Scientists Strive to Predict Yellowstone Eruption That May 'Bury Western North America', Media Says - Sputnik International

A previous study suggested, however, that the Yellowstone volcano may have experienced “a three-fold decrease in its capacity to produce super-eruption events”.

Americas region adopts 'historic' disaster risk reduction plan at UN-backed forum in Montreal

Around 50 countries and territories of the Americas at a United Nations-supported conference in Montreal, Canada, agreed a Regional Action Plan today to better protect their citizens from the destruction caused by natural and man-made disasters.

North America's record November warmth

As if to prove the point that 2016 is heading to replace last year as the hottest on record, it is still too warm to ski in Alberta, in the Canadian Rockies.

Americans still deeply divided on climate change: poll

Americans are still deeply divided on the causes and cures of climate change and these differences extend to how much they can trust information from climate scientists and their research, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center.

US adds four destinations to travel alert over Zika virus

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday added four destinations to its travel alert over Zika, a mosquito-borne virus believed to cause birth defects.

Unusual December heatwave hits North America

Winter has well and truly set in across western parts of the US, with some areas reporting more than 50cm of snow this past weekend. But it's a very different story further east, where December heat records, dating back 130 years, continue to be broken.