At a Glance Six months after a huge landslide along Big Sur's Highway 1, crews continue work to rebuild the road.The plan is to rebuild the roadway on top of the landslide as part of a $40 million project.Erosion could prove problematic for the rebuild, however. It has been six months since a massive landslide unleashed 5 million cubic yards of rocks and dirt upon Big Sur's Highway 1, shutting down a major thoroughfare on which millions travel each year....

At a Glance Residents were allowed to return to the Outer Banks Saturday and Sunday.Visitors will be allowed to return to some areas starting Sunday afternoon.Mandatory evacuations were ordered for the entire Outer Banks ahead of Florence's arrival. Long lines of cars led back in North Carolina's Outer Banks as evacuation orders were lifted Saturday and Sunday. had said residents who live north of Oregon Inlet could return at 7 a.m. Saturday. That includes the towns ofDuck, Southern Shores, Kitty...

A large bushfire is seen burning near Broome in Western Australia. (Department of Fire and Emergency Services Australia) At a Glance A Western Australia bushfire has burned at least 2 million acres, officials said.One website that covers wildfires across the world has labeled this blaze a "gigafire," burning more than 1 million acres.The fire has burned for nearly three weeks after being sparked by lightning. A bushfire burning in Western Australia raged on after burning more than 2 million acres...

At a Glance Wildfire season is off to a rapid start in South Florida after lightning sparked several blazes last week.Two of the fires merged and jumped over U.S. 41 on Monday.No evacuation orders are in place, and no structures are currently threatened. As much of the East shivers through a prolonged chill, parts of southwestern Florida are on fire, and windy conditions were expected to persiston Wednesday. Officials announced Monday that a pair of Collier County fires had merged...

A large winter phytoplankton bloom is seen in the Gulf of Aden on Feb. 12, 2018. (NASA) At a Glance A large phytoplankton bloom was seen by a NASA satellite in February in the Gulf of Aden.The bloom stretched all the way from the coast of Yemen to Somalia.Such blooms are more common later in the year, though this bloom isn't unprecedented. That isn't Photoshop in the photo above – that's a real phytoplankton bloom in the Gulf of Aden...

At a Glance Winter Storm Uma was responsible for three deaths in the Midwest over the weekend.Officials urged motorists to use extra caution on roads in the northern Plains and Midwest. Winter Storm Uma killed three people as it dumped a thin strip of snow on parts of the Plains and Midwest over the weekend. Saturday morning in Jennings County, Indiana, when her vehicle crossed the center line, striking the vehicle of 24-year-oldDestiny Gerringer, who was transported to an area...

At a Glance A woman was found dead southwest of Pittsburgh as flooding struck western Pennsylvania.Officials confirmed dozens of water rescues were performed Wednesday night because of the floods.Roads and rail service were also impacted in the region. Emergencies were declared and a woman's death was confirmed by officials following a round of torrential rainfall that led to flooding in the Pittsburgh area. Southwest of Pittsburgh, officials in the town of Bridgeville said they recovered a woman's body , CBS...

Tenteenagers died and several others were seriously injured in flash floods that struck Israel near the Dead Sea, the country's rescue service said Thursday. The teenagers, all of whom were 18 years old, were hiking near the Dead Sea with a group of 25 students in a pre-army course when the kids were "caught off guard," spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told the Associated Press. The hikeoccurred inNahal Tzafit, a popular canyon trail , according to the Times of Israel. (MORE: )...

At a Glance A wildfire forced officials to evacuate hundreds of homes Monday night in Grand Junction, Colorado.No injuries were reported, but reports say some structures were burned by the Rosevale Fire.The fire was fully contained late Monday night, but evacuation orders remained in effect overnight. Residents in a western Colorado town were ordered to leave theirhomes Monday night as a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, crept closer to their homes. The so-called Rosevale Fire forced officials to order evacuations...

Pictured here is the barnacle-covered camera case that was recovered by students in Taiwan on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (All images courtesy of Park Lee) At a Glance Children on the northern coast of Taiwan recently found a camera on the beach while doing cleanup work.The camera belonged to a Japanese girl who lost it during a dive off Ishigaki Island in September 2015.Thanks to a Facebook post that went viral, the camera was reunited with its owner. A camera...

A pair of deadly California wildfires have left tens of thousands stunned by the damage in parts of Northern and Southern California. Now, they're telling their stories of survival, as well as their first experiences surveying the damage. The quotes we've seen describe an indescribable scene, and each one tells us so much about the horrors of these infernos. (MORE: ) Here are a handful of those quotes, both from the survivors and officials who have seen what these fires...

At a Glance An image of a 65-foot-tall lava dome was shared last week by the U.S. Geological Survey.The "Throwback Thursday" image was originally taken Oct. 11, 1969, nearly a half-century ago. A spectacular image of a lava bubble in Hawaii quickly gained hundreds of retweets last week, even though the phenomenon occurred nearly a half-century ago. The photo was shared on Twitter by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of the popular "Throwback Thursday" social media hashtag. In the...