Scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that the universe is infinitely expanding in all directions, changing the field of cosmology.
Scientists look out deep into space hoping to measure the size of the universe based on the relatively miniscule portion of space observable from Earth.
A warmer planet creates drier conditions and increasing lightning activity, causing catastrophic wildfires and other anomalies like "firenadoes"; megastorm events occur in California and Alberta, Canada.
Climate change means warmer ocean temperatures and higher sea levels which are intensifying hurricanes. Some experts believe we should add a Category six to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.