(Natural News) With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicting an above-normal hurricane season, this is not looking good for crop production close to the Gulf Coast or for areas that are already short on diesel supplies. More than 10 million people in southern Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas were put under a tropical […]

(Natural News) Two of the largest reservoirs in California have critically low water levels as the ongoing drought is expected to make the upcoming summer an even dryer one for the state. The report comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s U.S. Drought Monitor, which noted that the water levels in Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville in northern […]

(Natural News) Heat waves. Severe drought. Extreme wildfires. (Article by Paul Duginski and Alex Wigglesworth republished from LATimes.com) As Southern California braces for unprecedented drought restrictions, long-range forecasts are predicting a summer that will be fraught with record-breaking temperatures, sere landscapes and above-average potential for significant wildfires, particularly in the northern part of the state. “The […]

(Natural News) A study published in the journal Science Advances found that increased mercury levels in the environment may have contributed to the mass extinction more than 200 million years ago. An international team of researchers analyzed mutated fern spores from core samples dating to that period and found a strong link between mercury and the mass extinction event. […]

(Natural News) Scientists are baffled over a strange series of ripples that were observed in Earth’s atmosphere following the recent eruption of the Tongan volcano. Satellite imagery shows an unusual pattern of gravity waves that has not been seen in the past with volcanic eruptions. Could it be that some type of weaponry was involved […]

(Natural News) The California Department of Water Resources is planning to restrict water delivery to cities and farmlands amid the ongoing drought that is expected to persist well into next year. This will affect 27 million Californians and three-quarters of a million acres of farmland. Karla Nemeth, the department’s director, said: “Despite a wet start to the water year, conditions have […]

(Natural News) The supervolcano at Yellowstone has been the subject of much speculation, but it is another American volcano that is drawing even more concern as experts suggest that an eruption could be imminent and the results could be devastating. Scientists have warned of “alarming signs of possible volcanic activity” at the Long Valley caldera. […]

(Natural News) Thousands of dead sea creatures have been washing up on British beaches and collecting in waist-high piles in a phenomenon that has scientists scrambling to find answers. At several beaches in Teesside, piles of dead crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters can be found lying across the shore. Other sea creatures, such as […]

(Natural News) As the Pacific Ocean continues to fill up with container ships, rough weather conditions and human error have led to a rise in accidents at sea involving these vessels. According to Freight Waves, a record number of containers fell from ships into the ocean last winter during the import surge, and the problem […]

(Natural News) The state of California has reported its driest period in 100 years, a result of an ongoing mega-drought. The new finding supersedes the earlier report marking 1924 as the state’s driest year. Experts have warned that the current dry period will get worse in the next 12 months. According to the Western Regional […]