WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a…
Read more Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surfA federal judge’s ruling allows Hawaii’s new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026 HONOLULU — A federal judge’s ruling…
Read more Judge upholds Hawaii’s new climate change tax on cruise passengersBAYAHIBE, Dominican Republic — Oxygen tank strapped to his back, Michael del Rosario moves his fins delicately as he glides along an underwater nursery just off the Dominican…
Read more As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican RepublicTOKYO — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off…
Read more Japan issues tsunami advisory after 6.7 magnitude quake in country’s northeastTORONTO — TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta agreed Thursday to work toward building a pipeline…
Read more Canada’s prime minister and Alberta’s premier sign pipeline dealJUNEAU, Alaska — A fragment of a mask that was preserved for hundreds of years in permafrost sat in the muck of a low tide in the western…
Read more Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup’ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon HalongThousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside thanks to a combination of heavy surf and low tide. The…
Read more Sea cucumbers wash ashore by the thousandsHONOLULU (AP) — The risk of direct impacts from Hurricane Kiko decreased Monday as the tropical cyclone showed signs it would pass to the north of the Hawaiian…
Read more Hurricane Kiko is weakening and expected to bypass Hawaii, forecasters sayFive unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumbled in the Atlantic, the National Park Service said, marking…
Read more 5 homes collapse into the surf of the Outer Banks as hurricanes rumble in AtlanticAn Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70% of the country’s plant life and an area along Angola’s…
Read more UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate changeBUXTON, N.C. — A beachfront stilt home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina has collapsed into the surf, bringing the total number of houses claimed by the…
Read more Another beachfront stilt house collapses into the surf on the Outer BanksOGUNQUIT, Maine — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the…
Read more Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastlineNEW YORK — New York and North Carolina have begun to reopen beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin, which sent strong winds and dangerous waves…
Read more Beaches reopen in New York and North Carolina after Hurricane ErinAs Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtle, burying the eggs deep in…
Read more Hurricane Erin never hit land or caused major damage, but endangered turtle nests weren’t so luckyRODANTHE, N.C. — Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its…
Read more Strong winds and waves batter Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard as Hurricane Erin moves out to the seaMore packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said Thursday. California-based Southwind Foods recalled frozen shrimp sold under the brands Sand…
Read more More frozen shrimp recalled for possible radioactive contaminationHurricane Erin is creating potentially deadly water conditions all along the U.S. East Coast days before the largest waves are expected, with high winds and waves anticipated in…
Read more What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads past the US East CoastThere’s a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks that says: “One road on. One road off (sometimes)” — poking fun at the constant…
Read more Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer BanksHAVANA — Many Cubans waited in anguish late Sunday as electricity on much of the island had yet to be restored days after an island-wide blackout. Their concerns…
Read more Cubans struggle as power not fully restored days after blackout and hurricane hits islandNANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Offshore wind developers have sent teams to search for debris on the beaches of Nantucket Island, a popular summer tourist destination, after one of…
Read more A wind turbine is damaged off Nantucket Island. Searchers are combing beaches for debris
