Environment

Legacy Name(s)

Environment

Weather

15 wild weather phenomena

A waterspout sweeps across Lake Constance off Friedrichshafen, Germany. Such waterspouts form over German lakes again and again, but due to climate change they could become stronger.

Weather

Why does lightning strike? And answers to 50 other weather questions

A resident stands in front of her property covered with downed power lines and trees on Nov. 20, 2024 in Lake Stevens, Washington, the result of a rare storm called a 'bomb cyclone.'

Environment

Greenest cities in America

Plants & Animals

American plants that have gone extinct

Environment

Cities with the most green space per capita

Plants & Animals

America's most common ticks and how to identify them

Warning sign near a lush green forest trail that says "beware of ticks" with hikers in the background

Weather

30 of the most devastating hailstorms in U.S. history

Environment

10 most common items polluting the ocean

Weather

Most expensive weather disasters from every state

Mothership supercell storm just outside Harrisburg, Nebraska and from which multiple tornadoes were reported, 2017.

Weather

Places with the most weather-related fatalities

Open field during a storm