Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification, which experts say may jeopardize current local scientific programs and hinder future research. As the AFP Global News Agency reports, from recent deadly flooding in Kentucky to the Florida and North Carolina monster hurricanes of […]
As federal job eliminations struck the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) on Thursday, scientists and environmental advocates denounced the cuts, saying they could cause real harm to Americans. As the Los Angeles Times reports, the full extent of the layoffs across NOAA were not immediately clear, but Democratic […]
The Ides of March weather are coming. The month of March typically denotes an upswing in severe weather, especially across the Southern states, and 2025 is no exception. Meteorologists are issuing warnings that the combination of warm and moist air, combined with a new generation of storms forecast to move in from the Pacific, will […]
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say. As the AFP global news agency reports, the odds […]
A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking just the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they described as a skier-triggered avalanche in a steep area known as “The Fingers” above Berthoud Pass. It was the second […]
A total lunar eclipse is coming to Earth for the first time since 2022, and according to Tech-Science.net, it is “not to be missed.” On the night of March 13-14, 2025, North America and South America will get a great view of all phases of what is commonly called a “blood moon.” the Moon will pass through […]
This winter the arctic blasts just won’t stop, and things are about to get worse before they get better. As AccuWeather reports, life-threatening cold air will continue to surge across the central United States through midweek and build into the East into the end of this week before it begins to ease up, adding it […]
A volcano in southern Alaska is rumbling with seismic activity, which hints at the possibility that it might soon erupt. As the Smithsonian magazine reports, Mount Spurr, an 11,070-foot-tall stratovolcano roughly 75 miles from Anchorage, has been experiencing earthquakes since last April—a phenomenon that researchers call “volcanic unrest.” In recent months, these earthquakes have been occurring more […]
Spring is just around the corner, which means there is light at the end of the tunnel for those impacted by a siege of winter storms and bouts of arctic air since the start of the new year. But just how warm will that light be where you live? The spring outlook issued by The […]
The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions, meteorologists warn. And it will stay frozen there all next week. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, different weather forces in the Arctic are combining to push the chilly air that […]