Thousands of people have been forced to flee from several wildfires burning in the West, including one that threatens about 36,000 structures outside Los Angeles and another that exploded in size in Idaho Sunday, forcing firefighters to retreat. As the Weather Channel reports, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the Line Fire, burning east […]
It’s the time of year where we typically see the most tropical systems forming in the Atlantic Basin. But for almost a month now, things in the Atlantic Basin have been notably quiet with no named storm formations since Ernesto on Aug. 12. As ABC News reports, the last time the Atlantic had no named […]
Meteorological fall is underway, pumpkin spice flavors are being infused into food and drinks, and college football season has kicked off. However, there’s no better sign that autumn has arrived than a hillside of trees transformed into an ocean of yellow, orange and red As AccuWeather reports, due to recent and upcoming weather patterns across the […]
The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall across the Northern Hemisphere, but meteorologists commonly consider a different date to mark the start of the new season. As AccuWeather reports, equinox comes from the Latin words aequi, which means equal, and nox, which means night. On the day of the equinox, the sun’s rays are most direct […]
Fall is a season of transitions: brutally hot summer days give way to crisp fall evenings, green leaves take on colorful hues and fresh summertime flavors are drowned out by the warmth of baking spices. But while pumpkin spice is already overtaking the country, as CNN Weather reports, the familiar fall feel may take much longer […]
September marks the changing of the seasons and the arrival of cooler weather across the Northern Hemisphere, but the cosmos has two more easy-to-see astronomy events lined up before astronomical autumn officially arrives. From a “Super Harvest Moon eclipse” to the autumnal equinox, here are the top three astronomy events to mark on your calendar this month, […]
Meteorologists say activity in the Atlantic – which has been fairly quiet in the last weeks of August – will ramp up as we enter September. As USA Today reports, the dry, dusty air from Africa that prevents storms from developing in the Atlantic is forecast to wane. Says AccuWeather hurricane expert Alex DaSilva, “the dust […]
After the earliest start on record and a brutal first half of the 2024 Hurricane Season, the Atlantic is currently uncharacteristically quiet before the busiest part of the season is still to come. But while the Atlantic takes a breather, the Pacific Hurricane Season is taking center stage. As USA Today reports, after getting soaked […]
An unusually active hurricane season will take a breather after Ernesto, but forecasters don’t believe it will last long. As CNN Weather reports, Atlantic storms will be limited for at least the next week. Dry, dusty air and some disruptive winds in the upper atmosphere are making it difficult for stormy weather to get its […]
German astronomer Johannes Kepler made sketches of sunspots in 1607 from his observations of the sun’s surface — and centuries later, the pioneering drawings are helping scientists solve a solar mystery. Even though everything in the solar system revolves around the sun, scientists have yet to unlock many of the star’s secrets. However, as CNN […]