As we inch closer to summer, the last full moon of spring will rise one week after the Eta Aquarids, a lunar event linked to the many changes associated with Spring. This year, that happens on the night of May 12. The full moon will reach peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. EDT, according to Space.com. […]
It’s a dubious distinction that no country wanted to claim. Venezuela, which at the beginning of the 20th Century boasted six glaciers, is now the first country in modern history to lose all of its glaciers after climate scientists declared its remaining glacier was little more than an ice field. As BBC News reports, last […]
While cicadas invade much of the eastern United States, swarms of crickets have now been reported as “taking over” towns in the West. Some roads in Idaho have been so covered with crickets that maintenance crews had to bring in a tractor to clear them off. “This video is from State Highway 51 last week. Mormon crickets […]
Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled Texas and Louisiana late Thursday and early Friday, killing several people, flooding roads and leaving nearly 1 million homes and businesses without power, according to poweroutage.us. At least seven people died as destructive winds and torrential rain blasted through Houston, ABC local affiliate KTRK reported, adding that officials are still determining the numbers. […]
Areas from northeastern Texas to central and southern Alabama, and perhaps northern Florida, are bracing for the flooding consequences of 4-8 inches of rain and locally higher amounts into this weekend, in addition to severe thunderstorms, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The atmosphere is not ready to let go of the pattern responsible for rounds of heavy rain in […]
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for the second year in a row. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta have filled the skies with haze over parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin over the weekend and continuing into this week. As USA Today reports, Canada is […]
If it feels like the number of tornadoes this year has been way above average, you’re right. Spring is the peak of severe weather season across the United States, but 2024 has been incredibly active, particularly over the past few weeks, which has sent the annual tornado count toward record territory. As AccuWeather reports, as […]
Fans of the aurora borealis phenomenon had a feast for the eyes last week, as Geomagnetic Storms lit up the night skies. If you missed it, don’t worry, because federal forecasters are saying the auroras are likely to return this week. As NBC News reports, in addition to the U.S., there have reports of sightings […]
Air conditioners will have their work cut out for them this summer as AccuWeather meteorologists say it is looking like a hot season for most areas of the United States. Some regions have already had flashes of summerlike conditions, including Baltimore where the temperature reached 90 degrees on April 29, nearly one month ahead of […]
A violent hailstorm wreaked havoc on vineyards in Chablis in the famous French wine region of Burgundy Wednesday evening, delivering another weather blow to already hard-hit local Chardonnay winemakers. Huge hailstones, ranging from the size of a ping pong ball to the size of a lime, rained down on north Burgundy, with Chablis particularly badly affected, according to […]