On July 4, nearly 2 feet of rain fell in and around Kerr County in central Texas, causing flooding that killed more than 120 people. On July 7, almost a foot of rain struck central North Carolina as Tropical Storm Chantal moved inland. Then on July 8, in the remote village of Ruidoso – about […]
The first full moon of the 2025 astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere is about to rise. Known as the Buck Moon, it will turn full Thursday, July 10 and will be one of the lowest-hanging full moons of the year. As Live Science reports, although the moon officially reaches its full phase at 4:38 p.m. […]
Bad news, heat haters: The Dog Days of Summer are not, as Florence Welch once sang, over or done. As CNN Weather reports, the “dog days of summer,” the period during which the star Sirius rises alongside the sun, when it’s hot, humid, and food spoils quickly, occur annually from July 3 to August 11. Ancient people believed that […]
Local officials in several Texas counties have now confirmed a total of 80 fatalities in connection with the devastating flooding that happened over the weekend in and around the central Texas town of Kerrville. Among those deceased in Kerr County are 40 adults and 28 children, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said Sunday. Death Toll Rises, […]
The Atlantic and eastern Pacific basins have entered an active stretch into this week, just in time to jeopardize your 4th of July plans. Here’s where AccuWeather hurricane experts warn there could be potential impacts in the United States during the holiday weekend. Thunderstorms a precursor to potential development Before any potential tropical development occurs […]
Were you one of the many across the southeastern U.S. last week who watched and wondered – and maybe even flipped out – about a fireball streaking through the sky in the broad daylight? Well, that “fireball” turned out to be a bright meteorite, a.k.a. space debris, careening out of the cosmos towards earth. As […]
The summer thunder and lightning storm season is in full swing. If you’ve experienced a thunder and lightning storm, you know how awesome – and terrifying – they can be. Here are some facts about Thunder and Lightning you may not know – and that can keep you safe – from Conserve Energy Future: Fact […]
The heat wave that gripped the Northeast and Midwest in late-June 2025 smashed records not just for a particular calendar day, but also anytime in June. In a few locations, it even tied or set new all-time records. As The Weather Channel reports, hundreds of record highs were broken from the Plains to the East […]
“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity”. That’s a partly valid phrase you may have heard in the summer, but it’s actually both. What is a Heat Index? According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the heat index, also known as the “apparent temperature,” is what the temperature feels like to the human body when […]
Antarctica was once believed to host little biodiversity beyond coastal areas and a few hardy microbes, but a team of scientists has made a shocking discovery beneath a slowly retreating glacier in Antarctica: a bustling network of microbial life. As The Cool Down (TCD) reports, a team of researchers aboard Germany’s Polarstern research vessel traveled to the Larsemann Hills on […]