Ontario is blanketing tens of millions of people with hazardous pollution. The fires are bringing the worst…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (670+ words) This is me trying to decide what to focus on in today’s newsletter: Instead of choosing, I decided we should briefly review all of the major climate-related events affecting Americans just this week, because they show how high the stakes…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (201+ words) On the Coeur d’Alene Reservation in northwest Idaho, kids swim, play, and shoot hoops at the Marimn Health Coeur Center, a 32,000-square-foot recreation center. And the tribe is saving thousands of dollars a year on the electricity needed to run…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (382+ words) As the Pacific hurricane season ramps up, the Atlantic Basin seems to be waking up, but it will have trouble sustaining activity over the next few weeks, as wind shear remains strong over the Caribbean and few tropical waves could…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (207+ words) In coastal southwest Louisiana, seas are rising, land is sinking, and hurricanes are intensifying. So to help reduce the risk of flooding for homes in the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has offered to elevate up to about 1,000 eligible…...