Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn't controlled: study

A report from a Nepal-based research organization finds that water security for nearly 2 billion people downstream from the Hindu Kush Himalayan ranges will likely be threatened this century if global warming is not controlled.

LaNita's Pocket Park sparks new life into old Detroit neighborhood

If you look at the garden from above, a strange symbol can be seen. But fans of the singer Prince will recognize it as something much more familiar.

Mayfly swarms emerging from the Great Lakes for summer mating season

Adult mayflies don't have a mouth, only live for a couple days, and pose no threat to humans. Instead, they're flying around for a single reason: to find a mate.

Detroit Incinerator's smokestack to be imploded, closing book on site's controversial history

Mayor Coleman Young was determined to build the facility - but the half-billion dollar project was an immediate concern as well as discharging dioxins and arsenic into Detroit and the surrounding communities.

Study links poor air quality and Gentrification

The past few days, the air in Southeast Michigan has been some of the worst in the country. It's impacting city centers – especially in urban areas like Detroit. 

Red Flag Warning: Dry conditions, wind amplify fire risks around Michigan

Wind combined with dry conditions has created dangerous fire risks across Michigan. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for some counties in the northern and western parts of the state as the fire risk remains at dangerous levels throughout the state.

Air Quality Alert in effect for Detroit until Thursday

Due to the current forest fires in Canada, the air quality in Detroit is among the most contaminated in the country. The smoke plume from the wildfires has caused elevated levels of unhealthy fine particles in the air quality index.

Hotter and drier spring has meant less mosquitoes and ticks this year

"Mosquitoes, the larvae need that standing water puddles to reproduce in, and ticks people don't realize, actually need high humidity environments to survive because they actually dry out pretty quickly," he said.

Free wifi coming to five Detroit parks

Construction is expected to go through the summer and fall before things are up and running.

Air quality alert in effect for Metro Detroit

All of Southeast Michigan and the west side of the state reported unsafe levels of ozone in the air.

Climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon

The world has been inching closer to the 1.5-degree threshold due to human-caused climate change for years. Scientists expect a temporary burst of heat from an El Nino will supercharge this.

Scientists seek more knowledge of Vernal Pools, Michigan's coral reefs

Fairy shrimp, blue spotted salamanders, and wood turtles make up a fraction of the hugely diverse ecosystem in vernal pools, a nature phenomenon scientists still don't fully understand.