In late December, a purple gallinule, a striking marsh bird native to the southeastern United States, the Caribbean, and Central America, was found in Houlton, Maine, hundreds of miles outside its ...

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JAKARTA/BANGKOK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2025) — A University at Albany researcher is teaming up with scientists from five institutions on a $1.2 million National Science Foundation project to better understand monsoon ...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic basin. Florida residents should keep an eye on a tropical wave heading toward the Caribbean. Waters in the Caribbean ...

Natural forest regrowth in the world’s tropical rainforests is expanding. According to the Forest Declaration Assessment 2025, more than 11 million hectares (27 million acres) of tropical moist ...

Tropical Storm Lorenzo formed on the morning of Oct. 13 far out in the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters from the National Hurricane Center said. Fortunately, the storm poses no threat to any land areas, ...

Tropical Storm Jerry could become a hurricane by the weekend, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said early Thursday. Tropical storm conditions are possible later today into Friday on portions ...

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Tropical Storm Jerry has formed in the central Atlantic, with forecasters predicting the system could become a hurricane within days, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. As of 11 a.m., Jerry ...