Heavy rain caused serious flooding across the region on Friday, leading Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency as rising waters disrupted travel and stranded people in cars and homes.

The mammoth storm sparked torrential rain, flash floods and tornadoes that pummeled the region.

The hordes came running and the snow-white raptor became the latest celebrity bird of Manhattan. Some enthusiasts took Manhattan Bird Alert to task for revealing the bird’s exact whereabouts to 38,000 followers. By Thursday morning, the Central Park snowy was nowhere to be found.

With less litter on the ground and garbage in Dumpsters behind restaurants, rats are seeking food elsewhere.

US Senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reports her observation of air temperatures reaching 70 degrees Farenheit (21 degrees Celsius) in January of 2020.

This stoop-pumpkin-rotting event is unusual compared with Dr. Johnson's long-term (lifetime) time series of annual October observations of stoop pumpkins in New York City.

Lake Hopatcong, normally buzzing with swimmers and water skiers, is filled with cyanobacteria in quantities never before recorded.

The tick is not native to the U.S., but was found in several locations in Westchester County.

A tick species that was discovered for the first time in the U.S. on a Hunterdon County farm last year has survived the winter.

While the northeastern is recovering from the third major winter storm this month, the Arctic is experiencing one of the warmest winters on record.

Researchers anticipate harmful nitrogen outputs to increase as a result of precipitation changes.

Scientists predict a record year for ticks on Long Island and the rest of the Northeast, and they are attributing the surge to a confluence

Forty-one whales have died in the past 15 months along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Maine. Ten of the whales were killed by collisions with ships.On average, eight humpback whales are stranded each year and fewer than two are hit by ships.