The snow and ice of winter are definitely here this holiday season. Even those of us who are winter driving “experts” need a brush-up on the science of driving in the snow and driving on the ice. Knowing what happens when we hit the brakes and how to keep tires gripping the road can save you […]
A strengthening storm off the West Coast is creating yet another atmospheric river to pump copious amounts of rain from the Pacific Ocean to much of California through Christmas Day, potentially creating life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in burn scarred areas from 2025 fires. As AccuWeather reports, heavy rain will create a significant risk to […]
Santa Claus is coming to town, so it’s time to find out where Santa and his reindeer are, and most importantly, what’s their ETA for your neck of the planet. Well, with a little help from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), you can track Santa on his journey around the world. NORAD, a […]
For snow lovers, the big holiday question isn’t what’s under the tree, but what’s on the ground: Will there be a white Christmas this year? As AccuWeather reports, a “White Christmas” is typically defined as having at least an inch of snow on the ground on Dec. 25, which includes any new snow that may fall on […]
The Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of the year – Winter Solstice – occurs on Sunday, Dec. 21. As well as marking the beginning of astronomical winter, it sees the sun rise late, remain low throughout the day and set early. It also sees the sun’s rising and setting points on the horizon […]
A levee breach in a suburb of Seattle prompted officials to issue emergency evacuations Monday for businesses and residents in the area in the area near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. As AccuWeather reports, the evacuation warning was issued at 11:51 a.m. PST in Tukwila, Washington, and canceled around 5:30 p.m. Monday. Traffic backed up on local highways as around 500 people […]
California’s Death Valley National Park just experienced its wettest November on record, resulting in a rare phenomenon that is not often associated with one of the driest places on Earth. As AccuWeather reports, the lowest areas of the park have turned into a shallow lake, the second time in two years that heavy rain has transformed […]
Back-to-back atmospheric rivers have doused the Pacific Northwest as of late, resulting in flash flooding, damaging mudslides and swollen rivers. Some locations have already picked up over a months’ worth of rainfall within just a few days amid the active pattern. Although the region caught a brief break from the intense storminess over the weekend, […]
One of the best meteor showers of the year is about to peak, sparking shooting stars into the chilly December sky. It’s considered one of the best meteor showers of the year because the nights are longer and the meteors are bright and plentiful. As AccuWeather reports, the Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night […]
While some regions across the northern United States freeze under layers of increasing layers of ice and snow, storms lining up over the Pacific Northwest will move inland with increasing moisture this week, inducing multiple forms of flooding from urban areas to small streams and some of the rivers in Washington, northern Oregon, northern Idaho and […]