The grasslands of the Canadian Prairies are a hidden gem for bird watchers, with millions of migratory birds passing through the area each year.

The Arctic is thawing. The Northwest Passage is changing. More ships are moving through the waterway.

Former Tropical Storm Nakri strengthened into a Typhoon in the South China Sea on Nov. 8. 

An unprecedented number of bushfires have erupted on the east coast of Australia due to hot, dry, windy weather. 

Matmo strengthened from a tropical storm to a storm with hurricane-force in the overnight hours of Nov. 7 into Nov. 8. 

Erosion of permafrost coasts in the Arctic could vent major amounts of CO2

Vertical air motions increase ice formation in mixed-phase clouds. 

In the autumn of 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed Puerto Rico causing thousands of deaths, illnesses and suffering, which brought about a situation of serious economic, political and public health crisis, and widespread death and destruction.

Researchers at EPFL have developed a novel way of predicting lightning strikes to the nearest 10 to 30 minutes and within a radius of 30 kilometers. The system uses a combination of standard data from weather stations and artificial intelligence.

Researcher says the study establishes a reasonable estimate of global forest restoration potential and addresses the issue more directly than previous work.