Three tropical systems formed this weekend, but none will have much impact on the Bay area. ...more

August 17, 2009

With the last-quarter moon happening this Friday at 10:29 a.m., anglers who work from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. won't miss out on the best time of the day to go fishing. ...more

December 17, 2008

SOLAR Sunshine is prevalent in Florida and a good source of clean energy. But the high cost of solar power has discouraged widespread use. At 20 cents to 30 cents a kilowatt hour, solar energy is more than twice as expensive as power from coal and natural gas. ...more

November 9, 2008

As Hurricane Ike moved west across Cuba Monday afternoon, Highlands County and south Florida residents could let their guard down for this storm. ...more

September 9, 2008

A new study finds that the strongest hurricanes and typhoons have become even stronger over the past 21/2 decades, adding grist to the contentious debate over whether global warming has made storms more destructive. ...more

September 4, 2008

For the second year in a row, Florida was spared a hurricane, despite dire predictions by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists that had many people fearing a repeat of 2004 and 2005, when the state was battered repeatedly. ...more

December 4, 2007

With hurricane season winding down today, the public is letting out a collective sigh of relief. ...more

November 29, 2007

A fast-moving wildfire pushed by Santa Ana winds raced through the canyons and mountains of this wealthy enclave for the second time in little more than a month Saturday, destroying 49 homes and forcing as many as 14,000 residents to flee. ...more

November 25, 2007

Herbert Saffir, an engineer who created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength and warn millions of an approaching storm's danger, has died. He was 90. ...more

November 24, 2007

Storms that raked the Plains and Southeast tossed up a mobile home in Missouri early Thursday, killing both people inside. ...more

October 19, 2007