An official announcement that La Niña has formed could come as soon as mid-November, when federal forecasters give their monthly update on the climate pattern. As USA Today reports, Current mild weather notwithstanding, winter is still coming – and a looming La Niña in the Pacific Ocean could impact the forecast for winter in 2024-25. An official announcement […]
A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles burned out of control for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes, but officials said firefighters could get a break with fierce winds expected to subside by evening. As AP News reports, more than 10,000 residents remained under evacuation orders as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten some […]
Even though we’re well into the Fall season, residents of highly populated areas in California are being urged to exercise caution around fire sources as several factors combine to dramatically increase the risk of blazes this week as strong offshore winds are predicted to blow across the state. As USA Today reports, more than 25 […]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring an area of low pressure over the Caribbean which it said is likely to develop into a tropical depression. If this turns into a tropical storm, it could be the next named storm in the basin, and would be called Rafael. As Newsweek reports, there is an 80 […]
Tornadoes and flooding spawned by sudden and severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Oklahoma on Saturday night, leaving at least six people injured and shredding homes and other properties. As CNN Weather reports, residents in Oklahoma and Texas were bracing for more severe weather from these unexpected late season storms, including possible tornadoes, flash floods, […]
Hot enough for you? Unusual summer temps have been hanging on across much of the U.S., forecasters said, and no real cold is in sight in the forecast until at least mid-November. As USA Today reports, according to the National Weather Service, “a quiet and relatively uneventful fall weather pattern will be in place across the […]
Another storm threat could be brewing in the Caribbean when this historically brutal Atlantic Basin hurricane season rolls into its final month later this week, forecasters say. As USA Today reports, the season that brought massive damage − some estimates put damages from Helene and Milton at almost $100 billion − could face a new tropical threat […]
One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes erupted Sunday, spewing thick columns of ash over a mile in the air at least three times and blanketing villages with debris, but so far, no casualties were reported. As Republic World reports, Mount Marapi, in Agam district of the province of West Sumatra, is known for sudden eruptions […]
Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it grows more powerful, forecasters said. As AP News reports, the storm was 650 miles (1,045 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, and was moving […]
Temperatures may be starting to drop in the U.S. as autumn kicks into full swing, but hurricane season is far from over. As ABC News reports, meteorologists state that although the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season has passed (it’s official end date is November 30), the potential for strong storms to develop in the […]