A whale watching company doing a survey got a special treat when hundreds and hundreds of sea creatures propelled themselves from the water in California. A “super pod” of over 1,500 Risso’s dolphins were spotted by a boat in Carmel Bay, according to a Jan. 25 Instagram post by the Monterey Bay Whale Watch.

A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled in commercial mussel-farming gear this week off Huntington Beach washed ashore Saturday morning just south of the city pier.

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

Louisiana is living through a once-in-a-lifetime winter wonderland, and social media is exploding with videos of people making the absolute most of it. For the first time since 1895, snow is blanketing the state, and while they didn’t have Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok back then, today’s Louisianians are putting on quite the show.

Expert warns of ‘fairly high danger of mud, debris flows’ as crews work to put out final pockets of LA-area blazes.

Temperatures for the NFC championship game at Lincoln Financial Field are forecast to be around 40 degrees, with no chance of snow. Philly trails New Orleans badly in seasonal snow totals.

The polar vortex can be a powerful source of winter weather, but it's not the only cause of severe cold and snow in regions better known for warmth and sunshine. The Gulf Coast states are still digging out of the snowdrifts, but at least warmer temperatures are on tap heading into the weekend.