Accuweather recently shared video of a dust devil spinning up a neighborhood baseball field in Florence, Alabama. According to reports, it was a mostly sunny day in mid May, and a youth baseball league was outside practicing when a tornado-like whirlwind seemed to appear out of nowhere, sweeping across the infield as if it was […]
We are smack dab in the middle of Tornado Season, and it seems like every day we’re getting reports of another storm or series of storms leaving death and destruction in its wake. While you can’t prepare for every possible scenario, there are some standard protocols that could just save your life. Preparing for a […]
We all know the evening sound of a cricket. Did you know the number of cricket chirps report the temperature? It’s true! Here’s how to use the “cricket thermometer” method, according to our tried and true, The Farmer’s Almanac: The Cricket as a Thermometer Crickets are cold-blooded and take on the temperature of their surroundings. Back in […]
Before we go into why it’s important, just what is “Barometric Pressure” anyway? According to the Environmental Monitor, Barometric pressure is the weight of the overlying air pressing down on the earth. It is also known as air pressure. Low barometric pressure means the overlying air is rising, whereas high pressure means the overlying air […]
Severe thunderstorms are known for producing hazards such as dangerous winds, damaging hail and large, destructive tornadoes. But medical experts say there’s another reason to take precautions before a storm. “Thunderstorm asthma” was first reported in the 1980s in England and Australia, and doctors have described it as an attack of asthma that starts or […]
Summer is right around the corner, and as people prepare for their vacation season, weather forecasters have been dropping some troubling news about what might be in store. How Meteorologists Predict the Summer Weather Trends As Grist reports, to make their predictions, AccuWeather’s seasonal forecast looks at weather trends in March and April, as well […]
From shiny metallic blue amphitheaters that serve as floodwater storage pools, basketball courts, and skateboarding rinks to double-decker road tunnels that can fill with stormwater and still remain usable for travel, cities around the world feature creatively designed multipurpose facilities that can both protect communities from weather disasters and bring people together in public spaces […]
Flooding can strike in seconds or days in various forms, each with its own life-threatening potential. “Sometimes people are not taking flooding situations as seriously as a tornado or hurricane or a big blizzard and sometimes can underestimate the power that water,” AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter said. “Unfortunately, that claims a lot of lives.” As AccuWeather reports, all […]
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak during the early morning of Tuesday, May 6, bringing with it a cosmic light show as ‘shooting stars’ — and potentially dazzling fireballs — could burst to life above our heads as Earth barrels through the trail of debris left behind by Halley’s comet. As space.com […]
Spring weather can be unpredictable. When severe weather hits unexpectedly, the risk of injury and weather-related death increases, so planning makes sense. Prepare for storms, floods, and tornadoes as if you know in advance they are coming, because in the spring, they very likely will. Temperatures can swing back and forth between balmy and frigid. […]