Southern California divers risking their lives to help clean the ocean

Ghost nets are large nets from fishing boats that end up entangled in shipwrecks, threatening marine life. GhostDivingUSA works to clean up these nets.

Southern California Ghost Divers risking their lives to help clean the ocean
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Ghost nets are large nets from fishing boats that end up entangled in shipwrecks, threatening marine life. GhostDivingUSA works to clean up these nets.

Cleaner air leads to more hurricanes in the Atlantic, study finds

A new study links how many hurricanes form worldwide to air pollution levels. Wednesday's study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says cleaner air in Europe and the United States is helping trigger a dramatic increase in the number of Atlantic hurricanes.

Sun will not set until August in northern Alaska

The sun rose over Utqiaġvik, Alaska, at 2:58 a.m. AKDT on Tuesday and will not set again until August 2.

UFO debate: House panel to hold public hearing on ‘unidentified aerial phenomena'

“The purpose of this hearing is to give the public an opportunity to hear directly from subject matter experts and leaders in the Intelligence Community on one of the greatest mysteries of our time,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

April CO2 levels were the highest in recorded human history, data shows

The first time Earth reached a record average for CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere was in 2015 and the levels continue to grow every year.

Disneyland, Alaska Airlines unveil Star-Wars themed airplane

To celebrate the holiday, Disneyland Resort and Alaska Airlines on Wednesday revealed a one-of-its-kind Star Wars-themed plane even Chewbacca would be proud of.

You can see California's drought from space

Some late-season snow blanketed Northern California in April, but not enough to change the course of California's drought.

A longer life for Diablo Canyon? Newsom touts nuke extension

Facing possible electricity shortages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday raised the possibility that the state’s sole remaining nuclear power plant might continue operating beyond a planned closing by 2025, an idea that could revive a decades-old fight over earthquake safety at the site.

UCLA grad to become 1st Black woman on International Space Station crew

Jessica Watkins will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida early Wednesday morning, and will serve as a mission specialist as part of Crew-4 on the ISS.