Where the wildfire smoke billowing from Los Angeles is headed
The Palisades, Eaton and Hollywood Hills fires scorched the Los Angeles area. Here's where the smoke is going.
The enormous 64 million square mile ocean that keeps shrinking every year
Due to this phenomenon, the Pacific Ocean basin is currently shrinking by about 2.5 cm (1 in) per year on three sides, ...
LA's perfect firestorm: How a tiny spark in a back yard turned into the city's worst ever fire in HOURS and incinerated 20 square miles of mansions - and it's still out o…
Within minutes of the fire starting, a small plume of smoke had grown massively as the first flames began tearing through a ...
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Explainer: Why ocean temperatures are a growing concern
Cleaner global shipping, El Niño and a subsea volcano have all been implicated, as scientists rush to understand ...
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The 2004 tsunami killed hundreds of thousands. Are we better prepared now?
Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.
The Santa Ana Winds Driving the L.A. Wildfires
The devastating fires that have killed at least five people and forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents across the Los Angeles region are driven by Santa Ana winds that blow from the ...
What are California’s Santa Ana winds?
Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a ...
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Two decades after, what to know about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands in Asia
Survivors and victims’ relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...
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2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: what to know 20 years on
The ocean floor opened at least 1,200 kilometres (750 miles ... of intense seismic activity stretching from Japan through ...