Category: Weather Nerd

Weather Whiplash: What it Does, and Why it Matters

Helicopter in silhouette dropping water on raging wildfire

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 […]

More Thunderstorms, Rain, and Flooding Danger in Texas as New Evacuations are Ordered

Floodwaters rage in Central Texas

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 […]

Texas, North Carolina, and now New Mexico – Why are there Suddenly So Many “1,000 Year Floods”?

Floodwaters rage in Central Texas

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 […]

At Least 80 People are Confirmed Dead after weekend’s Devastating Floods in Central Texas

Traffic sign reads Flood Zone Ahead

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, […]

Could Potential Tropical Development Impact 4th Of July Holiday Weekend Plans?

Storm clouds and rain over pacific ocean and beach

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 […]

Did you see that Fireball Falling From the Sky Last Week? How Often Does that Phenomenon Happen… and Should we be Worried?

Daylight Summer Meteor Shower

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 […]

How many long-held Records were Broken during June’s Heat Wave?

thermostat temp gauge in front of blazing sun in the sky

The heat wave that gripped the Northeast and Midwest in late-June 2025 smashed records not just for a particular calendar day, but also anytime in June. In a few locations, it even tied or set new all-time records. As The Weather Channel reports, hundreds of record highs were broken from the Plains to the East […]

Scientists discover Amazing Signs of Life at the Base of Antarctic Glacier

People in a boat near the base of an Antarctic glacier

Antarctica was once believed to host little biodiversity beyond coastal areas and a few hardy microbes, but a team of scientists has made a shocking discovery beneath a slowly retreating glacier in Antarctica: a bustling network of microbial life. As The Cool Down (TCD) reports, a team of researchers aboard Germany’s Polarstern research vessel traveled to the Larsemann Hills on […]