Summer is often known for at least one strong storm that wreaks havoc on the coastal regions of the U.S., as seen with Hurricanes Milton and Helene in 2024. But with so much of the midwest and east coast under the effects of Winter Storm Blair, some may wonder how (or why) this storm got its name. Contrary to tropical storms […]
More than 60 million Americans were under winter weather and storm advisories Sunday as a swath of the Midwest and East, already gripped by bitterly cold temperatures, braced for a historic storm after more than 2 feet of snow already fell in some areas since Friday. “Over a dozen states are forecast to be impacted by one […]
Scientific research has found that a marine heat wave has killed approximately half of Alaska’s common murre population, marking the largest recorded die-off of a single species in modern history. As CNN Weather reports, the catastrophic loss points to broader changes in marine environments driven by warming ocean temperatures, which are rapidly and severely restructuring ecosystems […]
This year has been marked by extraordinary weather events across the United States, from devastating hurricanes to record-breaking heatwaves and severe wildfires. Here is Forbes’ list of some of the top weather events and the factors that made them significant. 2024 Hurricane Season After a quiet start to the hurricane season, Hurricane Helene emerged as one of […]
Stargazers had high hopes for 2024, in part due to the long-awaited total solar eclipse across the United States in April, but the cosmos had a few surprises in store. About one month after the eclipse, a different astronomical wonder stole the spotlight, filling the sky with awe-inspiring colors that haven’t been seen in parts […]
Just about every small town and major city has some sort of New Year’s Eve celebration, whether it is an officially scheduled event or just a friends and family gathering to ring in 2025. This year’s New Year’s forecast looks to be a good news/bad news situation. The good news is that the weather will […]
A NASA spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun. As BBC News reports, scientists received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe just before midnight EST on Thursday (05:00 GMT on Friday) after it had been out of communication for several days during its burning-hot fly-by. NASA said the probe was “safe” […]
President-elect Donald Trump wants to do away with daylight saving time (DST), a move that some experts say could improve health and wellness. Trump announced the goal in a post on his Truth Social last Friday. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, […]
Maybe it doesn’t exactly feel like it where you are this holiday season, but according to experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), La Niña is still going to make herself known in 2025. As The Weather Channel reports, cooler-than-average water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are still expected to reach the […]
The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year with the longest night of the year. The December solstice also marks the official start of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere, taking place this year on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 4:20 a.m. EST. This is different than meteorological winter, which starts on Dec. 1. But as […]