While the idea of a massive dust cloud from the deserts of Africa hitting the United States might seem like the plot of a sci-fi movie — it’s actually just an annual weather event that can give way to some spectacular seaside sunsets. What is an SAL? What Causes It? Thunderstorms and the jostling position of a […]
Summer is here, and meteorologists predict it’s going to be a doozie. As USA Today reports, June 1 marks the first day of meteorological summer, the kickoff of the three months that typically feel the hottest (although the calendar will technically say it’s spring until June 20). According to multiple outlooks, summer 2025 will be […]
Last week, a village in the Swiss Alps was buried beneath ice, rock and mud after a massive piece of a nearby glacier collapsed. As ABC News reports, on May 28, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier — located in the Lötschental valley in northern Switzerland — flattened homes in the Alpine […]
It feels like deja vu. Smoke from raging Canadian wildfires is once again worsening air quality in some U.S. states. Didn’t we just go through this last year? Or was it two years ago that wildfires in Canada raged out of control and smoke blanketed the northern states? Actually it was both 2023 and 2024. Feels like […]
The first tropical storm of 2025 in the Western Hemisphere will be on the map this week off the southwestern coast of Mexico, about two weeks after the beginning of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season. A Tropical Depression that is expected to officially develop into Tropical Storm Alvin is expected to form in the Eastern Pacific […]
Atlantic hurricane season 2025 is almost here and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a “confluence of factors” are set to fuel tropical cyclones in coming months. NOAA officials said to prepare for danger now as they released a forecast that predicts a 60% chance of an “above-normal hurricane season.” As USA Today reports, specifically, NOAA is […]
Last week, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told staff members that he believes President Donald Trump is a bold man with a bold vision for the agency — but that FEMA doesn’t yet have a full plan to tackle hurricane season. As ABC News reports, acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson told […]
The City of St. Louis continued testing tornado sirens last week after Mayor Cara Spencer said previous tests had revealed systemic failures. As KTVI St. Louis reports, the sirens went off around the city as part of the latest test. Residents took notice as they were outside continuing to clean up from the deadly storm […]
A planetary alignment will appear in the early morning sky just before the start of Memorial Day weekend with the crescent moon serving as the centerpiece. The planet alignment will be visible in the hour (about 30 to 40 minutes, according to EarthSky) before sunrise on May 23. Looking east, the thin Crescent moon will glow between […]
There have been a lot of tornadoes so far this year. Recent tornadoes killed dozens of people in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia. Earlier this spring, deadly tornadoes tore across eight midwestern states. As NPR reports, an above-average number of tornadoes in the Midwest have occurred so far this year, according to data collected by the National Weather Service […]