Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen to visitors on Wednesday, after massive flooding last week damaged roads and bridges in the park, the National Park Service announced Saturday.
An unusually intense early-season heat wave is bringing scorching temperatures to Western and Central Europe, with highs near or above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40°C) recorded in parts of Spain and France over the weekend.
Why it matters: The World Meteorological Organization warned Friday that this heat wave is a preview of the future, as heat waves are starting earlier in the year and are becoming more frequent and severe as a result of human-caused climate change.
After a heatwave killed thousands of cattle in Kansas earlier this month, more scorching temperatures are hitting the central plains this weekend.
Driving the news: At least 2,000 cattle in southwestern Kansas died amid a heat wave last week, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Hundreds of little blue penguins have washed up dead on the shores of New Zealand in recent weeks, and researchers think warmer waters that are affecting their food supply may be the culprit, NBC reports.
Driving the news: Mass deaths of the flightless birds, also known as korora, once took place roughly every 10 years, Radio New Zealand reported. Over the last six years, researchers have documented three separate die-offs.
Astronomers have discovered what they think could be a black hole roaming the Milky Way all by its lonesome.
Why it matters: The discovery of this possible black hole will allow researchers to pin down exactly how many of these objects may exist out there in our galaxy and how far away they might be, helping illuminate the nature and evolution of these mysterious objects a little bit more.
Massive flooding from heavy rainfall killed at least 18 people in northern India and Bangladesh and millions of others have lost their homes, officials said on Saturday, according to AP.
The big picture: At least nine people were killed and 2 million lost their homes in India’s Assam state from flooding, while lightning in parts of Bangladesh killed at least nine more people.
