Tropical Cyclone Zelia intensified as it moved toward the Western Australia coast on February 11, the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) said, publishing this footage. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said the cyclone was a Category 2 and would likely reach Category 3 by Thursday. It was expected to make landfall […]
On Sunday, February 2nd, ABC News shared a video on TikTok that was taken by Captain Evan Brodsky of the Monterey Bay Whale Watch team. The video showed an extremely rare super pod of more than 1,500 dolphins swimming off the central coast of California. It’s truly a sight to see. Those who witnessed it […]
In an aerial view, container ships sit docked at the Port of Oakland on December 09, 2024 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After a contentious negotiation, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) on Wednesday announced a tentative deal on a new six-year master contract. The deadline to […]
A rare weather phenomenon rumbled across several eastern and central U.S. states this weekend as Arctic air continues to bring heavy snow and freezing temperatures to millions of Americans. Thundersnow, also known as a winter thunderstorm, happens when a snowstorm is accompanied by thunder and lightning. As of Monday (Jan. 6) morning, the phenomenon has […]
An undersea volcano off Oregon’s coast will probably erupt in 2025, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial, is a seamount 300 miles (480 kilometers) west of Cannon Beach, Oregon. The Axial seamount erupts regularly — it rumbled to life in 1998, 2011 and 2015, according to a blog by scientists monitoring the seamount — […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX knocked out a midnight launch from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, but has a midnight Monday launch on tap from Kennedy Space Center to cap off a record year for the Space Coast. The Sunday launch saw a Falcon 9 lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex […]
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region. In an end-of-year address, Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara, said the move was a reflection of the modernisation of the country’s armed forces. Separately, Senegal, which last month […]
A chimney from the Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden, New Jersey. Kena Betancur | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Natural gas futures prices surged on Monday, hitting a new 52-week high following reports of a colder-than-usual temperature outlook for January. Natural gas February futures rose nearly 19% during the session […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The final week of the year will bring low tides to San Diego’s coastline, giving tide poolers one more chance this month to participate in a statewide quest to find sea stars—otherwise known as starfish. The Solstice Sea Star Search along the California coast is an initiative from the California Academy […]
Credit: Vladimir Srajber from Pexels I am standing on a dune looking out to sea. It’s 2024, but I’m thinking about a very different time. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, this 350 km stretch of southern African coast looked very different. It was home to giant zebra, bird species that are now extinct, giant […]
