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Chantal made landfall near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, at approximately 4 a.m. July 6 and is moving inland over ...

After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend bringing flash flooding to ...

The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called ...

Inside the Epic Migrations of North America’s Most Fascinating Shorebirds, From Godwits to Curlews Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a ...

Two meteorological factors preclude the development of tropical storms off the coast of South America, but the historical record is very short compared to the rest of the world.

Tropical Storm Chantal is expected to produce heavy rainfall across portions of the coastal plain of the Carolinas through Monday. Storm total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with local amounts up to 6 ...

The town of South Padre Island is about 2 square miles and can easily be explored on foot in a day. The town's three main north-south boulevards – Laguna, Gulf and Padre – and the short cross ...

As one historian told Mental Floss, the map of South America “was a fiction forged by the British intelligence service.” ...

This Dreamy East Coast Destination Is the Top City to Visit in North America — and No, It’s Not New York City Miami Beach beat heavy hitters like the Big Apple, New Orleans, and Chicago for ...

Intense wildfires in western Canada have sent plumes of smoke across North America, and fires in Oregon, Idaho and California are also causing air quality to drop.

Traveling north along the coast, a single dot marks a 1903 hurricane in southern New Jersey. The dots pick up again around the New York border. The map is a fascinating representation of the ...