At a Glance Damaging storms rumbled through the Florida Peninsula on Sunday.The storms helped soak a wildfire southeast of Tampa.Its smoke plume quickly vanished from Doppler radar as the storms moved through. Florida was hit by widespread thunderstorms on Sunday and Doppler radar showed how some of them helped douse the flames of a wildfire. The smoke plume from a wildfire west of Fort Green in northwest Hardee County could be seen on radar ahead of the approaching storms. Fort...

Diamond the cat was missing from its Montecito, California, home for 475 days. (Montecito Community Connect & Lost and Found/Facebook) At a Glance The deadly Montecito mudslides forced a family to evacuate in 2018. The family's cats were not there when the returned to assess damage at their home.The family went 475 days without any signs of their missing cats. Until a workman heard a description of one of the cats more than year later and realized he had been...

At a Glance A strong earthquake was reported early Tuesday morning local time. A magnitude struck in eastern Papua New Guinea early Tuesday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the strong quake was near Bulolo, about 41 miles northeast of Lae, the country's second-largest city. It was also felt in the capital city of Port Moresby, about 160 miles away. The fire department in Lae said no one had yet called in to report...

Heather Brown and Tyler Smith are interviewed by the media after their rescue at sea. (Christ's Church Academy) At a Glance The two high school seniors were carried out to sea by currents while swimming near St. Augustine, Florida. They asked God to send them a sign. The boat captain of the Amen says "divine intervention" was at play that day. Two teens who were swept two miles offshore by strong currents pleaded with God to save them as they...

At a Glance The FDA was establishing some baselines on sunscreens for a proposed rule.The study found four chemicals are absorbed at levels high enough to raise concerns about potentially toxic effects. Experts say keep using sunscreen until more is known. Experts say that people should not stop using sunscreen, but a recent study has shown that ingredients in it may be absorbed through the skin at levels higher than previously thought. Researchers who performed the study for the U.S....

At a Glance The interactive map locates publicly known pollution from PFAS chemicals nationwide.PFAS chemicals have been linked to birth defects, cancers, infertility and reduced immune responses in children. PFAS can be found in everything from pizza boxes to nonstick frying pans. As many as 19 million people in 43 states may be exposed to harmful contaminants in their drinking water, according to the Environmental Working Group and Northeastern University. An by EWG and the Social Science Environmental Health Research...

This Disney Cruise Line bus was spotted in Florida, covered in dead lovebugs and their remains. (Omar Izquierdo/Twitter) At a Glance Lovebugs emerge for a few weeks each spring and fall to mate.Their dizzying swarms fly into cars, homes or anything else in their path. Warm, wet weather may make lovebugs even more prevalent this year. It's the season of love in Florida and other southern states as millions of lovebugs fly drunkenly through the air looking for their perfect...

A school of manini fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Donald Miralle/Getty Images) At a Glance The study found that reefs annually protect 18,180 people from flooding. By attaching a value to what reefs offer, policy makers may be more willing to protect them.Researchers say hurricane recovery funds should also be used for reef rebuilding. Coral reefs in Florida, Hawaii and five U.S. territories provide more than $1.8 billion in flood protection benefits every...

At a Glance Flooding has killed 43 people in the United States so far this year.That's already about half the annual average number of people killed by flooding.Most of the flooding deaths have occurred while driving. Flooding has already killed dozens of people in the United States this year, continuing its reputation as one of the biggest weather-related killers. As of May 6, flooding had killed , according to data compiled by the National Weather Service (NWS). Most of those...

To help predict the growth of global shipping and the spread of invasive species, researchers compiled data on more than 50 million voyages taken by some 81,000 ships worldwide from 2006 to 2014. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance The global maritime industry could grow as much as 1,200% by the year 2050, in part due to new shipping lanes opened up by climate change.The growth could create new travel routes for invasive marine species. The consequences could be dire,...

At a Glance Britain aims to phase out reliance on coal-generated electricity by 2025.Worldwide, coal accounts for 38% of carbon dioxide emissions. Britain has now gone one week without using any coal to generate electricity, and while that might not sound like much, it's the longest the country has gone without coal power since the world's first coal plant fired up in London 137 years ago. National Grid ESO, which supplies power to England, Scotland and Wales, took coal power...

Young protesters hold up posters during a "Fridays for Future" demonstration for a better climate policy in Berlin on March 22, 2019. (Christoph Soeder/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance More than 25,000 people in 23 countries were surveyed about climate change.The United States was third highest in the percentage of people who say humans are not responsible for climate change.Seventeen percent of Americans surveyed said manmade global warming is a hoax. More than 13% of Americans believe humans are not responsible...