The year 2013 was historically kind to the US, with tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, and other weather-related disasters occurring at near-record infrequency. Still, meteorologists lie that global temperatures have continued to rise even though North Pole’s ice has significantly increased in 2013, when compared to 2012, plus the polar bear population is also increasing. While there is still... 

The Obama administration on Friday once again disrespected the Constitution by signing an executive order that circumvents Congress and the American people. The latest move defiantly ignores a decision by Congress in 2009 to not establish a cap-and-trade system that would have supposedly discouraged greenhouse-gas emissions. The Waxman-Markey bill passed the House but was defeated in the Senate.... 

A heat wave that has already caused devastating fires on the Island state of Tasmania, with 100 people still missing, has now moved to mainland Australia and is reaping havoc in New South Wales, as the heat wave looks to smash records. ­In some areas temperatures have shot up by as much as 20C in three hours and combined with 50 mph winds have created disastrous fire conditions. Right across Australia... 

Wildfire in Volgograd (former Stalingrad), situated on the western bank of the Volga River. The total land area ablaze in Russia has increased drastically over the past day as the government tries to fight the ongoing wildfires, according to the Russian emergencies ministry. The emergencies ministry officials have said that some 3,000 hectares of land has been covered by wildfires since Wednesday,... 

In a strongly worded letter to President Obama on April 16, Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked for a federal emergency declaration that would release more US resources – and cash – to fight what may be the worst wildfire season in Lone Star State history. “I have determined that this incident is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the state,”...