SCIENCE

The cleanup — and mourning — continued Friday as the Northeast U.S. recovered from record-breaking rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Flames raced across treetops and through drought-stricken vegetation as firefighters scrambled Wednesday to keep a growing… Read more

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.  — A ferocious wildfire swept toward Lake Tahoe on Tuesday just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the… Read more

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting… Read more

Robert Owens felt defeated and helpless Sunday as he waited in Louisiana’s capital city for landfall by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to… Read more

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from reaching the Lake Tahoe resort… Read more

WASHINGTON  — U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China’s leaders did not know about the virus… Read more

BATON ROUGE, La. — Tropical Storm Ida swirled toward a strike on Cuba on Friday showing hallmarks of a rare, rapidly intensifying storm that could… Read more