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Federal weather officials say drought and wildfire risks will remain elevated in the western states while warmer than average temperatures will greet the Southwest, Gulf Coast and East Coast this winter

Authorities close snow crab season for first time as numbers of the prized seafood crash from 11bn to 2bn in four years

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sitting 280 feet below water on the floor of the Pacific Ocean just 26 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge, a credit-card-sized underwater microphone represents the latest attempt to keep Earth’s largest mammals safe from human-caused destruction.

A warming world will require more accurate hurricane forecasts to save lives and property.

As federal regulators look to impose limits on fishing lines that can entangle an endangered whale species, a bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is rallying to block rules they say could tank the state’s lucrative lobster industry.

Before thousands of people evacuated their homes ahead of Hurricane Ian's arrival in Florida, they placed their valuables as high as possible, hoping they would stay safe throughout the storm

A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is rallying to block rules they say could tank the state’s lucrative lobster industry.

The cost and frequency of extreme weather and climate disasters have increased in recent years.

Jon Reynolds, a Florida Keys charter boat fishing captain, opened up a plastic trash bag Thursday night during a meeting with federal regulators and pulled out a huge ball of thick monofilament line that’s used to target en masse mahi mahi, also commonly known as dolphinfish.

An assessment released on Friday shows the population is down 38% from its peak in 2015 and 2016

ORLANDO, Fla. — While many questions still linger, Florida has learned a lot about itself, the National Hurricane Center and the future of forecasting in the 10 days since Hurricane Ian ravaged the state.