Downtown Nashville is now officially designated as an outdoor library for trees.
Five tornadoes confirmed across Middle Tennessee
The storm knocked down trees and power poles and dropped extremely large hail — some as large as a baseball — in and around Williamson County.
Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long
Homeowners are finding more ways to adopt a low mow lifestyle instead of keeping up with short, manicured lawns. Supporters say the taller grass and flowers provide a habitat for pollinators and insects during crucial spring months, and improves water retention in the soil.
Listen: A Tennessee researcher helped author the last, now-threatened National Climate Assessment
Earth is nearing critical thresholds with record heat. But scientific data on how warming will impact the people, environment and economy in the U.S. may become harder to access.
More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that’s worrying US officials
The U.S. is on track to have its second-busiest tornado year ever, and some former weather service veterans worry that overworked meteorologists and violent weather are a dangerous combination.
First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor as TVA advances plan for Oak Ridge
The nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley Authority, announced Tuesday it submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small, modular nuclear reactor.
Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that there were 18 weather-related deaths in his state. A devastating tornado damaged homes, tossed vehicles and left many people homeless. Seventeen of the deaths were in Laurel County, located in the state’s southeast.
Tennessee has seen 100+ ‘billion-dollar disasters’ since 1980. NOAA will no longer document them.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week that it will no longer track the nation’s costliest storms.
Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur. That’s according to an analysis from the World Weather Attribution group of scientists.
To combat monarch butterfly population loss, federal officials seek threatened status
Monarch butterflies are migrating through parts of the South and Midwest as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on a proposal to list them as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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