Climate & environment

Here’s an ancient idea: Explore Calvert Cliffs State Park
Tourists come to Calvert Cliffs State Park, a secluded beach 4 miles north of Solomons Island, to sift through sand and hoping to find the tooth of a megalodon shark.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 — Hayden Adams, 14, walks along the beach at Calvert Cliffs State Park with his grandmother. They were visiting from central Ohio.
Maryland camps contemplate safety after deadly Texas flood
The deadly flooding in Texas sent shockwaves through the summer camp community, prompting Maryland camp leaders and parents to reevaluate how prepared they are for severe weather.
An officer prays with a family as they pick up items at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Dangerous heat, severe storm risk across Maryland into weekend
A combination of extreme heat and scattered strong storms will create disruptive and at times dangerous weather conditions.
Baltimore City has issued a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert, with dangerous heat expected across Maryland through Tuesday, July 29.
Trump administration denies Western Maryland federal flood aid
Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that Maryland will appeal Trump’s decision after the administration denied federal flood aid.
Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
‘Humid air mass’ moving in as heat advisory issued for Friday
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the region, including Anne Arundel and Howard counties.
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the region.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Judy Collins brings her 85th birthday tour to Rams Head
Judy Collins, a singer-songwriter who’s been performing for 60 years, qualifies as a musical legend. Legends occasionally come to Annapolis. Her show will be Saturday at Rams Head on Stage.
Singer-songwriter Judy Collins is at the Rams Head on Stage on July 26, 2025, part of her 85th birthday tour.
Sport fishing could help cure the Chesapeake’s catfish problem, but anglers need to bite
One scientist hopes his Eastern Shore fishing derby boosts the fish fight.
Louis Held, a Salisbury University undergraduate student, unhooks a non-native channel catfish at the annual Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby in Sharptown on Saturday.
Maryland to EPA: Our offshore wind permit is just fine, thank you
In a letter sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland says the state won’t make the correction requested and doesn’t plan to reissue a permit.
The offshore wind project faces intense opposition in Ocean City, where leaders argue that wind turbines would blight the horizon and hurt tourism.
This secret garden at Camden Yards attracts orioles — the bird kind
Installed almost 10 years ago at the Eutaw Street entrance, the garden, roughly the size of two basketball courts, seeks to attract the Baltimore oriole and other pollinators to allow native plants to flourish.
Volunteer Sebastian Flister helps weed the garden at Oriole Park.
Buy a $3.45M Chesapeake Bay paradise, get a boatload of politics for free
There’s only one buyer for Discovery Village that makes any sense — Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman. Yeah, that guy.
Discovery Village in Shady Side is on the market after Anne Arundel County withdrew from its lease.
After FEMA axed aid, is an Eastern Shore town lost to the bay?
If the water overtakes Crisfield, some may stay. But many more wonder: Is a community that experiences costly floods every day still a community?
A man rides his bike in downtown Crisfield, MD on April 26, 2025.
Sightings of quirky tropical spoonbills in Maryland leave birders tickled pink
The birders’ excitement is tempered by questions with less-happy answers.
A pair of Roseate spoonbills search for small prey in the mud at low tide at Allens Fresh in Charles County.
Baltimore’s Harbor Splash canceled after overnight showers
A second attempt at an organized Baltimore harbor swim this summer was called off due to persistent rains, and organizers don’t plan on trying again this summer.
Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash 2024 event on 6/23/24 in Baltimore, MD.
When the game must go on in summer, taking the temperature isn’t enough
In the dangerous heat in the region of late, officials are relying heavily on something called the wet bulb globe temperature to ensure they are taking enough steps to protect athletes’ health.
Tim Happel, head athletic trainer with Medstar Health, examines a reading on the Kestrel heat stress tracker on the Yingling practice field at Towson University in Towson, Md. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Thunderstorms possible Friday night into the weekend, though Baltimore escapes flood watch
It’s likely to be rainy this weekend, but a reprieve from high humidity could be coming.
Lightning strikes in northern Baltimore County as a severe thunderstorm moves through, July 8, 2025.
Mike Hankin dreamed Baltimore could have a swimmable harbor. He thinks it’s close.
Harbor Splash is a milestone in the vision of Mike Hankin, a Baltimore County businessman and philanthropist who has championed a swimmable harbor for more than 15 years.
Mike Hankin, a Baltimore County businessman and philanthropist.
The rain keeps coming. That means more bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay.
It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.
Knowing where and when to swim on the Chesapeake Bay requires understanding what's in the water.
One year later, residents still oppose ‘70-mile extension cord.’ Some things to know.
Del. Nino Mangione this week hosted his third town hall on a proposed 70-mile power line project. One year after residents started to learn about the plan, many remain vehemently opposed to the project that would cut through rural Maryland.
An existing set of transmission lines crosses over Old York Road near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.
Maryland hit with torrential rain, flash floods and lightning as another summer storm rolls in
Torrential rains, tornado warnings, and relentless lightning lit up the sky Wednesday night as another round of severe summer weather pummeled Maryland.
Lightning strikes in northern Baltimore County as a severe thunderstorm moves through, July 8, 2025.
Some flooding in Baltimore as storms roll through Maryland
The Baltimore region was under a flash flood warning Monday evening, and saw some limited inundations.
A car drives past The Senator theater on York Road during Monday’s torrential downpour. Photographed Monday, July 14, 2025.
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