As much of the U.S. copes with blistering heat, air conditioners have been humming, aiding comfort as well as survival. But what’s the best temperature setting during a heat wave? Experts say the answer is a balancing act between energy savings, comfort and safety. As Yahoo Life reports, the U.S. Department of Energy recommends setting the temperature to what you […]
On July 4, a shark attack occurred off the coast of Long Island, already marking the third unprovoked U.S. attack for 2025. Luckily, the incident only resulted in minor injuries to the 20-year-old victim. She was wading in waist deep waters at Jones Beach State Park just after 4pm when something bit her lower leg. […]
If you feel like you’ve been getting more and more weather whiplash from sudden and drastic temperature changes, you aren’t alone. Weather whiplash has been plaguing much of the world recently, and now there’s scientific proof. A study found that sudden, drastic temperature changes are becoming faster, more frequent and more intense. A changing climate […]
Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a life-threatening deluge as slow-moving thunderstorms bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and rapid river rises to parts of central Texas Sunday. As AccuWeather reports, a flash flood emergency was issued for southeastern San Saba County, including Colorado […]
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 […]