Environment

Spectacular Lightning Show As Volcano Erupts In Chile

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Lightning over the Puyehue volcano, 500 miles south of Santiago, Chile, on Monday.

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US President Declares A Major Disaster For Minnesota

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to Minnesota a to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and...

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New NASA Salt Mapper to Spice Up Climate Forecasts

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Map of global differences, on average, between evaporation and precipitation, the main elements of...

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Deadly E. coli outbreak caused by rare strain of bacterium, UN confirms

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E. coli infection is usually transmitted through consumption of contaminated water or food

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