While the Northeastern states continue to deal with unseasonable prolonged drought conditions, a powerful “bomb cyclone” will combine with an atmospheric river to unleash over a month’s worth of rain, hurricane-force wind gusts and feet of mountain snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. A storm system off the Pacific Northwest was […]
New York City has struggled with fires in its parks and open spaces in 2024, a record-breaking dry year for the Big Apple, including more than 200 such blazes over a recent two week period. As USA Today reports, residents who fled more than 160 homes along the New York-New Jersey border over the weekend due to a […]
It’s a treat to see a supermoon. But that bright glowing “Beaver Moon” was pretty full when the Leonid meteor shower peaked last weekend, obscuring all but the brightest meteors in most locations. “Unfortunately this year, the viewing conditions will be affected” by a nearly full moon, said Shyam Balaji of King’s College London. “Watching […]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone 19, monitoring the Caribbean Sea for it to develop into Tropical Storm – and possibly Hurricane – Sara in the coming days. The term Potential Tropical Cyclone refers to a system that isn’t yet organized enough to be considered a tropical depression or […]
AccuWeather meteorologists report that the Western Pacific Ocean is experiencing a surge in tropical activity this week, with four storms stretching from Vietnam to the Mariana Islands. After two typhoons hit the Philippines Thursday and Monday, two additional typhoons are poised to potentially impact the area late this week and early next week. The previous […]
Even though the storm that Rafael threatened has dissipated and passed, the never-ending 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season isn’t quite over yet. As AccuWeather meteorologists report, a feature near the Bahamas that has been watched since last week is out of time due to an approaching front and a surge in wind shear, but the main […]
An official announcement that La Niña has formed could come as soon as mid-November, when federal forecasters give their monthly update on the climate pattern. As USA Today reports, Current mild weather notwithstanding, winter is still coming – and a looming La Niña in the Pacific Ocean could impact the forecast for winter in 2024-25. An official announcement […]
A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles burned out of control for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes, but officials said firefighters could get a break with fierce winds expected to subside by evening. As AP News reports, more than 10,000 residents remained under evacuation orders as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten some […]
Even though we’re well into the Fall season, residents of highly populated areas in California are being urged to exercise caution around fire sources as several factors combine to dramatically increase the risk of blazes this week as strong offshore winds are predicted to blow across the state. As USA Today reports, more than 25 […]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring an area of low pressure over the Caribbean which it said is likely to develop into a tropical depression. If this turns into a tropical storm, it could be the next named storm in the basin, and would be called Rafael. As Newsweek reports, there is an 80 […]