Environment

The tornadoes and floods in U. S. (part 1)

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Debris is piled near the street in this hard hit area of Bridgeton. FEMA is in the area coordinating recovery efforts.

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Climate Change: Public Skeptical, Scientists Sure

The American public is less likely to believe in global warming than it was just five years ago. Yet, paradoxically, scientists are more confident than ever that climate change is real and caused largely by human activities.

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Reports: Why Things Fell Apart At Fukushima Plant

Japanese officials say conditions at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant have markedly improved since the March 11 disaster, but the plant still won't be completely stabilized until early next year. At a meeting of the International Atomic...

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Who Gets Flooded: A By-The-Book Decision

America's largest rivers have wreaked havoc on the Midwest this spring, inundating towns and farmland from South Dakota to Louisiana. Nature is responsible for most of it — huge snow packs in Colorado and Wyoming, and historic levels of rain. But some...

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