• Line Fire scorches over 14 000 ha (34 000 acres), thousands evacuated in San Bernardino County, California, U.S.

    The Line Fire in California has burned more than 14 000 ha (34 000 acres) of land in San Bernardino County since it began on September 5, 2024, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and threatening over 65 000 structures. With containment at just 14%, erratic winds and dry conditions continue to hinder firefighting efforts.

  • Bright meteor streaks over eastern United States

    The American Meteor Society received over 600 reports of bright meteor that lit up the sky over eastern US and parts of Canada on Friday, March 22, 2013. Reports of this meteor, bright enough to be called fireball, started coming in around 8 pm EDT (midnight UTC). It w