As countries fail to adopt a treaty to throttle plastic pollution globally, the story of Eastern Cape herders tackling the scourge of throwaway nappies in communal grazing unwittingly exposes a new ...

warned of “life-threatening surf and currents” along much of the US East coast as Hurricane Erin’s outer bands brushed North ...

With thousands of miles of ocean water above the 80-degree Fahrenheit temperature needed to fuel hurricanes, Cape Verde storms are some of the most dangerous that threaten North America. About 85% of ...

The outer bands of Hurricane Erin are brushing North Carolina's Outer Banks, as beachgoers along most U.S. East Coast shores ...

The National Hurricane Center is urging beachgoers to stay out of the water. Parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks are under ...

Erin’s strength has fluctuated significantly over the past week, but it remains a powerful Category 2 hurricane.

The outer bands of Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina's Outer Banks on Wednesday evening, prompting the National Hurricane Center to issue warnings against swimming at most East Coast beaches. The ...

Health officials are warning about a summertime surge of Vibrio vulnificus infections, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters that has killed several people this year.

Conditions along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast will deteriorate over the next 24 to 36 hours as Hurricane Erin makes its closest approach, bringing storm surge flooding and life-threatening rip currents ...

Hurricane Erin continues to push further into the Caribbean Sea. But will it hit the United States? Here's what to know.

Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday as it crept closer to the mid-Atlantic coast. Forecasters say it may ...