This Spring’s thunder and lightning storm season is already in full swing. If you’ve experienced a thunder and lightning storm, you know how awesome – and terrifying – they can be. According to the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC), lightning is one of the oldest observed natural phenomena on earth. It occurs throughout the country, […]
The sight of an eerie, almost fluorescent green sky before a fierce thunderstorm is sometimes perceived as a warning sign of an approaching tornado, but forecasters say that this long-standing myth might not be true. As AccuWeather reports, scientists aren’t completely sure why some intense thunderstorms turn the sky green, but research meteorologist Scott Bachmeier at University […]
On April 5, Easter Sunday, a “smoke whirl” (sometimes referred to as a “smokenado”) towered over south-central Kansas, near Haviland in Kiowa County. The vortex formed during an intense grass fire as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. The phenomenon was fueled by critical fire weather, including dry conditions and strong wind gusts of up […]
March 2026 was a historic month for temperatures in the United States, fueled by an extraordinary and prolonged heat wave that shattered temperature records across much of the West, according to a new report released by the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). As The Guardian reports, March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense […]
The third storm in less than a month is bringing more downpours to Hawaii, and as AccuWeather reports, the added rainfall is expected to renew dangerous flooding and mudslides into next week. “The wet weather is being produced by a developing Kona storm approaching from the west,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson. “The storm is […]
After swinging around the moon and capturing breathtaking pictures of Earth’s celestial companion, the four astronauts are starting their journey home. As AccuWeather reports, on Tuesday, Orion left the lunar sphere of influence, meaning the spacecraft is now feeling stronger gravitational effects from the Earth rather than the moon. The Dark Side of the Moon NASA […]
After a two-year experimental run, an updated track forecast cone graphic moves into a starring role with the National Hurricane Center this summer. As USA Today reports, the new graphic, to debut when the first tropical storm forms, is one of several changes the hurricane center is making for the Atlantic season that starts June 1. Members of […]
A developing El Niño will be one of the biggest forces shaping the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins on Monday, June 1, and is one reason the number of storms could be near to below historical averages. Still, hurricane preparedness is critical as multiple storms could make landfall in the United States this […]
The decade from 2015 to 2025 has been confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the hottest on record, with the past 11 years (2015–2025) being the warmest consecutive years in the WMO’s 176-year dataset. In its latest edition of the State of the Global Climate report, the UN agency confirmed that the past 11 years (2015–2025) were […]
For the first time in more than 50 years, humans will strap themselves on top of a rocket and head farther than ever before into space. The launch, which has been delayed a few times (it was first set to launch 3 years ago in 2023), is now looking very good to launch from NASA’s […]