A rare convergence of a powerful El Niño, super king tides and sea level rise spurred by climate change could menace California with record coastal flooding this winter. Already, officials are observing higher tides than typical. Swells are...
It was a television show tailor-made for Los Angeles: a highly anticipated Netflix crime drama about a team of ex-special forces operators who outsource their skills to criminals in the city. The production was backed by a prominent...
LAUREL, Md. — Ralph Lorenz dreamed up the idea of flying a helicopter through Titan’s thick, methane-tinged atmosphere back in 2000 in a speculative research paper and a cover story for New Scientist magazine. “It was a fantasy,” Lorenz said.
The Colorado River, a critical water lifeline for seven states, has shrunk dramatically. And the nation’s largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have dropped to their lowest levels on record. In an effort to prevent the reservoirs...
