West US does not have enough water and the reason is record snowmeltRecord-breaking snowmelt in the western US, driven by heat waves, is escalating water scarcity into a crisis, threatening agriculture and h...
21 May, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
Rare August snow in California? Yes it could happenThis weekend, California's High Sierra could see an uncommon August snowstorm that would disrupt the region's weather patterns and wildfire...
23 Aug, 2024, 06.30 PM IST
Heat wave scorches US East Coast as dangerous temperatures expand to WestOver 100 million people in the U.S. under heat warnings as dangerous heat dome expands to the West Coast. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Idaho, M...
23 Jun, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
Wildfires can make your California red taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop thatThe US West Coast produces over 90 per cent of America's wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires - a combustible combination that s...
28 Sep, 2023, 11.38 AM IST
Hawaii Wildfires: How did the deadly Maui fire start? Know what triggered the Lahaina blaze and what is driving the disasterSwiftly spreading wildfires that erupted on Tuesday evening on Maui Island have resulted in multiple fatalities and the displacement of num...
10 Aug, 2023, 05.18 PM IST
US Weather update: Midwest under flash flood warnings, Arizona gears up for soaring temperaturesTake a glimpse at the weather forecast for Thursday in the United States.
06 Jul, 2023, 11.30 PM IST
Climate change makes wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists think it's the 'new abnormal'Climate change is causing an increase in wildfires and smoke, which is impacting more areas than ever before. The term "new abnormal" is be...
03 Jul, 2023, 05.40 PM IST
Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'As Earth's climate continues to change from heat-trapping gases spewed into the air, ever fewer people are out of reach from the billowing ...
01 Jul, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Wildfire in Southern California kills two, destroys many structuresA severe heat wave in Southern California has been augmented by a rapidly moving wildfire that has killed two people and forced many reside...
06 Sep, 2022, 08.41 PM IST
Tim Cook says increase in fires, storms shows the seriousness of climate changeCook declined to answer whether he had any luck convincing Trump that climate change is real.
22 Sep, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
Western wildfire smoke causes East Coast haze, vivid sunsetsThe wildfires racing across tinder-dry landscape in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are extraordinary, but the long reach of their...
17 Sep, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Seeping under doors, bad air from West Coast wildfires won't ease upPeople in Oregon, Washington state and California have been struggling for a week or longer under some of the most unhealthy air on the pla...
16 Sep, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
Donald Trump, Joe Biden focus their campaigns on U.S. West wildfiresThe Republican president, seeking re-election on Nov. 3, is due to meet with firefighters and emergency officials in Northern California af...
14 Sep, 2020, 09.36 PM IST
Death toll from devastating US West Coast wildfires approaching 30Tens of thousands of people in California, Oregon and Washington have been forced to evacuate amid the wildfires, NBC said on Saturday. In ...
13 Sep, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
California battles largest-ever fire in its history as eight killed in western USThe August Complex Fire became the biggest recorded blaze in Californian history on Thursday, after multiple fires in the state's northwest...
11 Sep, 2020, 08.57 PM IST
Climate change largely missing from campaign as fires rageHistoric fires are raging across the western United States ahead of what scientists say is the typical peak of wildfire season. Hurricane L...
11 Sep, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
US wildfires: Five towns destroyed in Oregon, three fatalities confirmed in CaliforniaWinds of up to 50 miles per hour (80 kilometers per hour) sent flames racing tens of miles within hours, engulfing hundreds of homes as fir...
10 Sep, 2020, 04.10 PM IST