At a Glance A river in Andorra, Spain turned an odd shade of bright green on Thursday.Authorities reassured residents, telling them the river was dyed as part of an investigation. Residents in Seu d'Rugell, Spain were greeted Thursday by an unusual sight — the Valira River had turned abright shade of green. According to authorities, the river that flows down the PyreneesMountains in the northeasternregion of Andorra was intentionally dyeda surprising shade of green as part of an investigation at...

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the Suomi NPP satellite captured this true-color image of the dust cloud entering Spain and Portugal on Feb. 21 and 22, 2017. (NASA/NOAA/DoD Suomi NPP/VIIRS) At a Glance Dust from the Sahara Desert was swept up into a low-pressure system over north Africa on Monday before making its way toward Europe.In Spain's Sierra Nevada, snow falling on ski slopes had a brownish color. Two weeks ago, alarge amount of Saharan dust swept...

Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari looks at the increasing amount of smog in the West. ...

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Matthew moving past Florida's Atlantic coast early Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (NOAA via AP) In a move scientists say may hinder accurate weather forecasting and warnings and put American lives at risk, the Trump administration intends to of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS), according to the Washington Post. NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research would be slashed...

Feds issue ultimatum on leaking natural gas pipeline in Alaska. ...

Traffic jams up on eastbound 91 freeway near Corona, California, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. This photo was taken just days before California voted on new rules that would require automakers to build cars and trucks by 2025 that emit about three-quarters less smog-producing pollutants and also mandate that one of every seven new cars sold in the states be a zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicle. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers) The Trump administration is reportedly about to relax restrictions...

The Trump administration is expected to roll back fuel efficiency standards. ...

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At a Glance "What we’re seeing is unprecedented,” says the biologist who captured the latest images."If this is the new normal, we're in trouble,” he said. Warm water temperatures have caused new mass coral bleaching at Australia's Great Barrier Reef for the second year in a row, scientists reported Thursday. The discovery was made during the first aerial survey of 2017, conducted by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), between Cairns and Townsville in northern Queensland. Marine Park...

Daffodils bloom in front of Park Place Church of God in Anderson, Indiana, on Saturday, March 4, 2017. (Don Knight/The Herald-Bulletin via AP) An exceptionally early spring was welcomed by many winter-weary Americans, but the balmy weather does not bode well for how extensively and quickly human-induced greenhouse gas is affecting climate change, a new study says. In February, more than 11,700 daily high records were set across much of the United States,and scientists working on a quick attribution study...

This photo provided by NOAA Corps shows the deploying an Argo float to capture ocean temperature data. (NOAA Corps, Lt. Elizabeth Crapo via AP) At a Glance A new study finds that the world's oceans are storing 13 percent more heat than previously thought.Since 1990, significant amounts ofheathave begun to seep deeper into the ocean layers, the researchers found. The oceans are storing 13 percent more heat than previously thought, a new study says, which may helpexplain an increase in...

A bleached staghorn coral sits on the Great Barrier Reef in March 2017. (Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/Bette Willis) At a Glance A massive bleaching event in 2016 has already killed large sections of the Great Barrier Reef.Stress from the bleaching is causing the reef's resilience to wane.A fourth bleaching event is under way, which may kill off corals that are still recovering. Large portions of Australia'sGreat Barrier Reef have died because of another year of coral...