August was Earth’s hottest month on record, scientists say

August was Earth’s hottest month on record, scientists say

Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus. August’s sizzle also helped push the globe and the United States to swelter through the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer … Read more

Active El Niño pattern delivers with surf as high as 50 feet in Hawaii

Active El Niño pattern delivers with surf as high as 50 feet in Hawaii

Large surf kept many onlookers at bay over the Thanksgiving Day holiday along beaches of the country’s fiftieth state as a combination of storm systems over the Pacific produced gigantic swells. Forecast models showed waves reaching between 20-30 feet, but heights likely reached much higher, as forecasters said 50-foot waves were possible on some north … Read more