NEW YORK — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. The carvings date back to around 12,000 years…
Read more Scientists find ancient life-size animal rock carvings in the Saudi Arabian desertThere’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 BanksALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A flotilla of hot air balloons ascended into a clear desert sky on Saturday to kick off a colorful mass ascension at the 52nd…
Read more ‘Magical’ flotilla of hot air balloons take flight at international fiesta amid warm temperaturesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A flotilla of hot air balloons ascended into a clear desert sky on Saturday to kick off a colorful mass ascension at the 52nd annual…
Read more ‘Magical’ flotilla of hot air balloons take flight at international fiesta amid warm temperaturesPHOENIX — How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet another record…
Read more Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this yearRENO, Nev. — The rain has passed, and the temple has burned. Now, as Burning Man slowly empties, it’s time to clean up. Burning Man organizers have three…
Read more Burning Man is ending, but the cleanup from heavy flooding is far from overRENO, Nev. — The rain has passed, and the temple has burned. Now, as Burning Man slowly empties, it’s time to clean up. Burning Man organizers have three…
Read more Burning Man is ending, but the cleanup from heavy flooding is far from overRENO, Nev. — The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up considerably Tuesday as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert entered a second day following…
Read more Wait times to exit Burning Man drop after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desertBLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. — Muddy roads flooded by a summer storm that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at the Burning Man counterculture festival…
Read more Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desertBLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. — Tens of thousands of partygoers were still stranded Monday morning in the northern Nevada desert after a late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture…
Read more Tens of thousands still stranded by Burning Man flooding in Nevada desertCNN — Authorities are investigating a death at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert as thousands of people remain trapped on site after heavy rains inundated…
Read more Death investigated at Burning Man while 70,000 festival attendees remain stuck in Nevada desert after rain | CNNRENO, Nev. — Thousands of Burning Man attendees trudged in sloppy mud on Saturday — many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet — as flooding from…
Read more Thousands told to shelter in place at Burning Man fest in Nevada with access closed due to floodingCNN — Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter…
Read more Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees stranded in Nevada desert | CNNLOS ANGELES — Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts Sunday evening, prompting rescues from swollen rivers and forcing some of…
Read more Southern California braces for more floods as tropical storm soaks region from coast to desertJOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Flowers that haven’t been seen in years bloomed across Southern California this spring after massive winter downpours, creating not only colorful landscapes but a…
Read more California’s big bloom aids seed collectors as climate change and wildfires threaten desert speciesHEBBRONVILLE, Texas — As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United States this summer, authorities and activists in South…
Read more Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappearedPHOENIX — A historic heat wave that turned the U.S. Southwest into a blast furnace throughout July is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains.…
Read more The extreme heat wave that blasted the Southwest is abating with late arriving monsoon rainsPHOENIX — A relentless streak of temperatures hitting 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 C) or more in Phoenix is poised to smash a record for major U.S. cities, showing…
Read more Phoenix’s long simmering heat poised to break records for relentless high temperaturesJess Williamson’s fifth solo album “Time Ain’t Accidental” takes place on a lyrical road trip that unpacks America, its western landscapes, reckless storms and evanescent roots, transforming country…
Read more Music Review: Jess Williamson’s ‘Time Ain’t Accidental’ spans the American west and human heartCAIRO — Sudanese fleeing the fighting between rival generals in their capital flooded an already overwhelmed city on the Red Sea and Sudan’s northern borders with Egypt, as…
Read more Sudanese fleeing clashes flood port city, borders with Egypt
