On a recent crisp autumn afternoon in Iowa, video cameras captured an unusual and visually dramatic result of two air masses colliding. Clouds split into a series of stripes and swept across the sky.
A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of miles, a scientist warned."It's definitely the worst we've seen in th
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land.
No one was properly licensed to pilot the tugboat pushing an oil barge that spilled 400,000 gallons of heavy oil after it was split in two by tanker early today in New Orleans, the U.S. Coast Guard says.
City inspector Bob Prozzi, center, talked with Deputy Fire Chief Ron Nastri, left, and Chief Leman W. Padelford about the source of the fumes. Thirty-eight elderly residents and eight employees of a Taunton nursing home were taken
Dozens of metal spikes were discovered embedded in the sand at Seattle's Green Lake Monday, and police are looking for who might have put them there. Pat Boltz was at the lake with his daughter and wife Monday when he stepped
Dozens of Bronx Zoo sightseers were rescued unharmed after being stuck in cable cars 100 feet above zoo animals for five hours, authorities said. Thirty-seven passengers were stranded in the Skyfari cable car ride when one
A fishing vessel rescued 10 people from an island in the Aleutian chain where they had fled after a volcano erupted, sending rocks and ash down on them. The Tara Gaila picked up the people Saturday evening after receiving an urgent call
British Olympic chiefs have praised Chinese authorities for taking steps to ensure air pollution will not cause major problems at next month's Beijing Olympics. The potential damage to athletes from smog and algae in Beijing has been a concern
