Ken Clark

For a hurricane season that forecasters say will be slow, this year is off to a quick start.

Tropical Storm Alberto is forecast to dissipate over the next two days without making landfall, after forming off the coast of the Carolinas over the weekend — 13 days before the official beginning of hurricane season on June 1.

It is rare for a tropical storm or hurricane to form before June, but not unprecedented. Read More

Research forester Ken Clark and his team had seen gypsy moth caterpillars nibbling around the edges of their research sites before, but the airborne assault in spring 2007 took them quite by surprise. Read More

Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS reported Thursday that Des Moines metro home sales are up 20 percent over this time last year. Read More

Storms in California set off an estimated 3,000 lightning strikes, including one that hit an airliner before it landed safely in San Francisco, officials said. Read More

You thought weird stuff happening on Friday the 13th was just superstition! Read More