State officials in Kansas are blaming a heat wave and its abrupt onset for the deaths of thousands of cattle earlier this week. The scorching heat challenged records across the nation’s midsection and produced temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in many locations. The AccuWeather RealFeel® temperature was 102 degrees Thursday afternoon in southwest Kansas. And this week, the United […]
As AccuWeather reports, a rare planetary alignment that won’t occur again for nearly two decades has taken shape in the night sky, and while it will remain visible through the end of June, viewing the spectacle may be tricky and could require losing some sleep. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have lined up in […]
After severe flooding closed Yellowstone National Park for the first time in history, visitors will have to wait a little longer to reenter as upcoming storms could aggravate existing flood conditions. According to AccuWeather, the timing of the reopening of Yellowstone National Park remained unknown Wednesday as cleanup continues and the threat of additional storms […]
An incoming plume of dust from the Sahara Desert will create vivid, picturesque sunsets and sunrises from Texas to Florida over this week, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. Thanks to a weather pattern called the “African easterly jet,” which consists of strong low- to midlevel winds in the atmosphere over central Africa, an enormous plume of dust has […]
The maker of one of the United States’ most beloved condiments has been forced to suspend production of its iconic spicy sauces until at least Labor Day. A worsening drought and rising temperatures are to blame. In a letter sent out to customers in mid-April, the company said it is facing a severe shortage of chili and […]
Summer isn’t the only season that begins this month. June also marks the start of supermoon season for astronomy lovers. Supermoons are annual occurrences happening in sets of three or four and provide skywatchers and photographers with great opportunities to observe Earth’s celestial companion. This year features a trilogy of supermoons with the first of the […]
This week, meteorologists are watching a potentially damaging atmospheric river headed to the Pacific Northwest and British Colombia, raising severe flooding concerns for this series of late season storms. All of this begs the questions: What is an atmospheric river, anyway? And how do they form? When you think of the atmosphere, you probably think […]
A veteran meteorologist who helped lead Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and oversaw the National Hurricane Center during an onslaught of record-breaking storm activity in 2020 will now take the helm of the National Weather Service, the agency announced Tuesday. Ken Graham, the four-year director of the National Hurricane Center, will begin his tenure as NWS […]
Tourists on Lake Powell captured astounding video of massive red rocks on the side of the reservoir toppling over into the water, generating a wave powerful enough to capsize a small watercraft. As reported by AccuWeather, Mila Carter and her husband Steve were out boating on Lake Powell — a human-made reservoir on the Colorado […]
Call it the bright side of the planet’s climate crisis. An extreme drought in Iraq helped a team of Kurdish and German archaeologists to uncover what is believed to be the ancient city of Zakhiku. Zakhiku had long been lost underneath the waters of the Mosul reservoir, according to a press release from the University […]