Why Did Hurricane Patricia Become a Monster So Quickly?

Hurricane Patricia zoomed from tropical storm to record-beater in 30 hours flat like a jet-fueled sports car. Why? The Pacific storm had just the right ingredients…
France’s Vanishing Beaches, In Pictures

18 images and aerial views show beaches and sand dunes erosion along the Atlantic Ocean coast in southwestern France.
The Pacific Is About to Get a Massive New Ocean Reserve

The nation of Palau in the western Pacific just protected 80 percent of their ocean.
Patricia, Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded, Menaces Mexico

Patricia — the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere — barreled closer and closer Friday morning to Mexico’s Pacific coast. An extremely dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding.