Climate and environment

Baltimore-area residents will see something Sunday they haven’t seen in a while: rain. But the skies will clear for the Veterans Day holiday.

Due to a lack of rain in combination with low humidity and strong winds, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning across the region from noon until 6 p.m. Friday.

The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a Code Orange and Code Yellow air quality alert for Baltimore and its surrounding counties.

Despite the not-so-fall weather, getting cozy and grabbing some marshmallows and hot dogs to roast by the fire sounds like the perfect way to really soak in all the autumn vibes. But weather officials are warning against this activity due to an increased fire risk.

Heat is an insidious killer that exacerbates existing health conditions and especially targets vulnerable populations, including children and older adults.

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican Larry Hogan are locked in a closely watched race for the U.S. Senate, but neither is talking a lot about climate change or the Chesapeake Bay in their campaigns, despite the significance of those issues to Maryland.

Temperatures in the Baltimore region will be in the mid- and upper-70s this week, and could reach 81 on Halloween, according to the National Weather Service.

For Maryland, the winter may be warmer, whether La Niña emerges or not.

The tourist town’s lawsuit, filed Friday, comes after months of threats and as seaside communities in other parts of the East Coast have waged an offensive against a nascent U.S. offshore wind industry.

A 48-year-old from Anne Arundel County left scrap tires strewn across an industrial property in Western Maryland. He has pleaded guilty to 17 environmental crimes, authorities say.

The Public Service Enterprise Group unveiled a planned route for new transmission lines that the company says would address resident concerns.

Autumn foliage is finally peaking around the Baltimore region.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a special meeting in December to change the season for catching rockfish, catch limits and size restrictions, or some combination of all three.

The free festival sought to instill viewers with an appreciation for the environment and awareness of the ongoing effects of climate change.

A reader says the CSX coal terminal is a stark example of how powerful industries disproportionately affect underserved communities like Curtis Bay.

Here are some stellar photos of the northern lights captured in Maryland.

A surge of particles from the sun caused the northern lights to be visible in Maryland on Thursday night.

Frustrated Annapolis officials remain confident FEMA funds will come eventually, but starting the massive climate change project at City Dock immediately after the Annapolis Sailboat Show and finishing most of it by next fall isn’t going to happen.

As many as 29,000 birds are expected to fly over the Baltimore area, according to data from Washington College. Almost 10,000 will fly over Columbia.

Hurricane Milton is forecast to remain a dangerous storm as it travels across the state of Florida, bringing life-threatening winds inland.