Alaska sets heat and snow records on same day

Alaskans have experienced both a record high temperature and a record amount of snowfall in the same day.  

Illegal pot farms on public land creating environmental hazard

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing the environmental impact and cleanup costs at the site where trees were clear-cut, waterways were diverted, and the ground was littered with open containers of fertilizer and rodenticide.

Venice hit by record third exceptional tide in a week; other parts of Italy struggle with weather woes

Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weather woes, from rain-swollen rivers to high winds to an out-of-season avalanche.

Spider and insect populations are declining at ‘frightening’ rates, scientists say

Insect and spider populations are falling dramatically across the globe, spurring concern throughout the scientific community, and a new study suggests that the decline may be happening more quickly and extensively than previously suspected.

Trump advisers want to ‘modernize’ national parks with wifi, food trucks and Amazon deliveries

A committee of advisers delivered a set of recommendations to the Trump administration last month that they claim will revitalize America’s national parks and make a dent in the $11.9 billion maintenance backlog faced by the National Park Service.

Earth just experienced the hottest October on record, European climate officials say

The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed that last month was the hottest October on record globally, according to data released by the European organization. 

Trump could pull out of Paris Climate Accord starting Monday

For more than two years President Donald Trump has talked about pulling the United States out of the landmark Paris climate agreement . Starting Monday he finally can do something about it.   

One-ton 'Wizard Rock' is stolen, then mysteriously returned two weeks later

A boulder that mysteriously disappeared two weeks ago from a national forest in Arizona is back, and forest officials aren't asking any questions.   

‘You are our heroes’: John Cena to donate $500K to first responders battling California wildfires

John Cena will donate $500,000 to two charities aimed at helping first responders battling California wildfires: Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and the California Fire Foundation.

'Largest evacuation:' Number of evacuees double in Sonoma County as winds clock in at 93 mph

The evacuations were a result of the rapidly growing Kincade Fire, which started burning Wednesday in the heart of Wine Country situated in the tiny community of Geyserville, and which has spread to 30,000 acres by Sunday morning. Only 10 percent of the wildfire has been contained.

Wildfire forces 90,000 residents of Northern California to evacuate

About 90,000 residents were ordered to evacuate towns near a massive Northern California wildfire Saturday, and the state's largest utility began power shut-offs for an estimated 2.35 million people due to forecasts of severe winds and extreme fire danger.