Details are uncertain, but we watching early next week for a potentially more active period of severe storms in the Plains and Midwest. Damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes could all be in play.

The Jones Road Fire in southern New Jersey could continue to burn for days and it could become the largest fire in the state in 20 years. Watch this video for the latest and hear from the mayor of Lacey Township, who said the fire is the largest in his town’s history but there is good news.

The 2025 “State of the Air” report highlights bright spots where clean air still prevails, with Honolulu and Casper, Wyoming tying for the best air in the nation. Other top performers include Cheyenne, Anchorage, St. George, Bozeman, Bangor, and parts of Maui—but the list of clean-air cities is shrinking as nearly half of Americans now live in areas that earned a failing grade.

The story of how Earth’s magnetic field once collapsed, solar radiation went wild, and humans adapted with prehistoric sunscreen, which experts think might’ve helped modern humans outlast Neanderthals. But if it happens again, we’re gonna need more than SPF 50.

The massive, catastrophic coral bleaching event began in 2023 and is ongoing.