HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, where it could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend, forecasters said. The storm is forecast to bring rain to the Hawaiian Islands starting late Friday as well as high winds
Communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches as Tropical Storm Bertha threatened to bring flooding and high winds Wednesday from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana. Bertha was forecast to make landfall Wednesday night in the sparsely populated coastal part of Louisiana southeast of New Orleans, with wind the biggest threat, according
This composite photograph released on July 17, 2026 shows Mars’ crescent growing as NASA’s Psyche spacecraft approaches the planet for gravitational assistance. Psyche flew by Mars on May 15, 2026, using the planet’s gravity to gain speed and slightly tilt its trajectory. The flyby also gave the team a chance to prepare for the science
This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the Mars crescent growing as the spacecraft approaches the planet for gravitational assistance from May 2 to 15, 2026. The series begins with the smaller crescent in the center of the image when Mars is furthest from the spacecraft, and progressively grows larger as the
Horses have been evacuated from an equestrian center near Paris as the Fontainebleau wildfire continues to rage. Firefighters have been battling to control the blaze for the past two days, with officials describing it as “virulent” and of “exceptional scale.” Interior Minister Laurent Núñez indicated the fire may have been deliberately set, after authorities said
Residents of Guam and surrounding U.S. island territories in the western Pacific were urged to seek shelter as Super Typhoon Bavi was expected to make landfall early Monday, threatening an area still recovering from another destructive storm earlier this year. Bavi, a huge cyclone approaching the Mariana Islands east of the Philippines, is forecast to