In Park City, Utah, skiers could find blades of grass poking through the slopes all winter long – a wonderful sign of a season that never came. Now, after one of the warmest winters on record, much of the West is entering spring with record low snowfall and the first heat wave that has pushed … Read more
Summer is a busy season at Schirmacher Oasis, an ice-free rocky outcrop on Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. It is near the base of the Nivlisen Ice Shelf and about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the open waters of the Lazarev Sea, the country’s “oasis” in the middle of a continuous glacier is home to … Read more
As the American West is reeling from one of the warmest and driest winters on record, wildfires have burned 127 percent so far in 2026 than the 10-year average, setting the stage for long, scorching summers. Updated data from the National Fire Service on the number of fires and acres burned through March 27 show … Read more