For four days in a row, the planet reached its hottest day ever recorded as regions all over the world continue to endure dangerous heat. As ABC News reports the earth warmed to the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments when the average global temperature reached 17.18 degrees Celsius, or 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, on […]
Heavy winter snows have temporarily eased the well-documented water crisis in western states including Colorado and California, but now Midwestern farmers in America’s Breadbasket are worrying more about their crops as drought worsens across Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Ohio. As USA Today reports, while Midwestern dry spells aren’t unusual, the current lack of rain is compounding existing problems with dry […]
The U.S. could soon be paying an additional $1 billion in healthcare expenses each summer due to forecasts of continuing waves of extreme heat in the near future, a new report has found. As ABC News reports, the additional cost in heat-related healthcare will stem from 235,000 visits to the emergency room and more than […]
According to the NOAA, in 2023 (as of June 8), there have been 9 confirmed weather/climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect the United States. These events included 1 flooding event, 7 severe storm events, and 1 winter storm event. Overall, these events resulted in the deaths of 99 people and […]
July begins with a gorgeous planetary event that you won’t want to miss! July 3: First, we have a our first supermoon of the year on the eve of Independence Day! Not only will the “Buck Moon” be closer to Earth than it typically is, but according to Live Science, for most observers, the moon will […]
People in Utah have been seeing snow on the ground tinged with a red and pinkish hue. It’s certainly pretty to look at, but what’s behind the natural phenomenon that’s nicknamed “watermelon snow”? As CNN reports, weather experts say it’s actually a normal occurrence that appears across mountainous locations all over the world. Though you […]
Flash flooding is one of the most dangerous and deadly aspects of severe weather and is responsible for around 127 deaths per year, according to the National Weather Service. As Accuweather reports, earlier this month, one storm chaser came across one such dangerous flash flood and jumped into action to help rescue those in need, an […]
For a state that sees natural disasters regularly, the words “Florida” and “tsunami” rarely, if ever, go together within a sentence. According to Storm Advisor, there have been just eight tsunamis in Florida since 1848, with the most recent one being in 2001. But as USA Today reports, some residents of Clearwater Beach found themselves at the scene of […]
The brutal heat wave punishing Texas is expected to worsen and expand in the coming days, according to forecasting models, before extending its reach to other states. “The never-ending and dangerous heat wave in Texas will persist through the weekend into next week,” the National Weather Service said on its website. ” On Friday, Texas, Arizona, New […]
Plumes of smoke spewing from wildfires across Canada have filled the sky over the contiguous United States in recent weeks, resulting in unhealthy air quality and hazy conditions hundreds and even thousands of miles away from the blazes. With the Canadian wildfire season off to an unprecedented start and wildfire season in the U.S. still months […]