Sightings of great egrets have been reported for decades, but sightings this summer confirm the first time the species has nested in Finland.

We have visited this creek every summer for 10 years, since 2008, including every August, and we have never seen the water this low.

Exhaust emissions from a Norwegian Cruise Line vessel docking in Juneau prompted at least 10 complaints to an Alaska regulatory agency.

Transportation engineers moved the road to avoid a giant mass of frozen debris sliding downhill.

Sargassum, a type of seaweed, is creating problems as it washes up across the Caribbean.

There are unusually low numbers of mosquitoes throughout Finland this sweltering summer – and likely fewer than usual next year as well.

Sockeye salmon are migrating up B.C.'s Fraser River right now, but the water is so warm the fish may die before they have the chance to spawn.

The high temperatures might be left over from the warm-water "blob" off California in 2014.

Eight places in Portugal broke local temperature records Friday as a wave of heat from North Africa swept across the Iberian peninsula — and officials predicted the scorching temperatures could get even worse over the weekend.

The government banned campfires Friday at the Watson Lake, Simpson Lake, Frances Lake and Big Creek territorial campgrounds in southeast Yukon. Fire danger ratings remain extreme or high for most of the territory.

Authorities warn 17ft of water could hit Lynchburg in Virginia in minutes if a dam overspills.

An unusually high number of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) have been sighted in fjords in North and East Iceland.

Necropsy results show blue-green algae caused the deaths of three dogs playing near the St. John River more than a week ago.

Soaring temperatures are melting snow and ice from Kebnekaise’s southern peak, making the northern part of the mountain Sweden’s highest point.

The beach at a state park in upstate New York has been closed because of a toxic algae bloom.

Algae blooms may produce toxins that can cause mild to severe health problems, says Cameron Deacoff, an environmental performance officer with the municipality.

EUMETSAT satellite shows blue-green algae bloom covering Lake Okeechobee.

Farmers in around a dozen countries across northern Europe — from Ireland to the Baltics — are grappling with a once-in-a-generation drought.

As many as 29 people have died due to heatstroke in South Korea, according to the South Korean Ministry of Health, Welfare and Disease Control.

The region is so hot that it has experienced 12 "tropical" nights with evening temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius so far this year, according to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.