Over halfway into the first month of the 2024 hurricane season, activity has ramped up in the Atlantic. Abnormally warm waters across portions of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico have helped to promote prime conditions for tropical development this week, with another chance of formation forecast by late week. As AccuWeather reports, meteorologists […]
A summer solstice unlike any other since 1796 will kick off a trio of astronomy events in June, a month that features the shortest nights of the entire year. June’s warm, summery nights are the shortest of the year across the Northern Hemisphere, but there will still be plenty of astronomical sights to look for […]
El Niño has officially come to an end and the ripples from its demise will shake up weather around the globe. And as CNN Weather reports, with El Niño out of the spotlight, its opposite is preparing to take center stage later this summer: La Niña. El Niño – a natural climate pattern marked by […]
“Deadliest tornado season ever.” “Most aggressive hurricane season forecast ever.” “Hottest year on record.” “Early wildfires in California could signal worse to come.” Volcanoes are erupting, glaciers are melting, and cities are flooding around the world. These are all signs that the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) prediction is true. As AccuWeather reports, last week, the […]
The pattern for the northeastern United States will be a ‘tale of two weeks’ as low humidity and cool to seasonable air much of this week are replaced with surging heat this weekend and the first heat wave of the season for millions next week, AccuWeather meteorologists say. Opportunities for rain will be limited, a switch from […]
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, and it is predicted to be one of the most active on record, with AccuWeather experts forecasting 20 to 25 named storms in 2024. With so many storms likely this year, a bevy of names will be used, including a few that have never been used before. […]
A “hyperactive” May in the 2024 tornado season has produced hundreds of twisters in the Plains and Midwest. While final numbers won’t be out until later this month, 552 preliminary tornado reports could break the record, with the previous record being 550 in May 2003, according to the National Climatic Data Center. By the Numbers […]
Here we are, dealing with one of the worst tornado seasons in modern memory, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters have just released the highest hurricane season forecast they have ever released in May. “The forecast for named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes is the highest NOAA has ever issued for the […]
Volcano watchers have been focused lately on Iceland’s rash of volcanic activity, but now Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, has begun to erupt again on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). As ABC News reports, lava began to emerge from the summit of the famed volcano, located at […]
Temperatures on the West Coast are expected to peak into triple figures for the first time this year due to a large “heat dome” that may bring further wildfires and potentially life-threatening conditions. As The Independent reports, more than 10 million people in California, Nevada and Arizona are expected to be affected by the phenomenon, which will bring “dangerous heat” through the week. The National Weather Service said by […]