Glaciers are set to lose substantially more ice and contribute more to sea level rise than current scientific estimates project, according to a new report. Using new satellite data to model different climate change scenarios, researchers found that up to half of glaciers could be lost by the end of the century, even if the world’s ambitious global climate targets […]
Weeks after Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in decades, neighboring volcano Kilauea is showing activity again after a brief pause, according to officials. According to CNN, Kilauea, which had stopped erupting last month for the first time since September 2021 amid Mauna Loa’s own lava eruption and subsequent slowdown — had increased earthquake activity beneath its […]
The deadly bomb cyclone that crashed into California last week will not be the end of dangerous storm conditions, with the state rushing to recover before another round of potentially damaging rain and winds make their presence felt. Governor Gavin Newsom has already declared a State of Emergency to help release crucial funding and resources to the […]
Here’s something to look forward to in the new year: 2023 could give us a once-in-a-generation chance to see a brand new comet grace our skies. Stargazers can keep their eyes peeled for Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) throughout January and early February, although they’ll need a telescope or binoculars to spot it at first. As the comet […]
A very wet, and in some cases record breaking rainfall, for December in the western U.S., some people are starting to scratch their heads, wondering about this predicted “Triple Dip” La Niña. The explanation from weather experts is that while the ENSO Outlook remains at La Niña, there are some signs that La Niña is […]
The forecast proved to be prophetic. A Category 4 atmospheric river would bring copious amounts of rain to the San Francisco Bay Area. But no one was really ready for just how much would fall. By the time the storm ended, San Francisco would receive 5.46 inches of rain over a 24-hour period. “This makes […]
The first mission to survey nearly all of the water on Earth’s surface has launched. The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, known as SWOT, lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California earlier this month, and the first stage of the rocket has successfully landed back […]
The death toll continues to rise in western New York, where Winter Storm Elliott dumped feet of snow on the area that left emergency services stalled and residents trapped in homes and cars. In Buffalo, winds gusted around 70 mph at the height of the storm and as much as 49 inches of snow fell. […]
Bitter cold has plunged much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation into a deep freeze and allowed for some eye-popping low temperatures across parts of the United States over Christmas week. Many cities even experienced the coldest Christmas in decades — and, in some cases, ever. Bottom line: It has been freezing around here. But AccuWeather meteorologists say […]
Extreme Air turbulence has been in the news lately. Last weekend, 36 passengers were injured, 11 seriously, when a Hawaiian Airlines flight encountered severe air turbulence. Then the very next day, five people had to be hospitalized when a United flight to Houston suddenly dropped 500 feet without warning. As we enter into an expected […]