The famous Halley’s comet is about halfway through its roughly 76-year orbit of the sun, having reached its farthest point from its host star in December 2023. The comet won’t be visible in the night sky until 2061. But as CNN Weather reports, the debris the comet leaves in its trail — otherwise known as the Orionid […]
Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño. Instead, in 2024, a weak La Niña is expected to develop ahead of the season and influence temperatures, precipitation, and by extension, even snow across the United States. As […]
October’s Hunter’s Moon, the third supermoon of 2024, will rise later this week at dusk and set at dawn. As it does, it will be about 222,056 miles (357,364 kilometers) from Earth — the closest of any full moon this year, according to AstroPixels. As Live Science reports, that makes this year’s Hunter’s Moon a perigean […]
A dramatic pattern shift will bring the chilliest air since spring to millions of people in the central and eastern United States this week, making areas that have struggled so far to shed lingering warmth feel more like November than October. As CNN Weather reports, extended periods of fall chill have been hard to come by for much of […]
If seeing the aurora borealis (northern lights) is on your bucket list, turn your attention skyward: experts say 2024 will be a sensational year for spotting the elusive light show. As Lonely Planet reports, natural phenomenon is usually observable around the Arctic Circle – but this year, people across large swaths of the US and […]
Hurricane Milton set several meteorological records this week, and brought extreme rainfall, surge and wind gusts with it. Here’s a look at the numbers. As AccuWeather reports, Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday. In his press briefing on Thursday morning, Governor Ron DeSantis said that the state had escaped the […]
Milton’s race from a Category 2 to a Category 5 hurricane in just a few hours has left people wondering if the powerhouse storm could, or should, possibly become a Category 6. As USA Today reports, hurricane grew very strong very fast Monday after forming in the Gulf of Mexico, exploding from a 60-mph tropical storm Sunday […]
The arrival of pumpkin spice lattes and cooler temperatures may mean fall is on its way, but nothing quite kicks off the season like when the leaves change into those vibrant hues of yellow, orange and red. The cascade of colors that erupts each September and October signal that change is on its way. So, what can […]
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season entered its fifth month Tuesday, and experts are again taking stock of a deadly and puzzling season. The year started with dire predictions of a hyperactive season, quickly followed by the explosive and record-breaking landfall of Beryl in early July. Then came an odd mismatch in Pacific and Atlantic activity a later mid-season lull. But […]
A solar eclipse event will create a “ring of fire” in the skies over parts of South America on Wednesday, according to NASA. As CNN Weather reports, annular solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between Earth and the sun as the moon is near to, or at the farthest point, in its orbit from Earth, […]