Weather

A 13-year-old was crushed to death after a tree downed by Hurricane Debby fell onto a mobile home in Levy County, according to deputies.

The National Hurricane Center says Debby strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday night, with a landfall expected in the Florida Big Bend area on Monday.

Death Valley experienced its warmest month on record with an average temperature of 108.5 degrees.

A new study reveals that a built environment can further amplify both average temperatures and extreme heat in cities.

Quakes on the East Coast can hit pretty hard, as it is made up of rocks that can spread earthquake energy across longer distances.

Bill Brucks of Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina, had his hand on the refrigerator door when a bolt of lightning struck his home and electrified him.

Parts of NJ were rattled by an earthquake on Wednesday morning, according to the USGS, who said the quake was centered around 3.1 miles east of Califon in Hunterdon County.

An ongoing geomagnetic storm will continue to bring displays of Northern Lights to northern parts of the US, including New York, through the rest of the week as the sun releases rounds of energy with a trajectory toward Earth.

One person was injured at Tennessee's famous Dollywood amusement park on Sunday after a powerful thunderstorm moved across the area and produced torrential rain that caused flash flooding.